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NIST Releases a Draft Revision of Special Publication (SP) 800-57 Part 2, Recommendation for Key Management, Part 2: Best Practices for Key Management Organization

April 11, 2018

NIST released a draft revision of Special Publication (SP) 800-57 Part 2, Recommendation for Key Management, Part 2: Best Practices for Key Management

NICE Released the Spring 2018 eNewsletter

April 10, 2018

The Spring 2018 NICE eNewsletter has been published to provide subscribers information on academic, industry, and government developments related to the

NIST Releases the Summary of Activities for Fiscal Year (Yearly Report) 2017 of ITL’s Applied and Computational Mathematics Division

April 6, 2018

NIST releases the Summary of Activities for Fiscal Year (Yearly Report) 2017 of ITL’s Applied and Computational Mathematics Division. The report summarizes

NIST Releases Draft NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 8011 Volume 3, Automation Support for Security Control Assessments: Software Asset Management

April 5, 2018

NIST releases Draft NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 8011 Volume 3, Automation Support for Security Control Assessments: Software Asset Management. This

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NIST and Florida International University Join Forces on Cybersecurity Education Outreach

April 4, 2018

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced a cooperative agreement with Florida

OPM Guidance on Use of NICE Framework for Coding Cybersecurity Work Roles of Critical Need

April 2, 2018

The United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has issued a Memo to provide guidance that will help Federal departments and agencies pinpoint their

NICE Introduces New Apprenticeship Subgroup

March 28, 2018

NICE has launched the Apprenticeship Subgroup, a new public working group within the charter of the NICE Working Group. Girish Seshagiri and Jennifer Carlson

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NIST Helps Facilitate First-Ever Spectrum Sharing Between Military and Commercial Wireless Users

March 22, 2018

For the past three years, an important broker has had its eyes on a prime piece of property that it wants to allocate to multiple tenants to ensure maximum use

NIST Releases Draft NIST Special Publication 800-160 Volume 2, Systems Security Engineering: Cyber Resiliency Considerations for the Engineering of Trustworthy Secure Systems

March 21, 2018

The United States continues to have complete dependence on information technology deployed in critical infrastructure systems and applications in both the

NIST Releases Certification of Standard Reference Material 2372a Human DNA Quantitation Standard (NIST Special Publication 260-189)

March 19, 2018

NIST releases Certification of Standard Reference Material 2372a Human DNA Quantitation Standard (NIST Special Publication 260-189), a publication produced by

NIST Releases Special Publication 500-325, Fog Computing Conceptual Model

March 16, 2018

NIST released Special Publication 500-325, Fog Computing Conceptual Model, a report that presents the conceptual models of fog and mist computing and how they

Federal Information Systems Security Association Educator of the Year

March 14, 2018

Congratulations to Mr. Michael Petock, U.S. Department of State, for being awarded the Federal Information Systems Security Educator’s Association (FISSEA)

Inaugural Women in Federal IT and Cybersecurity Event

March 8, 2018

In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Federal CIO Council Workforce Committee is pleased to host its first-ever Women in Federal IT and Cybersecurity

Updates to the Cyber Defense Knowledge Unit Mapping Guide

March 6, 2018

The National CyberWatch Center has recently updated their Guide for Mapping Courses to Knowledge Units. The guide, now in version 2, provides detailed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) recently released the HL7 Version 2.6 Implementation Guide: Vital Records Birth and Fetal Death Reporting, Release 1 STU Release 2 - US Realm

February 23, 2018

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) recently released the HL7 Version 2.6 Implementation Guide

NIST Releases Evaluation of Cloud Computing Services Based on NIST SP 800-145 (NIST SP 500-322)

February 23, 2018

NIST releases Evaluation of Cloud Computing Services Based on NIST SP 800-145 (NIST SP 500-322), a report that provides clarification for (1) qualifying a given

NIST Releases, for Public Comment, The Final Draft of Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information (NIST SP 800-171A)

February 20, 2018

NIST released, for public comment, the final draft of Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information (NIST SP 800-171A), a publication

NIST Announces 2018 Small Business Innovation Research Funding Opportunity

February 16, 2018

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is now accepting proposals for its 2018 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards. The

NIST Releases National Checklist Program for IT Products – Guidelines for Checklist Users and Developers (NIST SP 800-70 Revision 4)

February 15, 2018

NIST releases National Checklist Program for IT Products – Guidelines for Checklist Users and Developers (NIST SP 800-70 Revision 4), a report that explains how

Draft NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 8200, Interagency Report on Status of International Cybersecurity Standardization for the Internet of Things (IoT) Released for Comment

February 14, 2018

The Interagency International Cybersecurity Standardization Working Group (IICS WG), which was established in December 2015 by the National Security Council's

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