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The Federal Computer Security Program Managers' Forum (Forum) is an informal group sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to promote the sharing of information system security information among federal and state agencies. The Forum hosts the Federal Agency Security Practices website, maintains an extensive e-mail list, and holds bi-monthly meetings to discuss current issues and items of interest to those responsible for protecting non-national security systems.
All visitors must be preregistered and present photo identification and vehicle registration information upon arrival. Visit https://www.nist.gov/about-nist/visit/campus-access-and-security for campus access and security.
Domestic Visitors:
- All visitors must be pre-registered.
- All Visitors and guests to the NIST campus must have the following items available before entering the Visitor's Center: Photo I.D. (federally approved State issued driver's license, Federal ID, or original passport) and Vehicle Registration Card.
- Holders of active Department of Commerce agency badges and credentials will be allowed business hour access to the Gaithersburg and Boulder facilities with those badges, and are not required to register as visitors.
NOTE: Effective July 21, 2014, under the REAL ID Act of 2005(link is external), agencies, including NIST, can only accept a state-issued driver's license or identification card from states that are REAL ID compliant or have an extension. See the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) site for the current compliance list(link is external).