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Gaithersburg

Naomi Lefkovitz wins 2020 IAPP Vanguard Award

For exceptional leadership, knowledge and creativity in the field of privacy and data protection, whether through spearheading projects or programs that positively impact the profession or through achievements over the course of an entire tenure or...

Rising Star: Katie Boeckl

For accomplishments over the past year and for leadership potential in this community

Rene Peralta Wins Edsger W. Dijkstra Prize in Distributed Computing

For the paper Computation in networks of passively mobile finite-state sensors - Distributed Computing 18(4): 235-253 (2006).

Donna Dodson Receives Service to America Medal

Recognized as one of the nation’s premier cybersecurity experts, having helped develop the first commercially available encryption standards as well as state-of-the-art guidelines for government and industry to prevent, detect and respond to...

Defining IoT Cybersecurity Requirements: Draft Guidance for Federal Agencies and IoT Device Manufacturers (SP 800-213, NISTIRs 8259B/C/D)

December 15, 2020

An incredible variety and volume of Internet of Things (IoT) devices are being produced. IoT devices are ever more frequently becoming integral elements of...

CVMAP for CVE Numbering Authorities (CNAs) and Authorized Data Publishers: NISTIR 8246

December 15, 2020

[Intended audience: CNAs (CVE Numbering Authorities), Authorized Data Publishers] NIST announces the publication of NISTIR 8246, Collaborative Vulnerability...

Identifying and Estimating Cybersecurity Risk for Enterprise Risk Management: Draft NISTIR 8286A Available for Comment

December 14, 2020

Draft NISTIR 8286A, Identifying and Estimating Cybersecurity Risk for Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), is now available for public comment. This report...

NIST Releases Supplemental Materials for SP 800-53: Analysis of Changes Between Revisions 4 and 5, and Control Mappings

December 10, 2020

New supplemental materials for NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-53 Revision 5, Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations, are...

Error-Prone Quantum Bits Could Correct Themselves, NIST Physicists Show

December 8, 2020

One of the chief obstacles facing quantum computer designers — correcting the errors that creep into a processor’s calculations — could be overcome with a new...

Cybersecurity Practice Guides for Securing Data Integrity Against Ransomware Attacks

December 8, 2020

NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE)—in collaboration with members of the business community and vendors of cybersecurity solutions—has...

Safeguarding Containers in Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments: Draft NISTIR 8320A is Available for Comment

December 7, 2020

NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) announces the release of Draft NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8320A, Hardware-Enabled Security...

Gaithersburg Campus Photos

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2nd Open Security Controls Assessment Language (OSCAL) Workshop

Tue, Feb 2 2021, 11:00am - Wed, Feb 3 2021, 4:30pm EST

Video Recordings of the Event The National Institute of Standards and Technology will be hosting on Tuesday, February 2

5720 State Laboratory Annual Submission Process

Thu, Jul 1 2021, 2:00 - 4:00pm EDT

The State Laboratory Annual Submission Process webinar provides guidance on how to successfully submit all required

Staymates, Gerskovic, Materese, Porter, Press and Wilson Receive Shorty Award for Face Covering Campaign

NIST's social media video featuring research engineer Matt Staymate’s visualizations of air flow and face coverings received a Shorty Award for Best in Public Health and was a finalist for Best in Government & Politics. The Shorty Awards honor the...

NICE Framework Users Group

Focus: This Community of Interest aims to support the implementation and continuous improvement of the NICE Workforce Framework for...

NIST Updates USGv6 Program in Support of New Federal IPv6 Initiatives

December 2, 2020

In November 2020, OMB issued memorandum M-21-07 " Completing the Transition to Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)", which outlines the Federal government's...

Face Recognition Software Shows Improvement in Recognizing Masked Faces

December 1, 2020

A new study of face recognition technology created after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic shows that some software developers have made demonstrable progress...

5719 Fundamentals of Metrology - CANCELED

Mon, Jun 21 2021, 8:00am - Fri, Jun 25 2021, 5:30pm EDT

The NIST Gaithersburg campus is currently in Phase 1 of reopening and is closed to visitors. Do not make any travel

Transform Learning Process Working Group

Notice: Due to the completion of the 2021-2025 NICE Strategic Plan, the Transform Learning Process Working Group has been discontinued. This...

Promote Career Discovery Working Group

Notice: Due to the completion of the 2021-2025 NICE Strategic Plan, the Promote Career Discovery Working Group has been discontinued. This...

5718 NIST Handbook 133 - How to Test Animal Bedding

Wed, Feb 24 2021, 11:00am - 1:00pm EST

This 2-hour webinar will teach and demonstrate the test procedure for verifying the useable volume declaration on

5717 Weights and Measures Inspections - Evidence, Search and Seizure, and Due Process

Tue, Feb 23 2021, 11:00am - 1:30pm EST

This 2.5 hour webinar will provide an overview on how the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, Laws, and Court

5716 NIST Handbook 133 - Overview of Handbook 133

Thu, Feb 18 2021, 11:00am - 1:30pm EST

This 2.5 hour webinar provides a complete overview of NIST Handbook 133, "Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods"

5714 NIST Handbook 130 - Examination Procedure for Price Verification

Tue, Feb 16 2021, 11:00am - 1:00pm EST

This 2-hour webinar will provide inspectors with an understanding and knowledge of the NIST Handbook 130 Examination

OSAC Standards Bulletin - December 2020

This Standards Bulletin from the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science provides an update on: Standards moving through the OSAC...

Baldrige 2021 Examiner Application Now Open

November 30, 2020

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) is seeking applicants for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners for the 2021 award...

5713 Weights and Measures Inspections - Evidence, Search and Seizure, and Due Process

Tue, Jan 26 2021, 11:00am - 1:30pm EST

This 2.5 hour webinar will provide an overview on how the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, Laws, and Court

5712 Volume Metrology Seminar - CANCELED

Mon, Jun 14 2021, 8:00am - Fri, Jun 18 2021, 5:30pm EDT

The NIST Gaithersburg campus is currently in Phase 1 of reopening and is closed to visitors. Do not make any travel

5711 Volume Metrology Seminar - CANCELED

Mon, Jun 7 2021, 8:00am - Fri, Jun 11 2021, 5:30pm EDT

The NIST Gaithersburg campus is currently in Phase 1 of reopening and is closed to visitors. Do not make any travel

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