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NIST Webinar to Cover Validation of Forensic DNA Testing Technologies

July 16, 2014

Forensic DNA analysts and other interested stakeholders are invited to participate in a free NIST webinar on validation concepts and resources on Aug. 6, 2014

Face in Video Evaluation (FIVE)

The Face in Video Evaluation (FIVE) is being conducted to assess the capability of face recognition algorithms to correctly identify or ignore persons appearing

red circle with header Forensic Science Standards Board. Inside, three smaller red circles labeled Legal Resource Committee, Human Factors Committee and Quality Infrastructure Committee

NIST Names Members of Forensic Science Resource Committees

July 16, 2014

An initiative to strengthen and bring uniformity to forensic science standards took another step forward today as the National Institute of Standards and

Learn Using the Latest Baldrige Education Case Study

July 16, 2014

The Baldrige Program is often asked for examples of how organizations use the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence to improve—whether the organization

Digital Crime-Fighters Face Technical Challenges with Cloud Computing

July 14, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued for public review and comment a draft report summarizing 65 challenges that cloud computing

Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security - 2014

Tue, Sep 23 - Wed, Sep 24 2014

NIST and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) are pleased to co-host the 7th

NIST Advisory Group Releases Report on Cryptography Expertise and Standards Process

July 14, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'s primary external advisory board today released a report calling for the agency to increase its staff

Pattern/Impression Scientific Area Committee

The Pattern/Impression Scientific Area Committee (SAC) provides strategic direction, serves as a platform to integrate similar standards...

NIST DNA Analyst Webinar Series: Validation Concepts and Resources – Part 1

Wed, Aug 6 2014

NIST will host a series of free webinars focused on topics of interest to DNA analysts. This four-hour webinar will be

Digital/Multimedia Scientific Area Committee

The Digital/Multimedia Scientific Area Committee (SAC) provides strategic direction, serves as a platform to integrate similar standards...

Scientific Area Committees

OSAC's scientific area committees (SACs) manage the activities and priorities of the discipline-specific subcommittees and foster...

Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody molecule with glycan attached. Inset shows glycan structure.

New NIST Web Tool Makes Working with Glycan Sugars a Lot Sweeter

July 11, 2014

When researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) need a special tool to do their work more effectively, they often prove that

Community Resilience Center of Excellence Webinar

Tue, Aug 5 2014

NIST will hold a webinar on the Community Resilience Center of Excellence on Aug. 5, 2014 from 1:00-2:30pm ET. The

OSAC Subcommittees

OSAC subcommittees bring together subject matter experts and other relevant stakeholders to identify, draft, and review discipline-specific...

Manipulating Magnetic Field Effects in Organic Semiconductors

July 10, 2014

Changing the polarity of the magnetic field response of a material one thousandth the width of a human hair may seem like the stuff of science fiction, but that

Cyber-Physical Systems Public Working Group Workshop

Mon, Aug 11 - Tue, Aug 12 2014

This workshop is the first face-to-face meeting of the new NIST Cyber-Physical Systems Public Working Group (CPS PWG)

Quality Task Group

this task group has been sunset, effective october 1, 2025. The FSSB’s Quality Task Group is primarily comprised of at least one member from...

Human Factors Task Group

The FSSB’s Human Factors Task Group is primarily comprised of at least one member from each Scientific Area Committee (SAC) and members from...

Resource Task Groups

Task groups bring together subject matter experts to review or draft standards or accomplish a specific OSAC task or priority. OSAC has...

NIST Announces Competition for Community Resilience Center of Excellence

July 9, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced a competition to create a Community Resilience Center of Excellence dedicated to

NIST Hosts "Innovations in STEM: National Priorities and NIST" Symposium with HBCUs and HSIs

Mon, Nov 3 - Tue, Nov 4 2014

This two-day Invitational Forum is designed to acquaint Administrators, Faculty and Students from Historically Black

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Backscatter Body Scan Redux

July 21, 2014

Airline passengers have already said bon voyage to the controversial backscatter x-ray security scanners, pulled from U.S. airports in 2013 over concerns about