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PSCR Staff Spotlight: Electronics Engineer Chelsea Greene

November 5, 2021

Chelsea Greene is an Electronics Engineer with the Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division and has been with NIST since 2018. In this role, she

NIST Seeks Information on Chinese Participation in the International Standards Development Process

November 4, 2021

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a Request for Information on People’s Republic

NIST, North American Electric Reliability Corporation Publish Guide for Bulk Electric System's Cybersecurity

November 1, 2021

In 2020, NIST and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) mapped the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to NERC's Critical Infrastructure

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NIST Seeks Public Input on Consumer Software Labeling for Cybersecurity

November 1, 2021

In an effort to improve consumers’ ability to make informed decisions about software they purchase, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST Offers Guidelines for Securing Distributed Energy Resources and Proposes Research

November 1, 2021

In October 2021, NIST published Distributed Energy Resource Security: Potential Guidelines and Research Topics. This NIST Tech Note addresses an effort to

GCTC's Cybersecurity Symposium Showcases Smart Communities' "Digital Safety Nets"

November 1, 2021

On October 26-27, 2021, the GCTC Secure and Safe Communities SuperCluster held the NIST cosponsored Cybersecurity Symposium for Smart Cities 2021 focused on

NIST Helps SEPA Develop Electric Vehicle Charging Use Case to Identify Interoperability Needs

November 1, 2021

NIST's Cuong Nguyen led the Smart Electric Power Alliance's (SEPA) Interoperability Task Force in its development of the "EV Fleet Managed Charging Use Case."

NIST Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC) Webcast Provides Lessons learned from Technology Use in Smart Community Initiatives

November 1, 2021

On October 13, 2021, the GCTC Utility SuperCluster conducted a NIST co-sponsored webcast in which a panel of experts addressed the lessons from technology use

NIST's Pivotal Points of Interoperability Enable Smart City Standardization

November 1, 2021

A recent Propmodo article, Middleware Needs Standardization to Hold Smart Buildings Together, points out that sensor data in smart buildings and smart cities

NIST, University Researchers Introduce Framework for Composing IOT Capabilities

November 1, 2021

NIST researchers and collaborators recently published the paper, A Framework for the Composition of Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week Recap

October 28, 2021

THANK YOU FOR MAKING NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY CAREER AWARENESS WEEK A SUCCESS! Thank you all for your hard work and dedication during the week-long campaign and

Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management Practices: Second Draft SP 800-161 Rev. 1 Available for Comment

October 28, 2021

NIST has just released the second public draft of Special Publication (SP) 800-161 Revision 1, Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Systems

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NIST’s Callie Higgins Wins Service to America Medal

October 28, 2021

Callie I. Higgins, a materials research engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has won the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America

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NIST Awards 5 Universities With Key Funding to Develop Standards Curricula in Manufacturing, Maritime Design and More

October 28, 2021

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has made five awards for a total of approximately

Hardware-Enabled Security and Trusted Cloud: Draft Reports Available for Comment

October 27, 2021

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released three new draft reports on hardware-enabled security and trusted cloud for public comment

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Oct. 25, 2021, Update on NIST’s Champlain Towers South Investigation

October 25, 2021

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will present an update on its investigation into the June 24, 2021

Share Your #CyberCareerWeek Stories

October 22, 2021

#MyCyberJob #CyberCareerWeek October 18-23, 2021 Happy Friday and Day 5 of Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week! The celebration isn’t over yet! It’s not too

NIST Draft Publication Addresses Removing Barriers for Voters With Disabilities

October 21, 2021

As part of the federal government’s effort to improve access to voting, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a draft

Recruit a Veteran for Cybersecurity

October 21, 2021

#MyCyberJob #CyberCareerWeek October 18-23, 2021 Welcome to Day 4 of Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week! Military Veterans are well positioned to transition

AI Risk Management Framework Workshop Attracts 800+

October 20, 2021

More than 800 participants joined the first day of NIST’s workshop to help develop an AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF). Registration for the remainder of

A Borderless Effort: Growing the Cybersecurity Workforce

October 20, 2021

#MyCyberJob #CyberCareerWeek October 18-23, 2021 It’s day 3 of Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week! Today we highlight international efforts to build the

Variety is the Spice of Cybersecurity Life

October 19, 2021

#MyCyberJob #CyberCareerWeek October 18-23, 2021 Happy Day 2 of Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week! Did you know that there are over 50 Work Roles in

NIST pH Standard Reference Material Supports One of Manufacturing’s Most Measured Properties

October 19, 2021

NIST has released a pH reference material in a uniquely stable form for calibrating the instruments used by a wide variety of manufacturers. pH is one of the

Happy Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week!

October 18, 2021

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is here! Several activities are happening throughout the week! Please visit nist.gov/nice/nccaw for additional information

Recommendation for Key Derivation Using Pseudorandom Functions: Draft SP 800-108 Revision 1 Available for Comment

October 18, 2021

Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-108 Revision 1, Recommendation for Key Derivation Using Pseudorandom Functions, is now available for public comment. The

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