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Communications Technology Laboratory

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First Test Labs for Next-Generation Internet Protocol (IPv6) Are Accredited

March 2, 2010

The first two laboratories have recently completed accreditation to provide testing services for the USGv6 Program. The USGv6 Program, developed at the National...

NIST Issues Expanded Draft of Smart Grid Cyber Security Strategy For Public Review and Comment

February 3, 2010

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued today the second draft of its Smart Grid Cyber Security Strategy and...

Engineered Metamaterials Enable Remarkably Small Antennas

January 26, 2010

In an advance that might interest Q-Branch, the gadget makers for James Bond, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and partners from...

NIST Issues First Release of Framework for Smart Grid Interoperability

January 19, 2010

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued today an initial list of standards, a preliminary cyber...

Six NIST Researchers Selected as IEEE Fellows

January 12, 2010

Six researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have been named fellows of IEEE, as association for professionals involved in areas...

NIST Seeks Nominations for New Smart Grid Advisory Committee

January 12, 2010

In a Federal Register notice published on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST ) solicited nominations for members...

New Automated Technique with Online Verification Eases Network Analyzer Calibration

December 15, 2009

Verifying the accuracy of network analyzers--instruments that are used to measure key performance characteristics of electronic networks--was once an awkward...

Demonstration Network Planned for Public Safety 700 MHz Broadband

December 15, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) have announced plans to...

Board of New Smart Grid Panel 'Boots Up'— Key Position Filled and Next Steps Assigned

December 14, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md.— The three-week-old Smart Grid Interoperability Panel's (SGIP's) governing board appointed Steve Widergren, a principal engineer at Pacific...

Smart Grid Interoperability Panel Launched; Governing Board Elected

November 19, 2009

DENVER--The inaugural meeting of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP), a new stakeholder forum to provide technical support to the Commerce Department's...

New Smart Grid Documents Include Call for Governing Board Nominations

October 20, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has posted three documents related to the Smart Grid, the next-generation electricity network for U.S...

Standards Development Plan for 'Smart Grid' Announced

October 6, 2009

On Sept. 24, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced an accelerated plan for developing standards to transform the U.S. power distribution system into a 'Smart...

Commerce Secretary Unveils Plan for Smart Grid Interoperability

September 24, 2009

WASHINGTON – Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today unveiled an accelerated plan for developing standards to transform the U.S. power distribution system into a...

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to Present Major Report on Smart Grid Interoperability Standards

September 17, 2009

WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will present a major new report for public comment...

Testing equipment being used by NIST scientists in recent research mapping radio frequency penetration of airframes, in this case a Boeing 737-200.

Penetrating Insights: NIST Airframe Tests Help Ensure Better Shielding for Flight Instruments

August 25, 2009

Airline travelers are used to being instructed to turn off computers and cell phones during takeoffs and landings as a precaution against interfering with the...

Up-Scale: Frequency Converter Enables Ultra-High Sensitivity Infrared Spectrometry

August 25, 2009

In what may prove to be a major development for scientists in fields ranging from forensics to quantum communications, researchers at the National Institute of...

NIST Awards Contract to Sustain Fast Track Development of Smart Grid Standards

August 21, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that EnerNex Corporation, Knoxville, Tenn...

NIST Announces Third Smart Grid Public Workshop, Aug. 3-4

July 24, 2009

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a third major stakeholders workshop as NIST...

Federal Energy Regulation Commission Issues Smart Grid Policy Statement

July 17, 2009

On July 16, the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC) issued a new policy statement that provides "guidance regarding the development of a smart grid for...

NIST Seeks Comments on Smart Grid Report

June 30, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting public comment on a draft report* that identifies issues and proposes priorities for...

NIST Releases Report on Smart Grid Development

June 18, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, MD – The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology today released for public review a report* that identifies...

Announcing DRAFT NIST SP500-267 A Profile for IPv6 in the U.S. Government - Version 1.0 (Draft 2)

June 4, 2009

A DRAFT of NIST Special Publication 500-267, A Profile for IPv6 in the U.S. Government - Version 1.0 (Draft 2), is now available for public comment. This...

Revision for Secure Domain Name System (DNS) Deployment Guide

June 1, 2009

March 2009 - NIST has drafted an update to the "Secure Domain Name System (DNS) Deployment Guide" (NIST Special Publication 800-81 Rev 1),the key Secure DNS...

ANTD assists in the completion of the IEEE 802.21 Media Independent Handovers (MIH) standard specifications

June 1, 2009

January 2009 - The IEEE 802.21 standard was published on January 21, 2009. This is the final realization of a multi-year project to standardize a media...

NIST Validation Program Tests Next-Generation Internet Products

May 20, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is establishing a testing program to assure that the U.S. government purchases new computers and...

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