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NIST Seeks Public Input on Use of Positioning, Navigation and Timing Services

May 27, 2020

Agency plans guidance to strengthen cybersecurity of related tech in response to White House order.

PSCR Awards More Than $800K to Tech to Protect Contestants

May 21, 2020

NIST’s largest open innovation prize competition to date awarded $810,000 to contestants at the Tech to Protect Challenge National Award Event on May 1, 2020

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NIST Study Measures Performance Accuracy of Contactless Fingerprinting Tech

May 19, 2020

NIST evaluated 6 contactless fingerprinting tools, comparing their performance to devices that require physical contact.

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National Inventors Month: Tech Transfer

May 6, 2020

The month of May not only signifies the end of Spring, but also highlights the beginnings of new ideas and creations since it has been nationally recognized as

NICE Released the Spring 2020 eNewsletter

May 6, 2020

The Spring 2020 NICE eNewsletter has been published to provide subscribers information on academic, industry, and government developments related to the

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NIST and OSTP Launch Effort to Improve Search Engines for COVID-19 Research

April 15, 2020

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the White House Office of Science and

Notice of Funding Opportunity: K12 Cybersecurity Outreach Program

April 6, 2020

Notice of Funding Opportunity NIST is pleased to announce funding on behalf of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) for the NICE K12

Now Open: NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference 2020 Call for Presentations

April 1, 2020

6th Annual NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference Call for Presentations: Open April 1 – June 30, 2020 The 2020 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference

To Tune Up Your Quantum Computer, Better Call an AI Mechanic

March 31, 2020

A high-end race car engine needs all its components tuned and working together precisely to deliver top-quality performance. The same can be said about the

NIST Helps Build Accurate Measurement Infrastructure for 5G Communications

March 18, 2020

As fifth-generation (5G) devices and networks begin to roll out, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is helping to build the crucial

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NIST Updates and Expands Its Flagship Catalog of Information System Safeguards

March 16, 2020

After your organization forms a general plan for tackling its cybersecurity and privacy risk management issues, it needs particular state-of-the-art tools to

Impact Analysis Tool for Interdependent Cyber Supply Chain Risks: Draft NISTIR 8272 Available for Comment

March 13, 2020

NIST requests comments on Draft NISTIR 8272, Impact Analysis Tool for Interdependent Cyber Supply Chain Risks, which describes a prototype tool developed to

Tech Transfer: Thoughts on an Innovation Ecosystem

March 3, 2020

Technology Transfer (T2) involves the movement of scientific discoveries and innovative technical knowledge from the federal laboratories to the private sector

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Can Mobile Networks Connect First Responders in Remote Areas?

February 26, 2020

The high plateaus of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, known for panoramic vistas, wildlife, old gold mines and sports of all kinds, are attracting new pioneers

NIST Releases Roadmap to Creating Partnerships to Build the Cybersecurity Workforce

February 25, 2020

Partnerships to Build the Cybersecurity Workforce The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Save the Date for the 6th Annual NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference

February 19, 2020

6th ANNUAL NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference SAVE THE DATE: December 7-8, 2020 LOCATION: St. Louis, Missouri Visit the Conference Website We are

Connect with NICE at RSA Conference 2020

February 18, 2020

At this year's RSA Conference in San Francisco, CA, NIST staff will be hosting a number of presentations, interactive meetings, demos, and panels. The following

Save the Date for the 11th Annual NICE Conference and Expo

February 12, 2020

11th ANNUAL NICE CONFERENCE AND EXPO SAVE THE DATE: November 16-18, 2020 LOCATION: Atlanta, Georgia Visit the Conference website We are excited to announce that

NICE Director Participates as Witness During U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Hearing

February 11, 2020

Rodney Petersen, the Director of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), participated as a witness during the House Science Subcommittee on