 He was the 13th Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), sworn into the office on July 26, 2005.He was nominated by President Bush on May 25, 2005, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 22, 2005.In his capacity as NIST Director, he was a member of the Election Assistance Commission's Technical Guidelines Development Committee, tasked with assisting the EAC in drafting the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines.