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Global City Teams Challenge Smart and Secure City Expo Convenes July 10-12, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

June 20, 2019

WASHINGTON — Teams of innovators and municipal governments around the world who are using technology to address challenges such as disaster response, energy...

NIST engineer Rick Candell is seen monitoring the strength and clarity of a wireless signal run through a virtual factory environment (a graphic of which is seen on a monitor above Candell's head).

Want to Make Your Factory Wireless? NIST Can Guide You!

May 29, 2018

It’s been called the “smart factory” and even given the lofty moniker of “the fourth industrial revolution.” The manufacturing operation of the just-around-the...

NIST Releases Cloud Computing Service Metrics Description (NIST Special Publication 500-307)

April 24, 2018

NIST released Cloud Computing Service Metrics Description (NIST Special Publication 500-307), a document that proposes a framework to identify and characterize...

Illustration with four photos: solar field, power tower, highway and ambulance with a lock graphic in the middle

NIST, DHS Join Forces to Create Cybersecure Communities Around the Globe

August 24, 2017

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will jointly sponsor the 2018 Global City Teams...

‘Indoor GPS’ Apps Closer to Reality With New NIST Challenge

April 7, 2017

GPS usually works great outdoors, but what if you’re disoriented in a large building such as a museum or a mall? There are no smartphone apps for indoor...

NIST, Partners ‘Cutting the Cord’ (and Wires) from Factory Communication Networks

January 30, 2017

Providing wireless communications in a factory, plant or other industrial environment these days means more than just helping employees talk with each other...

New NIST Test Bed Makes the 'Digital Thread' Accessible

October 7, 2016

GAITHERSBURG, MD.—Researchers at the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) celebrated Manufacturing Day today by...

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Cloud Computing Can Assist Workers with Disabilities, NIST Reports

March 3, 2016

Virginia works for a federal agency. She cannot use her hands because of a spinal cord injury, so she relies on a speech recognition system to operate her email...

NIST Tackles Email Security with a Two-Faceted Approach

October 6, 2015

Email. The modern working world cannot exist without it, but hackers exploit this vital service to steal money and valuable information. The National Institute...

NIST 'Global City Teams Challenge' Aims to Create Smart Cities

September 15, 2015

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and several partners are launching a new effort to bring together...

NIST Invites Industry to Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management Workshop, October 1-2, 2015

September 1, 2015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a workshop on industry best practices in cyber supply chain risk management at its...

Learn About the State of Federal Cloud Computing at NIST, July 7-10, 2015

June 16, 2015

The Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop VIII will be held July 7-10, 2015, at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Md. One of...

Global Cities Expo to Showcase 'Internet of Things' Apps, June 1

May 20, 2015

The community of the future will solve problems using machines linked and coordinated by Internet-style networks. For a glimpse of this exciting future as it...

NIST's Cloud Computing Roadmap Details Research Requirements and Action Plans

October 22, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the final version of the US Government Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap, Volumes I and...

NIST Releases Final Version of Smart Grid Framework, Update 3.0

October 1, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published its NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 3.0, a...

NIST 'Global City Teams Challenge' to Create Smart Cities

August 5, 2014

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and several partners today are kicking off the year-long Global City...

NIST Seeks Members for Three New Cloud Computing Working Groups

June 23, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cloud Computing Program (NCCP) is forming three public working groups to provide solutions to cloud...

SGIP Governing Board Votes to Support New Business Sustainment Plan

July 11, 2012

The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) Governing Board voted on July 10, 2012 to support the new business sustainment plan for the SGIP. The plan outlines...

NIST Releases Final Smart Grid 'Framework 2.0' Document

February 28, 2012

An updated roadmap for the Smart Grid is now available from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which recently finished reviewing and...

Updated Guidelines to Help Ensure Electrical Devices are Smart Grid Ready

January 24, 2012

Taking a step closer to ensuring that new electrical devices will be ready to plug into the nation's next-generation power grid, the National Institute of...

U.S., Europe Collaborating on Smart Grid Standards Development

September 13, 2011

Today, the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the European Union's (EU) Smart Grid Coordination Group (SG-CG)...

Smart Grid Panel Approves Six Standards for Catalog

July 26, 2011

Gaithersburg, Md. – The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has made the first six entries into its new Catalog of Standards, a technical document now...

The first 10 miles of the McNary - John Day Transmission Line

NIST Contributions to Smart Grid Highlighted in White House Report, Event

June 13, 2011

A new White House policy document released today* highlights strategic roles that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plays in...

Smart Grid Panel Agrees on Standards for Wireless Communication, Meter Upgrades

April 26, 2011

The governing board of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has voted in favor of a new standard and a set of guidelines important for making the long...

Smart Grid Panel Agrees on Standards and Guidelines for Wireless Communication, Meter Upgrades

April 19, 2011

Gaithersburg, Md. – The governing board of the public-private Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has voted in favor of a new standard and a set of...

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