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Baldrige Performance Excellence Program

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Get Ready to Apply for the 2018 Baldrige Award!

November 13, 2017

Is your organization already using the Baldrige Excellence Framework (including the Criteria for Performance Excellence) to guide improvement efforts and...

Baldrige Program Seeks Candidates for 2018 Baldrige Executive Fellows Program

September 28, 2017

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is seeking qualified candidates for the 2018 Baldrige Executive Fellows Program, a one-year, nationally ranked...

Fourteen Organizations to Receive Site Visits for 2017 Baldrige Award

August 28, 2017

Meeting last week at NIST, the Judges Panel for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) chose 14 organizations to proceed to Site Visit Review, the...

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2017 Baldrige Case Study Provides Examples, Best Practices from Community Health

July 26, 2017

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Working at the community level to promote healthy living and prevent chronic disease brings the...

Appointments Finalized for Overseers and Chair of Baldrige Program’s Advisory Board

July 18, 2017

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross recently reappointed Rulon Stacey to another one-year term as chair of the Baldrige Program’s Board of Overseers. He also...

With New Appointees in Place, Baldrige Judges and Overseers to Meet This Week

June 5, 2017

The Baldrige Program will host a joint meeting this week of the Judges’ Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and the Board of Overseers at the...

More than 400 Refine Their Baldrige Evaluation Skills, Ready to Help Organizations Improve

May 31, 2017

Over three weeks in late April and early May, more than 400 Baldrige examiners, judges, and special guests completed the 2017 Baldrige Examiner Preparation...

2017 Baldrige Award Applications Have Arrived

May 5, 2017

Twenty-four organizations from a variety of sectors and U.S. states have submitted applications for the 2017 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Reflecting...

Executives Selected for Highly Regarded Baldrige Executive Development

April 24, 2017

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

Congratulations to Executives Who End Year-long Fellowship Having Explored Leadership, Innovation through Cross-Sector Learning

April 17, 2017

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is proud to announce the completion of the year-long Baldrige Executive Fellows Program by 18 senior leaders...

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Presents Four Organizations with Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

April 3, 2017

BALTIMORE—Noting that “this public-private partnership generates $1 billion per year in economic impact,” U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross presented four...

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...

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Baldrige Performance Excellence Program

News and Updates

Get Ready to Apply for the 2018 Baldrige Award!

Baldrige Program Seeks Candidates for 2018 Baldrige Executive Fellows Program

Fourteen Organizations to Receive Site Visits for 2017 Baldrige Award

2017 Baldrige Case Study Provides Examples, Best Practices from Community Health

Appointments Finalized for Overseers and Chair of Baldrige Program’s Advisory Board

With New Appointees in Place, Baldrige Judges and Overseers to Meet This Week

More than 400 Refine Their Baldrige Evaluation Skills, Ready to Help Organizations Improve

2017 Baldrige Award Applications Have Arrived

Executives Selected for Highly Regarded Baldrige Executive Development

Congratulations to Executives Who End Year-long Fellowship Having Explored Leadership, Innovation through Cross-Sector Learning

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Presents Four Organizations with Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

Revamped Baldrige Examiner Training to Include Learning Lab

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

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

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

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

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

Baldrige Advisory Board Meets Tomorrow with Three New Members

Baldrige Program Seeks Examiners for 2017 Board

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

Prepare to Apply for a 2017 Baldrige Award!

Baldrige Program Seeks Candidates for 2017 Baldrige Executive Fellows Program

NIST Releases Baldrige-Based Tool for Cybersecurity Excellence

How the Baldrige Program Supports Manufacturing Day 2016

Fifteen Organizations to Receive Site Visits for 2016 Baldrige Award

Advanced communications
-Open Radio Access Network (Open-RAN)
-Quantum communications
-Spectrum sharing
-Wireless (RF)
Artificial intelligence
-AI measurement and evaluation
-Autonomous systems
--Automated vehicles
--Autonomous laboratories
-Applied AI
-Fundamental AI
-Hardware for AI
-Machine learning
-Trustworthy and responsible AI
Bioscience
-Bioeconomy
--Biological data
-Bioimaging
-Bioinformatics
-Biomanufacturing
-Biomaterials
-Biometrology
-Biosecurity
--Biosurveillance
--Genomic cybersecurity
--Nucleic acid sequence screening
-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
-Building codes and standards
-Building control systems
-Building damage and repair
-Building economics
-Building materials
-Energy efficiency
-Heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment
-Indoor air quality
-Structural engineering
-Thermal comfort
Chemistry
-Analytical chemistry
-Chemical engineering and processing
-Chemical thermodynamics and chemical properties
-Molecular characterization
-Theoretical chemistry and modeling
-Thermochemical properties
Electronics
-Electromagnetics
-Flexible electronics
-Magnetoelectronics
-Optoelectronics
-Organic electronics
-Semiconductors
-Sensors
-Superconducting electronics
Energy
-Alternative energy
-Conventional energy
-Electric power / smart grid
-Fuels
Environment
-Air / water / soil quality
-Climate Measurements
-Environmental health
-Greenhouse gas measurements
-Marine science
-Sustainability
Fire
-Fire detection
-Fire dynamics and science
-Fire fighting
-Fire modeling
-Fire risk reduction
-Materials flammability
-Structural fire resistance
-Wildland urban interface fire
Forensic Science
-Digital evidence
-Drugs and toxicology
-Firearms and toolmarks
-Forensic biometrics
-Forensic genetics
-Trace evidence
Health
-Biopharmaceuticals
-Cell and gene therapy
-Clinical diagnostics
--Cancer
--Medical imaging
-Food and nutrition
-Human microbiome
-Precision medicine
-Regenerative medicine and advanced therapy
--Flow cytometry
Information technology
-Biometrics
-Cloud computing and virtualization
-Complex systems
-Computational science
-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
--Trustworthy networks
--Trustworthy platforms
-Data and informatics
--Human language technology
--Information retrieval
--Natural language processing
-Digital twins
-Federal information processing standards (FIPS)
-Health IT
-Internet of Things (IoT)
-Interoperability testing
-Location based services
-Mobile
-Networking
--Mobile and wireless networking
--Network management and monitoring
--Network modeling and analysis
--Network security and robustness
--Network test and measurement
--Next generation networks
--Protocol design and standardization
--Software defined and virtual networks
-Software research
--Software testing
-Usability and human factors
--Accessibility
-Video analytics
-Virtual / augmented reality
-Visualization research
-Voting systems
Infrastructure
Manufacturing
-Additive manufacturing
-Factory communications
-Factory operations planning and control
-Interoperability in manufacturing
-Machining
-Manufacturing economics
-Manufacturing quality assurance
-Manufacturing systems design and analysis
-Monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics
-Process improvement
-Process measurement and control
-Product data
-Robotics
--Agility and adaptability
--Collaborative robots
--Dexterous grasping
--Manipulation
--Mobility and industrial autonomous vehicles
--Navigation / actuation / control
--Sensing and perception
-Supply chain
-Sustainable manufacturing
-Systems engineering
-Systems integration
-Technology commercialization
Materials
-Ceramics
-Composites
-Concrete / cement
-Materials characterization
--Composition and structure
--Mechanical properties
--Thermal properties
-Metals
-Modeling and computational material science
-Polymers
-Superconductors
Mathematics and statistics
-Experiment design
-Image and signal processing
-Modeling and simulation research
-Numerical methods and software
-Statistical analysis
-Uncertainty quantification
Metrology
-Amount of substance
-Dimensional metrology
-Electrical / electromagnetic metrology
-Flow metrology and rheology
-Force metrology
-Humidity metrology
-Ionizing radiation metrology
-Mass metrology
-Metric
-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
-Nanomagnetics
-Nanomaterials
-Nanomechanics
-Nanometrology
-Nanophotonics
-Nanophysics
-Nanoplasmonics
Neutron research
Performance excellence
-Assessment tools and services
-Baldrige award
-Baldrige examiners
-Baldrige Framework and Criteria
-Best practices
-Leadership development
Physics
-Atomic / molecular / quantum
-Biological physics
-Condensed matter
-Electron physics
-Magnetics
-Nuclear physics
-Optical physics and communications
-Quantum information science
-Radiation
-Spectroscopy
-Thermodynamics
-Time and frequency
Public safety
-Chemical / Biological / Radiological / Nuclear / Explosives (CBRNE)
-First responder preparedness
-Law enforcement
-Public safety communications research
-Response robots
Resilience
-Community resilience
--Recovery
--Resilience metrics
-Disaster and failure studies
-Earthquake risk reduction
-Resilience economics
-Resilient materials
-Windstorm impact reduction
Standards
-Accreditation
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-Standards education
Technology transfer
Transportation
-Aerospace
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