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NICE Releases NICE Framework Components v2.1.0

December 3, 2025

NICE Framework Components v2.1.0 NICE is pleased to announce the release of NICE Framework Components v2.1.0. The NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity

Charting the Course for NIST OSCAL: NIST CSWP 53 is Available for Public Comment

December 2, 2025

The initial public draft of NIST Cybersecurity White Paper (CSWP) 53, Charting the Course for NIST OSCAL, is available for public comment. This paper introduces

Rodney Petersen Announces Retirement After Decades of Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Leadership

December 2, 2025

Rodney J. Petersen, Director of Education and Workforce for the Applied Cybersecurity Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in

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What Time Is It on Mars? NIST Physicists Have the Answer.

December 1, 2025

This calculation is necessary for future space navigation and communication networks.

Final NCCoE IoT Secure Onboarding Publications Now Available!

November 25, 2025

The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released the final versions of three publications to help secure Internet of Things (IoT)

MMSD Staff Release 2025 Version of SRD31, Phase Equilibria Diagrams (PED)

November 25, 2025

Phase Equilibria Diagrams (PED) Version 6.0 of SRD31 is now commercially available with a new custom windowing system that improves and streamlines use of the

Second Public Draft of CSF 2.0 Quick-Start Guide for Cybersecurity, ERM, and Workforce Management

November 24, 2025

NIST Special Publication (SP) 1308 2pd, NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0: Cybersecurity, Enterprise Risk Management, and Workforce Management Quick-Start Guide

Searching for Sterile Neutrinos

November 24, 2025

In an effort to solve several fundamental mysteries about the cosmos, physicists have been searching for more than two decades for a proposed elementary

September 2025 NICE Community Coordinating Council Monthly Meeting Recap

November 24, 2025

#ICYMI - Monthly Meeting Recap Join us next week on December 2nd at 3:30pm ET for the next NICE Community Coordinating Council meeting. In case you missed

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Building a Sustainable Metals Infrastructure: NIST Report Highlights Key Strategies

November 20, 2025

Making metals processing more sustainable and resilient will support U.S industrial innovation and competitiveness.

Submit A Proposal for the 2026 NICE Conference & Expo

November 17, 2025

2026 NICE Conference & Expo June 1 - 3, 2026 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The 2026 NICE Planning Committee is seeking timely, topical, and thought-provoking

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NIST’s Glenn Bell Is Awarded Institution of Structural Engineers Gold Medal

November 14, 2025

Bell is the associate lead of NIST’s investigation into the 2021 partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium.

Foundational Cybersecurity Activities for IoT Product Manufacturers | IR 8259r1 2pd

September 30, 2025

NIST is releasing the second public draft of NIST Internal Report (IR) 8259 Revision 1, Foundational Cybersecurity Activities for IoT Device Manufacturers. This

Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 Manufacturing Profile: NIST IR 8183r2 Initial Public Draft

September 29, 2025

NIST has released the initial public draft of NIST IR 8183 Revision 2, Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 Manufacturing Profile. The Manufacturing Profile is aligned

NIST Releases Draft Enhanced Security Requirements and Assessment Procedures for Protecting CUI

September 29, 2025

NIST has released Special Publication (SP) 800-172r3 (final public draft), Enhanced Security Requirements for Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information

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NIST Engineers Design 5 New Ways to Connect Concrete Pieces for More Resilient Buildings

September 29, 2025

One of the biggest challenges with precast concrete is connecting the concrete pieces at a job site.

NIST Researchers Probe the Mass of the Electron Neutrino

September 29, 2025

Neutrinos are the lightest elementary particles in the universe. But exactly how much do they weigh? For three decades, physicists have sought answers to this

Guidelines for Media Sanitization: NIST Publishes SP 800-88r2

September 26, 2025

NIST has released Special Publication (SP) 800-88r2 (Revision 2), Guidelines for Media Sanitization. Media sanitization is a process that renders access to the

Celebrating 5 Years of U.S. Cyber Games: The NICE Way (Opening Remarks)

September 25, 2025

I want to extend my congratulations to the selectees for the next U.S. Cyber Team and give my heartfelt thanks and congratulations to Jessica Gullick, Brad

Recommendation for Random Bit Generator Constructions: NIST Publishes SP 800-90C

September 25, 2025

NIST has released Special Publication (SP) 800-90C, Recommendation for Random Bit Generator (RBG) Constructions. It is the final document in the SP 800-90

June 2025 NICE Community Coordinating Council Monthly Meeting Recap

September 24, 2025

#ICYMI - Monthly Meeting Recap Join us next week on September 30th at 3:30pm ET for the next NICE Community Coordinating Council meeting. In case you missed

OSAC's Wildlife Forensic Biology Subcommittee Develops Process Map

September 19, 2025

The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science’s Wildlife Forensic Biology Subcommittee has developed a process map that captures

New Draft White Paper | PQC Migration: Mappings to Risk Framework Docs

September 18, 2025

The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published an initial public draft of NIST Cybersecurity White Paper (CSWP) 48, Mappings of

Recommendations for Key-Encapsulation Mechanisms: NIST Publishes SP 800-227

September 18, 2025

NIST has published the final version of Special Publication (SP) 800-227, Recommendations for Key-Encapsulation Mechanisms. A key-encapsulation mechanism (KEM)

Now Available: NIST Final SP 1800-37, Addressing Visibility Challenges with TLS 1.3

September 17, 2025

The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released the final practice guide, NIST SP 1800-37, Addressing Visibility Challenges with TLS 1

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