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Maria Cantwell: “But, what is that, what's the 'nimble' part? What would the 'nimble' part be in a structure like that?”

On the recordMarch 18, 2009
But, what is that, what's the 'nimble' part? What would the 'nimble' part be in a structure like that?
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Senator Cantwell inquires about making NIST standards more responsive to current threats.

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