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NIST Submits Annual Report to Congress Summarizing FY 2025 Progress on National Construction Safety Team Investigations

March 19, 2026

The report includes an overview of work completed on the Champlain Towers South investigation.

NIST Guidelines on Implementing Mobile Driver’s Licenses for Financial Institutions

March 18, 2026

The NIST NCCoE has published the draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800-42A, Digital Identities - Mobile Driver’s License (mDL): Accelerating Development and...

January 2026 NICE Community Coordinating Council Bi-Monthly Meeting Recap

March 17, 2026

#ICYMI - Meeting Recap Join us next week on March 24, 2026, at 3:30pm ET for the next NICE Community Coordinating Council meeting. In case you missed March's...

Announcing the 2026 OWM “Info Hours” Series

March 6, 2026

The NIST Office of Weights and Measures is pleased to announce the schedule for the 2026 OWM Info Hours series. An Info Hour is a one-hour session that features...

Where Design Meets Science: My NIST PREP Internship

March 5, 2026

My name is Yoon Thwel, and I am a Communication and Graphic Design student at Montgomery College, Rockville, Maryland. In spring 2025, I had an amazing...

Two white cardboard boxes with white labels that contain blue text that reads "Organic contaminants in smokers' urine" One box displays Standard reference material 3672a and other 3673a

SRM Story: SRMs 3672a and 3673a Organic Contaminants in Smokers’ and Nonsmokers’ Urine

February 25, 2026

According to the Office of the US Surgeon General, approximately one in five deaths annually is related to smoking. Additionally, the economic impact of smoking...

2026 NICE Conference Early Bird Registration Open Now!

February 24, 2026

2026 Conference and Expo Early Bird Registration is Now Open! June 1 to 3, 2026 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Registration is now open for the 2026 NICE...

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2 Health Care Organizations Will Receive 2025 Baldrige National Quality Awards

February 19, 2026

The award highlights organizations that focus on resilience.

NIST Releases New Forensic Genetic Reference Material to Help Crime Laboratories Analyze Challenging Cases

February 17, 2026

The reference material is the first to include mixtures of high-quality and degraded DNA from different individuals.  

Comment Now: Draft Guidelines on Data Classification Practices

February 12, 2026

The NCCoE has released guidelines for data classification practices based on collaboration with industry to demonstrate practical approaches for data...

2025 National Cyber Signing Day Video

February 12, 2026

Exciting news! The National Cyber Signing Day 2025 video is officially live and now available! This inspiring presentation was recorded on December 8, 2025...

Now Accepting Submissions for the FISSEA Awareness and Training Contest and Innovator of the Year

February 11, 2026

Federal Information Security Educators (FISSEA) Contest and Innovator of the Year Submission deadline: March 27, 2026, at 11:59pm ET The FISSEA Awareness and...

NIST Allocates Over $3 Million to Small Businesses Advancing AI, Biotechnology, Semiconductors, Quantum and More

February 10, 2026

NIST is allocating funding to eight small businesses in seven states under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.

Space: The Final Frontier for Standards

February 9, 2026

Seven NIST reference materials, including house dust and freeze-dried human liver tissue, have been flown to the International Space Station.

New Concept Paper on Identity and Authority of Software Agents

February 5, 2026

The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence is interested in launching a project to demonstrate how identity standards and best practices can be...

Save the Date: 2026 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference

February 3, 2026

Mark Your Calendars! The NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana, on December 7-8, 2026! The Annual NICE K12...

Agenda Announced for FISSEA Winter Forum | Register Today!

February 2, 2026

FISSEA Winter Forum February 10, 2026 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET Annual Theme: Increasing Cybersecurity Awareness: The Human Firewall Human behavior is key to...

Bridging the Gap Between Standards on Random Number Generation: NIST releases IR 8446

January 29, 2026

Bridging the Gap Between Standards on Random Number Generation: NIST releases IR 8446 Cryptographic systems rely on high-quality random number generation, and...

Nanoscale Mechanical Characterization for Hybrid-Bonding-Ready Structures in Advanced Packaging

January 29, 2026

Since the first computers were developed, their performance has mainly depended on increasing the density of transistors on monolithic chips. However, as we...

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Spotlight: Electromagnetic Proton Trap at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR)

January 28, 2026

Just how long do free-floating neutrons live on average? This electromagnetic proton trap at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) is part of an effort to...

NICE Conference Local Stakeholders’ Engagement Event – March 20, 2026

January 27, 2026

2026 NICE Local Stakeholders' Engagement Event March 20, 2026 | Temple University The future of security relies on the strength of our people as much as our...

One Week Away: Comment on Proposed NICE Framework Updates by February 2, 2026

January 26, 2026

PROPOSED NICE FRAMEWORK UPDATES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT Friendly reminder that public comment is open on three proposed Work Roles and updates to two Competency...

The Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Program Announces a Letter of Intent with USA Rare Earth to Accelerate Its Domestic and Vertically Integrated "Mine-to-Magnet" Strategy

January 26, 2026

The Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Program Office announced the signing of a non-binding letter of intent to provide up to $277 million in direct funding and up...

Now Available! Transit Cybersecurity Framework Community Profile

January 22, 2026

New NIST Cybersecurity Resource for Transit Operators The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has released a draft of NIST Internal Report 8576...

Spotlight: Scientists Can Measure Laser Power Using HALO

January 22, 2026

By measuring laser power, scientists can help improve safety, quality control and performance over time.

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