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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Preliminary Terms with Texas Instruments to Expand U.S. Current-Generation and Mature-Node Chip Capacity

August 16, 2024

Media Contact: Hannah (Robinson) Hartranft, hannah.hartranft [at] chips.gov (hannah[dot]hartranft[at]chips[dot]gov) Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and

Spotlight: SURF Student Theresa Thomas Helps With Making a Database on the Circular Economy More Accessible

August 16, 2024

Accessibility comes in many forms, such as providing alt text or descriptive text of an image on a website, or generally making information more accessible to a

Applying 5G Cybersecurity and Privacy Capabilities | New White Paper Series

August 15, 2024

5G technology for broadband cellular networks will significantly improve how humans and machines communicate, operate, and interact in the physical and virtual

NIST Researchers to Test New Approach for Detecting Cannabis in Breath

August 15, 2024

The new approach involves two breath tests separated by a specified time interval.

Mark Your Calendars for Cybersecurity Career Week: October 14-19

August 14, 2024

Time to Start Planning! Cybersecurity Career Week October 14-19, 2024 nist.gov/nice/ccw #ChooseCyber Cybersecurity Career Week is a campaign to promote the

Enhancing Security of Devices and Components Across the Supply Chain | Draft Workshop Summary

August 14, 2024

NIST has released the initial public draft of Interagency Report (IR) 8532, Workshop on Enhancing Security of Devices and Components Across the Supply Chain

NIST Releases First 3 Finalized Post-Quantum Encryption Standards

August 13, 2024

NIST is encouraging computer system administrators to begin transitioning to the new standards as soon as possible.

Announcing Approval of Three Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) for Post-Quantum Cryptography

August 13, 2024

The Secretary of Commerce has approved three Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) for post-quantum cryptography: FIPS 203, Module-Lattice-Based Key

What Time Is It on the Moon?

August 12, 2024

New lunar time proposal is a first step for Moon GPS.

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U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Preliminary Terms with SK hynix to Advance U.S. AI Supply Chain Security

August 6, 2024

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and SK hynix have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms

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Spotlight: SURF Student Zainab Altamimi Spends Her Summer Researching the Capsules and Tablets in 3D Drug Printing

August 6, 2024

From antibiotics to insulin, there have been shortages of many lifesaving drugs in recent years, requiring doctors and patients to adapt treatment plans. But

Nominate a Teacher for the Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award

August 5, 2024

The Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award, issued by the U.S. Department of Education, is presented annually to two teachers – one at the elementary or

NIST Publishes Recommendations to Use Universally Unique Identifiers (UUIDs) in Manufacturing Life Cycle Data

August 1, 2024

A recently released NIST Advanced Manufacturing Series publication AMS 300-12 “ Research Results and Recommendations for Universally Unique Identifiers in

NIST Reports that IEEE 802.11 OFDMA Frame Triggering Could Improve Latency for Time-critical Applications Using Wireless

August 1, 2024

Rick Candell of the NIST Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL) presented research findings at the International Conference on Advance Intelligent

NIST Team Presents its 5G Industrial Wireless Testbed and Research Direction at AIM Conference

August 1, 2024

NIST researcher Jing Geng of the Operational Technology (OT) Wireless Team, Smart Connected Systems Division, presented the paper, “An Industrial Private 5G

Summer Students Support Smart Connected Systems Research in NIST’s SURF and SHIP Programs

August 1, 2024

Every summer, NIST hosts summer students in its Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) program and Summer High School Intern Program (SHIP) to work in

NIST and University Researchers Develop Software to Improve Co-Simulation Performance

August 1, 2024

In collaboration with Vanderbilt University, NIST researchers have published a paper, “ Scalable HLA Co-Simulations of Connected and Automated Vehicles using

NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Reference Architecture: SP 800-201

July 30, 2024

The final version of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-201, NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Reference Architecture , is now available. This document addresses the

NIST Releases SP 800-231, Bugs Framework (BF): Formalizing Cybersecurity Weaknesses and Vulnerabilities

July 30, 2024

NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-231, Bugs Framework (BF): Formalizing Cybersecurity Weaknesses and Vulnerabilities, is now available. It presents an overview

NIST Participates in White House Summit on Standards for Critical and Emerging Technology

July 29, 2024

A new Implementation Roadmap provides recommendations and actions for putting the U.S. standards strategy into effect.

Secure Software Development Practices for Generative AI and Dual-Use Foundation Models | NIST SP 800-218A

July 26, 2024

Today, NIST is releasing Special Publication (SP) 800-218A, Secure Software Development Practices for Generative AI and Dual-Use Foundation Models: An SSDF

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Department of Commerce Announces New Guidance, Tools 270 Days Following President Biden’s Executive Order on AI

July 26, 2024

For the first time, Commerce makes public new NIST draft guidance from U.S. AI Safety Institute to help AI developers evaluate and mitigate risks stemming from

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Preliminary Terms with Amkor Technology to Bring Cutting-Edge Advanced Packaging Technology to the U.S. for Leading-Edge Semiconductors

July 26, 2024

Department of Commerce and National Science Foundation partner to advance semiconductor workforce development

July 24, 2024

The U.S. National Science Foundation and the CHIPS for America Research and Development Office (CRDO) within the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Introducing the RMF Small Enterprise Quick Start Guide

July 24, 2024

Today, NIST released the Risk Management Framework (RMF) Small Enterprise Quick Start Guide. The new guide is designed to help small, under-resourced entities

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