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Baldrige Performance Excellence Program

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Revamped Baldrige Examiner Training to Include Learning Lab

March 21, 2017

Each year, the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program gathers feedback on what training changes could most benefit Baldrige examiners’ work and Baldrige Award

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Assessing Cybersecurity Risk Management Efforts to be Featured in New Tool and Workshop Sponsored by Cisco

March 9, 2017

With major reported data breaches in 2016 hitting a record high and an average of one health data breach per day, the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is

Current and Past Chairs of Baldrige Board Honored for Health Care Leadership

February 13, 2017

The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) has selected Rulon Stacey, current chair of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program’s Board of

Baldrige Training Programs Honored Among Best Continuing Education in Human Resources, Leadership, and Organizational Development

February 9, 2017

For several years in a row, the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program has been recognized for its leadership development programs, and 2017 is no different

2017-2018 Baldrige Excellence Framework (Health Care and Education Versions) Now Available

January 12, 2017

Now available for purchase: the 2017-2018 Baldrige Excellence Framework (Education) and the 2017-2018 Baldrige Excellence Framework ( Health Care). These

2017-2018 Baldrige Excellence Framework and Criteria (Business/Nonprofit)

December 14, 2016

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program has released the 2017-2018 Baldrige Excellence Framework (Business/Nonprofit). The 2017–2018 Baldrige Excellence

Baldrige Advisory Board Meets Tomorrow with Three New Members

December 5, 2016

The Board of Overseers of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) is meeting tomorrow on the campus of the National Institute of Standards and

Baldrige Program Seeks Examiners for 2017 Board

November 28, 2016

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) is seeking applicants for Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners for the 2017 award cycle

Four U.S. Organizations Receive Nation’s Highest Honor for Performance Excellence

November 17, 2016

WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker today named four organizations as the 2016 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the

Prepare to Apply for a 2017 Baldrige Award!

November 9, 2016

High-performing U.S. businesses, nonprofits, health care, and education organizations: consider applying next year for the nation’s most prestigious and only

Baldrige Program Seeks Candidates for 2017 Baldrige Executive Fellows Program

September 29, 2016

The Baldrige Program is seeking qualified candidates for the 2017 Baldrige Executive Fellows Program, which is a one-year, nationally ranked leadership

NIST Releases Baldrige-Based Tool for Cybersecurity Excellence

September 15, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released today the draft Baldrige Cybersecurity

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How the Baldrige Program Supports Manufacturing Day 2016

August 31, 2016

Helping to connect U.S. school children (the workforce of the future) with manufacturers, and providing manufacturers with a performance excellence framework

Fifteen Organizations to Receive Site Visits for 2016 Baldrige Award

August 22, 2016

The Judges Panel for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) chose 15 organizations to proceed to Site Visit Review, the final stage of the

Pilot Product Will Offer the Baldrige Site Visit Experience

August 1, 2016

For years, the Baldrige Program has heard from its award applicants that the most valuable and robust feedback comes when the organization is site visited by a

Commerce Secretary Appoints New Members to Baldrige Award's Judges Panel

July 25, 2016

Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker recently appointed four new members to three-year terms on the Judges Panel for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

Baldrige Program Director Describes Collaboration and Aim for New Cybersecurity Assessment Tool

July 12, 2016

The Baldrige Program is partnering with the Applied Cybersecurity Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop a Baldrige

2016 Baldrige Case Study Depicts Online Retailer Facing Some Familiar Challenges

June 28, 2016

What does a high-performing online retail business look like that is using the Baldrige Excellence Framework to improve and excel? What lessons can other

Thirty-Four Organizations Apply for the 2016 Baldrige Award

May 16, 2016

Thirty-four organizations from a wide range of sectors and U.S. states have submitted applications for the 2016 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

Peer Network of Executives Ends Fellowship with Leadership and its Challenges Addressed

April 25, 2016

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is proud to announce the completion of the year-long Baldrige Executive Fellows Program by 15 senior leaders

Benefits of the Baldrige Framework in U.S. Health Care: A Summary of Recent News

April 18, 2016

Benefits of using the Baldrige Excellence Framework in U.S. health care organizations are well established. Recent news stories and other publications and media

MidwayUSA representatives receive 2015 Baldrige Award.

Commerce Deputy Secretary Andrews Honors Four Organizations with 2015 Baldrige Award

April 7, 2016

Describing them as "the nation's role models for excellence," U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews presented four U.S. organizations on April 3, 2016

New Cohort Selected for Prestigious Baldrige Executive Fellows Program

March 17, 2016

Eighteen executives have been selected to the prestigious Baldrige Executive Fellows Program, the only executive leadership fellowship that provides one-on-one

Seeking Input on the Baldrige Excellence Framework

February 29, 2016

What are the top leading-edge strategic and competitiveness challenges you are facing in your organization (or seeing in the organizations you work with)? What

Now Posted: State-by-State Baldrige Impact Data for 2016

February 11, 2016

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) at NIST released data this week that document the scope of services provided to U.S. organizations in every

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