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NIST Awards Six Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Grants to Advance Standards Education

October 30, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded six grants totaling over $400,000 to support the integration of standards education into...

NIST Invites Applications for the 2014 Standards Services Curricula Development Program

February 25, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is offering financial support for the development of curricula with standards and standardization...

NIST Offers Support for Development of Educational Materials, Courses on Standards

January 24, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is offering support to qualified institutions interested in developing teaching materials and...

U.S., Brazil Publish Compliance Requirement Guides for Selected Industries

November 27, 2012

New publications from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and its counterpart in Brazil can help manufacturers in several industries...

Three at NIST Honored by ANSI

July 25, 2012

Three staff members of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are among the 17 recipients of the 2012 Leadership and Service Awards presented...

NVLAP Recognized by ENERGY STAR

December 8, 2010

ENERGY STAR, a program of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) to promote energy efficiency, has recognized the National...

New GSI Web site Experience Puts Product Standards on the Map

September 14, 2010

Those looking for the latest product standards-related news, regulatory developments, events and workshops around the world now can turn to the new Global...

NIST Requests Comments on Proposed Biometrics Lab Program

March 5, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking public comments on a proposed new program to accredit testing laboratories that evaluate...

Workshop to Focus on Standards Education

January 8, 2008

Representatives of standards making bodies, corporate officials and educators from around the world will meet Feb. 21-22, 2008, at the "Global Perspectives and...

New Accreditation Program for Radiation Detector Labs

May 10, 2007

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has established a new voluntary accreditation program for the laboratories that test radiation...

New Standards Portal Focuses on U.S.-China Trade

September 18, 2006

NEW YORK–The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in cooperation with the Standardization...

New Web Service Tracks Foreign Tech Regulations

June 30, 2005

Want to know about pending changes in technical regulations in Brazil, the United Kingdom, Korea or any of the 148 nations that are members of the World Trade...

NIST to Accredit Voting Systems Test Labs

June 30, 2005

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has established a program for accrediting laboratories that will test voting systems and components in...

NIST Selects New Chief of National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program

June 10, 2003

Warren Merkel, a laboratory-testing and accreditation authority with public and private-sector experience, has been chosen to lead the National Voluntary...

Federal Agencies Double Their Use of Private-Sector Standards

March 4, 2002

A newly released, congressionally mandated report from the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) concludes that federal...

NIST To Evaluate Evaluators of Water Quality Testing

January 16, 1998

The National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced draft guidelines to accredit commercial vendors to evaluate drinking and wastewater analysis...

New Directory of U.S. Standards Activities Now Available

November 25, 1996

A new edition of the directory of Standards Activities of Organizations in the United States (SP 806) has been published by the Commerce Department's National...

NIST Assumes Leadership Role in International Laboratory Accreditation

October 16, 1996

Representatives from accrediting bodies in 44 nations have elected a standards and conformity assessment official from the Commerce Department's National...

1996 NVLAP Directory Lists Test And Calibration Labs Meeting International Standards

May 8, 1996

To help improve U.S. trade, the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology...

U.S.-NVLAP and Canadian CGSB Establish Lab Accreditation Agreement to Improve Trade

September 13, 1995

In an effort to improve trade between the world's two largest trading partners, the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology...

NIST Announces Accreditation for Calibration Labs Based on International Standards

May 31, 1994

The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology now will accept applications...

National Conformity Assessment Program Established To Promote International Trade

April 25, 1994

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology has established the National Voluntary Conformity Assessment System Evaluation...

U.S., Canada Renew Laboratory Accreditation Agreement To Spur International Trade

February 22, 1994

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Standards Council of Canada today renewed an agreement to help...

ICSP to Hold Open Seminar on Voluntary Standards in Government

December 14, 1993

The Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-119, "Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Standards," encourages government use of...

Comments Requested on Plan to Harmonize U.S. Lab Accreditation with International Standards

August 20, 1993

In an effort to improve acceptance of U.S. products in foreign markets, the National Institute of Standards and Technology is requesting comments on proposed...

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