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June 2023 VCAT Agenda

VISITING COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE)
9700 Great Seneca Highway, Rockville, MD 20850
Room 3A-3D

Hybrid Meeting
June 13, 2023

June 13, 2023

Session I:  NIST Programmatic Updates

9:00 a.m.

Call to Order and Roll Call
Dr. Mehmood Khan – Chair, VCAT

9:05 a.m.

NIST Update and Agenda Review
Dr. Laurie Locascio – Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director

9:30 a.m.

Discussion

9:40 a.m.

Safety Update
Dr. Laurie Locascio – Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director
Dr. Stephen Banovic – Deputy Director, Office of Safety, Health, and Environment

10:20 a.m.

Discussion

10:40 a.m.

Discussion with VCAT on Supporting the NIST Workforce Culture
Dr. Mehmood Khan – Chair, VCAT
Dr. Dana (Keoki) Jackson – Vice Chair, VCAT
Dr. Laurie Locascio – Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director

11:20 a.m.

Break

11:30 a.m.

Budget Overview
Dr. Christopher Szakal – Acting Director, NIST Program Coordination Office

11:50 a.m.

Discussion

12:00 p.m.

Extended Break/Lunch

Session II:  CHIPS updates

1:00 p.m.

CHIPS Updates
Dr. Eric Lin – Deputy Director, CHIPS R&D Office

1:30 p.m.

Discussion

1:45 p.m.

Break

Session III: Standards

1:55 p.m.

U.S. Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology (USG NSSCET)
Dr. Laurie Locascio – Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director
Dr. Jayne Morrow – NIST Senior Advisor for Standards Policy

2:35 p.m.

Discussion

2:55 p.m.

Break

3:00 p.m.

Standards Subcommittee
Mr. Jason Matusow – Subcommittee Chair
Dr. Jayne Morrow – NIST Senior Advisor for Standards Policy

3:40 p.m.

Discussion

4:00 p.m.

Break

Session IV:  VCAT Progress and Planning

4:10 p.m.

Update of VCAT Recommendations from Subcommittees on Visibility, Manufacturing Alignment, and Workforce
Dr. Jason Boehm – NIST Chief of Staff

4:25 p.m.

Discussion

4:30 p.m.

Discussion with VCAT on CETs: Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Christopher Szakal – Acting Director, NIST Program Coordination Office
Ms. Elham TabassiAssociate Director for Emerging Technologies at Information Technology Laboratory 

4:55 p.m.

Public Comment

5:00 p.m.

Adjourn

Created May 26, 2023, Updated June 13, 2023