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2009 Baldrige Improvement Day Goes Virtual, Seeks Participants

July 14, 2009

The Baldrige National Quality Program (BNQP) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) collects suggestions throughout the year on...

Baldrige Recipients to Share Strategies at Upcoming Regional Conferences

June 30, 2009

Senior leaders from the three organizations selected for the 2008 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, as well as representatives from past Award recipients...

NIST Extends Deadline for 2009 Technology Innovation Program Competition

June 30, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is extending the deadline for submitting proposals to its Technology...

Seventy Apply for 2009 Baldrige Award

June 2, 2009

Seventy organizations have taken the first step toward the 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest recognition for innovation and...

TIP Competition Addresses Civil Infrastructure, Advanced Materials

April 7, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced a 2009 competition for multiyear research funding in two major areas of national...

New Report Summarizes Federal Tech Transfer Activities

February 24, 2009

Collaborative research agreements, invention licenses and several other technology transfer activities of the federal government trended upward between 2002 and...

Seeking Excellence? Baldrige Conference Fulfills Your 'Quest'

January 13, 2009

Learn about the exceptional practices and results of the 2008 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award at the Quest for Excellence (QE) XXI...

Technology Innovation Program to Fund New Infrastructure Research

January 13, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced nine awards for new research projects to develop advanced sensing technologies that...

NIST Seeks White Papers on Critical National Needs

December 23, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is interested in detailed pitches for critical national and societal needs that could be the basis for...

'New and Improved' Baldrige Criteria Now Available

December 23, 2008

The Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence—described by one industry CEO as "probably the single most influential document in the modern history of...

Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Joins President Bush in Announcing 2008 Baldrige National Quality Awards

November 25, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez joined President George W. Bush in announcing the 2008 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National...

A nurse welcomes two new arrivals at Poudre Valley Hospital, part of the Poudre Valley Health System honored with the 2008 Baldrige National Quality Award.

Three Organizations Selected for 2008 Baldrige National Quality Award

November 25, 2008

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and President Bush today announced that three organizations are the recipients...

Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2008 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

November 24, 2008

Congratulations to the 2008 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. In our great Nation, all citizens have an opportunity to forge their own...

Expert Reviewers Wanted for 2009 Baldrige Award Process

October 28, 2008

Each year the Baldrige Program recruits experts from business, education organizations, health care providers, nonprofits and other groups to serve on the Board...

NIST Seeks Suggestions for Future R&D Funding Areas

September 16, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting suggestions on areas of critical national and societal needs that could be addressed by...

Thirteen to Receive Baldrige Site Visits

September 16, 2008

Starting in mid-October, teams of business, education, health care and nonprofit experts will visit 13 organizations as the final review stage for the 2008...

NIST Extends Deadline for TIP Proposals

September 10, 2008

GAITHERSBURG, MD — The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is extending the deadline for submitting proposals to its...

Coming Soon! Baldrige Recipients Share Successes

September 3, 2008

Senior leaders from the five organizations selected for the 2007 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, as well as representatives from past Award recipients...

DVD Showcases 2007 Baldrige Award Recipients

July 22, 2008

A new set of eight videos on a single DVD can help organizations large and small learn about the outstanding management practices and successful strategies of...

New Program to Fund Monitoring, Inspection Technologies for Public Infrastructure

July 9, 2008

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is seeking proposals for high-risk research projects to...

R&D Proposals Sought for New Sensing Technologies to Monitor Infrastructure

July 9, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is seeking proposals for high-risk research projects to develop innovative...

Eighty-Five Take First Step Toward 2008 Baldrige Award

June 10, 2008

Eighty-five organizations—the highest number of applicants since 1992—are in the running for the 2008 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's...

Technology Grants Program to Offer Webcast Series

April 15, 2008

The new Technology Innovation Program (TIP) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology is launching a series of webcasts to inform interested parties...

TEDCO/TCM Tech Transfer Showcase: Opening Doors to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Nanoelectronics, Nanofabrication, and Nanometrology Technologies

April 10, 2008

On Tuesday, April 8, 2008, NIST presented some of its novel technologies developed at the NIST Labs in the nanoelectronics, nanofabrication, and nanometrology...

Innovative Nanotechnologies Available for Commercialization Showcased by the National Institute of Standards and Technology

April 8, 2008

GAITHERSBURG, Md. – More than 200 entrepreneurs and business executives learned today how they can capitalize on cutting-edge nanotechnologies developed in the...

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