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Spotlight: Jeffrey Herrera’s Journey Into Science and Safety

October 4, 2021

Jeffrey Herrera is one of NIST’s health physicists, ensuring our ability to safely use radioactive materials for research and supporting radiation safety

Department of Commerce Kicks Off New Job Quality Initiative to Help Ensure that Economic Recovery is Built on Quality Jobs

October 1, 2021

This week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Deputy Secretary Don Graves hosted the convening of national experts to officially launch the Department

PSCR’s Virtual Lab Tour Now Available to the Public

September 30, 2021

NIST’s Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division is pleased to announce the public release of its Virtual Lab Tour, a “behind the scenes” look into

Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF) Draft Update Available for Comment

September 30, 2021

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new draft document, NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-218, Secure Software Development

NIST Publishes 2020 Cybersecurity and Privacy Program Annual Report

September 30, 2021

NIST just released Special Publication (SP) 800-214, 2020 Cybersecurity and Privacy Program Annual Report, which details the Information Technology Laboratory

A Proclamation on National Manufacturing Day, 2021

September 30, 2021

On National Manufacturing Day, we celebrate all that is made in America and recognize the importance of our Nation’s manufacturers to every aspect of our lives

New NIST White Paper | Benefits of an Updated Mapping between the NIST CSF and the NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection Standards

September 29, 2021

Cybersecurity poses a major challenge for organizations in the electricity sector. There are a variety of standards and resources that organizations are either

Implementation of DevSecOps for a Microservices-based Application with Service Mesh: Draft SP 800-204C is Available for Comment

September 29, 2021

Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-204C, " Implementation of DevSecOps for a Microservices-based Application with Service Mesh ", is now available for

New Online Tool to Improve Stakeholder Engagement with SP 800-53

September 28, 2021

We’ve heard your feedback about improving the usability of our most downloaded NIST publication, Special Publication (SP) 800-53! We have now made it available

Week-Long Events During Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week

September 28, 2021

Get involved in these week-long Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week Activities Are you ready for #cybercareerweek? There are several activities that are open

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Spotlight: Ashlee Aiello and the Challenge of Cotton

September 28, 2021

The touch, the porosity of cotton, the biopolymer of postdoctoral associate Ashlee Aiello’s life. Cotton is the most abundant biopolymer (naturally produced

NIST Requesting Comments on Protecting Information and System Integrity in Industrial Control System Environments: Cybersecurity for the Manufacturing Sector

September 27, 2021

Date Published: September 23, 2021 Comments Due: November 7, 2021 Email Comments to: manufacturing_nccoe [at] nist.gov (manufacturing_nccoe[at]nist[dot]gov) Author(s) Michael Powell (NIST), Joseph Brule

Fall 2021 NICE eNewsletter Available

September 27, 2021

The Fall 2021 NICE eNewsletter is available now. The NICE eNewsletter is published quarterly to provide information on academic, industry, and government

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Spotlight: Inspiration Leading Nandita Abhyankar to NIST and Beyond

September 24, 2021

A passion undeterred — guest researcher (and former postdoc) Nandita Abhyankar took a detour between her graduate studies and current scientific endeavors, but

Implementation Plan for the NICE Strategic Plan

September 23, 2021

The NICE Community Coordinating Council is pleased to announce the Implementation Plan for the NICE Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan, released November 2020

DHS, NIST Coordinate in Releasing Preliminary Cybersecurity Performance Goals for Critical Infrastructure Control Systems

September 23, 2021

Following up on President Biden’s July 28, 2021, National Security Memorandum on “Improving Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Control Systems , the

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Office of the Director

News and Updates

Spotlight: Jeffrey Herrera’s Journey Into Science and Safety

Department of Commerce Kicks Off New Job Quality Initiative to Help Ensure that Economic Recovery is Built on Quality Jobs

PSCR’s Virtual Lab Tour Now Available to the Public

Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF) Draft Update Available for Comment

NIST Publishes 2020 Cybersecurity and Privacy Program Annual Report

A Proclamation on National Manufacturing Day, 2021

New NIST White Paper | Benefits of an Updated Mapping between the NIST CSF and the NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection Standards

Implementation of DevSecOps for a Microservices-based Application with Service Mesh: Draft SP 800-204C is Available for Comment

New Online Tool to Improve Stakeholder Engagement with SP 800-53

Week-Long Events During Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week

Spotlight: Ashlee Aiello and the Challenge of Cotton

NIST Requesting Comments on Protecting Information and System Integrity in Industrial Control System Environments: Cybersecurity for the Manufacturing Sector

Fall 2021 NICE eNewsletter Available

Spotlight: Inspiration Leading Nandita Abhyankar to NIST and Beyond

Implementation Plan for the NICE Strategic Plan

DHS, NIST Coordinate in Releasing Preliminary Cybersecurity Performance Goals for Critical Infrastructure Control Systems

Federal Government Perspectives on Managing Supply Chain Cybersecurity Risks to Computing Devices Webinar

NIST Wireless Networks Division Releases a Model for the IEEE 802.11ay Physical Layer

A Bridge Between Research and Commercialization

Securing the IIoT—Cybersecurity for Distributed Energy Resources: Draft SP 1800-32 Available for Comment

Pre-Draft Call for Comments | Cybersecurity and Privacy in Awareness & Training

Pre-Draft Call for Comments | Incorporating Privacy in Awareness and Training

Spotlight: A Stability-Boosting Swap for Our Chip-Scale Clock

A Smart Use for Doping: Implanted Atoms Create Unique Electrical IDs That Distinguish Bona Fide Devices From Forgeries

Machine Learning for Access Control Policy Verification: NISTIR 8360 Published

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Artificial intelligence
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-Biosecurity
--Biosurveillance
--Genomic cybersecurity
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-Cell measurements
-Engineering / synthetic biology
--Biofabrication
--Cell-free systems
--Genome engineering
--Protein engineering
-Gene delivery systems
-Genome editing
-Genomics
-Glycomics
-Metabolomics
-Microbial measurements
-Proteomics
Buildings and Construction
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-Building control systems
-Building damage and repair
-Building economics
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-Energy efficiency
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-Structural engineering
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Chemistry
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Electronics
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Energy
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Environment
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Forensic Science
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Health
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-Human microbiome
-Precision medicine
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--Flow cytometry
Information technology
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-Cloud computing and virtualization
-Complex systems
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-Conformance testing
-Cyber-physical systems
--Smart cities
-Cybersecurity and privacy
--Cryptography
--Cybersecurity education and workforce development
--Cybersecurity measurement
--Identity and access management
--Privacy engineering
--Risk management
--Securing emerging technologies
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-Data and informatics
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-Digital twins
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--Mobile and wireless networking
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--Network test and measurement
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-Software research
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Infrastructure
Manufacturing
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-Interoperability in manufacturing
-Machining
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-Manufacturing systems design and analysis
-Monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics
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-Product data
-Robotics
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--Mobility and industrial autonomous vehicles
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--Sensing and perception
-Supply chain
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-Systems engineering
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Materials
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--Composition and structure
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-Metals
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Mathematics and statistics
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Metrology
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-Optical / photometry / laser metrology
-Pressure and vacuum metrology
-Thermometry metrology
-Time and frequency metrology
-Weights and measures
Nanotechnology
-Nanobiotechnology
-Nanochemistry
-Nanoelectronics
-Nanofabrication / manufacturing
--Lithography
--Self-assembly
-Nanofluidics
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Neutron research
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Public safety
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-Response robots
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