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Participation in MINEX III

Wrap your algorithm in the MINEX III API, and build it as a shared library. Follow the instruction in validation. Sign, date, and scan the...

Minutiae Interoperability Exchange (MINEX) III

Mailing List | Compliant Submissions | Interactive Result Tables | All Results Minutiae Interoperability Exchange (MINEX) III is a...

NCCoE Speaker Series, May 2015

Wed, May 20 2015

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) Speaker Series showcases global thought-leaders to highlight

NIST Requests Comments for Revising Its Electronic Authentication Guideline

April 14, 2015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting public comment on a possible update of its 2012 Electronic Authentication Guideline...

Executives Solve Leadership Challenges with the Baldrige Framework

April 16, 2015

The Baldrige Program is proud to announce the completion of the year-long Baldrige Executive Fellows Program by 14 senior leaders exploring all aspects of...

Building that has been destroyed by a tornado

NIST to Launch Review of Resilience Planning Guide at Houston Workshop, April 27, 2015

April 14, 2015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will issue the full draft of its Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure...

New Report: Online Identity Projects are Creating More Options for Businesses, Individuals

April 14, 2015

Organizations and individuals have more options for securely and conveniently confirming identity online, thanks to a grant program that has been funding pilot...

NIST Tightens the Bounds on the Quantum Information 'Speed Limit'

April 14, 2015

If you're designing a new computer, you want it to solve problems as fast as possible. Just how fast is possible is an open question when it comes to quantum...

Securing a Public Safety Broadband Network with Identity Management

April 14, 2015

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), part of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), is building a nationwide public...

Commerce Deputy Secretary Andrews Honors Four Organizations with 2014 Baldrige Award

April 13, 2015

On April 12, 2015, U.S. Commerce Department Deputy Secretary Bruce Andrews presented four U.S. organizations with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award...

A high-power laser spot scans back and forth over a layer of cobalt-chrome powder on NIST's powder bed fusion additive manufacturing machine.

Report Charts a Research Path for Improving 'Printed' Metal Parts

April 13, 2015

Additive manufacturing has been called a game changer. But new games require new instructions, and the manuals for a growing assortment of methods for building...

Carroll Thomas Named Director of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership

April 9, 2015

Carroll Thomas has been appointed director of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST...

Visualization & Usability Staff Listing

Sharon Laskowski, Group Leader Dia Campbell, Secretary Yee Yin Choong Shanee Dawkins Susanne Furman Simson Garfinkel Afzal Godil Kristen...

Vendors Sought to Develop Model System for Identity and Access Management for Financial Services Companies

April 6, 2015

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is seeking collaborators on an effort to demonstrate an identity and access management system for...

NIST Request Comments on Its Big Data Framework Development

April 6, 2015

As part of a major collaborative effort to develop a standard framework to make it easier for scientists to use "Big Data" sets in their work, the National...

NIST Calls for Final Comments on Guide to Protecting Sensitive Information on Nonfederal Systems

April 3, 2015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting comments on the second and final draft of a guidance document for federal agencies on...

NIST Invites Comments on Challenges in Protecting Consumer Data

April 2, 2015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites the public to comment on a report from the Feb. 12, 2015, Executive Technical Workshop on...

Comments Sought on Access Control Building Block

April 2, 2015

NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has posted a revised draft white paper that will inform projects aimed at helping companies better...

Baldrige Program Tops in Leadership Development for Two Straight Years

April 2, 2015

For the second year in a row, the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) has received the first place award in the government and military category of...

NIST Advisory Committee 2014 Report Released

April 1, 2015

The primary external advisory committee for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its annual report to Congress today, expressing...

NIST Workshop on Open Cloud Architectures for Smart Manufacturing

Tue, May 5 2015

This workshop is an initial event for manufacturers and providers of IoT technologies, cloud platforms, and services to

Mind the Gap: Nanoscale Speed Bump Could Regulate Plasmons for High-Speed Data Flow

April 1, 2015

The name sounds like something Marvin the Martian might have built, but the "nanomechanical plasmonic phase modulator" is not a doomsday device. Developed by a...

Federal Funding Opportunity Solicits Projects That Support Online Privacy

March 31, 2015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting applications for funding pilot privacy-enhancing technologies that embrace and advance...

David Wilson of Morgan State University Joins NIST Advisory Committee

March 30, 2015

David Wilson has joined the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT), the agency's primary private...

Release of Draft Community Resilience Planning Guide for Public Comment

Mon, Apr 27 2015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will release the complete draft of its Community Resilience

Designed-in Cybersecurity for Smart Cities: A Discussion of Unifying Architectures, Standards, Lessons Learned and R&D Strategies

Wed, May 27 - Thu, May 28 2015

The Designed-in Cybersecurity for Smart Cities Workshop is being jointly held by NIST and the Cybersecurity Research

Spotlight on Commerce: Donna F. Dodson, Associate Director and Chief Cyber Security Advisor and Director, National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, ITL, NIST

March 27, 2015

Each workday, I get up at 4 a.m. to make the drive from Gettysburg, Pa., to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Md., or...

Gaithersburg

Participation in MINEX III

Minutiae Interoperability Exchange (MINEX) III

NCCoE Speaker Series, May 2015

NIST Requests Comments for Revising Its Electronic Authentication Guideline

Executives Solve Leadership Challenges with the Baldrige Framework

NIST to Launch Review of Resilience Planning Guide at Houston Workshop, April 27, 2015

New Report: Online Identity Projects are Creating More Options for Businesses, Individuals

NIST Tightens the Bounds on the Quantum Information 'Speed Limit'

Securing a Public Safety Broadband Network with Identity Management

Commerce Deputy Secretary Andrews Honors Four Organizations with 2014 Baldrige Award

Report Charts a Research Path for Improving 'Printed' Metal Parts

Carroll Thomas Named Director of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Visualization & Usability Staff Listing

Vendors Sought to Develop Model System for Identity and Access Management for Financial Services Companies

NIST Request Comments on Its Big Data Framework Development

NIST Calls for Final Comments on Guide to Protecting Sensitive Information on Nonfederal Systems

NIST Invites Comments on Challenges in Protecting Consumer Data

Comments Sought on Access Control Building Block

Baldrige Program Tops in Leadership Development for Two Straight Years

NIST Advisory Committee 2014 Report Released

NIST Workshop on Open Cloud Architectures for Smart Manufacturing

Mind the Gap: Nanoscale Speed Bump Could Regulate Plasmons for High-Speed Data Flow

Federal Funding Opportunity Solicits Projects That Support Online Privacy

David Wilson of Morgan State University Joins NIST Advisory Committee

Release of Draft Community Resilience Planning Guide for Public Comment

Designed-in Cybersecurity for Smart Cities: A Discussion of Unifying Architectures, Standards, Lessons Learned and R&D Strategies

Spotlight on Commerce: Donna F. Dodson, Associate Director and Chief Cyber Security Advisor and Director, National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, ITL, NIST

New Publications Scope Future Research, Detail Design and Operation of NIST's Net-Zero Energy House

Plenary Speakers

Posters