The deal also stipulates that information must be provided to any officer of a "competent" Japanese agency if it is "required" to proceed with the FSX program.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The FS-X Agreement

Overall, he vindicated and reinforced in the Missile Defense Agency job the reputation he had previously earned as an exacting and highly competent program manager.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Make Missile Defense Happen

For this off-site analysis, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) - the implementing agency of the Chemical Weapons Convention - has established an international network of highly competent so-called "designated laboratories" that routinely undergo proficiency testing to ensure that their standard of analysis is up to the needs.

BBC: How to investigate chemical weapons allegations