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Join Us for Cybersecurity Career Week - October 16-21

July 18, 2023

Cybersecurity Career Week October 16-21, 2023 nist.gov/nice/ccw WE’VE UPDATED OUR NAME! Cybersecurity Career Week (formerly Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week)

NIST Announces Additional Digital Signature Candidates for the PQC Standardization Process

July 17, 2023

In response to a September 2022 announcement calling for additional Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Digital Signature Schemes, NIST received 40 candidates that

Now Available for Public Comment — Draft NIST IR 8473, Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Electric Vehicle Extreme Fast Charging Infrastructure

July 14, 2023

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) today released for public comment the initial public draft of NIST Internal Report (NIST IR) 8473

Registration Now Open for the FISSEA Summer Forum: August 23, 2023

July 14, 2023

Registration Now Open for the FISSEA Summer Forum The FISSEA Forums are quarterly meetings to provide opportunities for policy and programmatic updates, the

Less Than One Month Away! Deadline Approaching for Comments on Proposed Competency Areas

July 12, 2023

CALL FOR COMMENTS: NICE FRAMEWORK LIST OF COMPETENCY AREAS We want to hear from you! Last month, NICE released a new proposed list of NICE Framework Competency

NEW DEADLINE: JULY 28, 2023 | NICE K12 Conference Call for Proposals

July 6, 2023

NEW DEADLINE: JULY 28, 2023 CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2023 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference The 2023 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference Planning

ONE MONTH AWAY! Deadline Approaching for Funding Opportunity

July 5, 2023

CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY Last month, NICE announced a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) from the National

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Spotlight: The Runaway Hit for Software Testing

June 30, 2023

It’s a research tool that helps test software more effectively than ever before — including the software that helps keep cars and airplanes operating safely.

NIST to Withdraw Special Publication 800-67 Revision 2

June 29, 2023

NIST will withdraw Special Publication (SP) 800-67 Revision 2, Recommendation for the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA) Block Cipher , on January 1, 2024

Recognizing the Essential Role of National Cybersecurity Education Programs and Achievements

June 26, 2023

CONGRESS RECOGNIZES JUNE 2023 AS “NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION MONTH" The Senate of the United States has resolved that June 2023 shall be designated as

National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee Releases First Report

June 22, 2023

NAIAC’s work supports the Biden-Harris administration’s ongoing efforts to advance a comprehensive approach to AI-related risks and opportunities.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New NIST Public Working Group on AI

June 22, 2023

The group will build on NIST’s Risk Management Framework to tackle risks of rapidly advancing generative AI.

NICE Framework Competencies: Preparing a Job-Ready Cybersecurity Workforce

June 21, 2023

Just Published: NICE Framework Competency Areas NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8355, NICE Framework Competencies: Preparing a Job-Ready Cybersecurity Workforce

Request for Comments on New List of NICE Framework Competency Areas

June 21, 2023

JUST PUBLISHED: NICE FRAMEWORK COMPETENCY AREAS, NISTIR 8355 NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8355, NICE Framework Competencies: Preparing a Job-Ready

Request to Become a Collaborator — Cybersecurity for the Water and Wastewater Sector: A Practical Reference Design for Mitigating Cyber Risk in Water and Wastewater Systems

June 20, 2023

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has issued a Federal Register Notice (FRN) inviting technology vendors, water/wastewater sector members

Information Technology Laboratory

News and Updates

Join Us for Cybersecurity Career Week - October 16-21

NIST Announces Additional Digital Signature Candidates for the PQC Standardization Process

Now Available for Public Comment — Draft NIST IR 8473, Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Electric Vehicle Extreme Fast Charging Infrastructure

Registration Now Open for the FISSEA Summer Forum: August 23, 2023

Less Than One Month Away! Deadline Approaching for Comments on Proposed Competency Areas

NEW DEADLINE: JULY 28, 2023 | NICE K12 Conference Call for Proposals

ONE MONTH AWAY! Deadline Approaching for Funding Opportunity

Spotlight: The Runaway Hit for Software Testing

NIST to Withdraw Special Publication 800-67 Revision 2

Recognizing the Essential Role of National Cybersecurity Education Programs and Achievements

National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee Releases First Report

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New NIST Public Working Group on AI

NICE Framework Competencies: Preparing a Job-Ready Cybersecurity Workforce

Request for Comments on New List of NICE Framework Competency Areas

Request to Become a Collaborator — Cybersecurity for the Water and Wastewater Sector: A Practical Reference Design for Mitigating Cyber Risk in Water and Wastewater Systems

Status Report on the Final Round of the NIST Lightweight Cryptography Standardization Process: NIST Releases IR 8454

LAST CALL: Comments Requested on Proposed Updates to NICE Framework Work Role Categories and Work Roles

Open for Public Comment: New Draft Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Genomic Data

May 2023 NICE Community Coordinating Council Monthly Meeting Recap

Recap and Resources from the 2023 NICE Conference & Expo

NIST Releases Interagency Report 8406: Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Liquefied Natural Gas

A New Look for NICE

Preliminary Draft NIST SP 1800-40A: Automation of the NIST Cryptographic Module Validation Program

Draft NIST IR 8441: Hybrid Satellite Network (HSN) Cybersecurity Framework Profile Open for Public Comment

RAMP'ing Up Community-Based Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development

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Chemistry
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Electronics
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Infrastructure
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-Robotics in manufacturing
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--Sensing and perception
-Supply chain
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-Systems engineering
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-Technology commercialization
Materials
-Ceramics
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--Composition and structure
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Mathematics and statistics
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Metrology
-Amount of substance
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-Time and frequency metrology
-Weights and measures
Nanotechnology
-Nanobiotechnology
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-Nanofabrication / manufacturing
--Lithography
--Self-assembly
-Nanofluidics
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Neutron research
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Physics
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