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DoD Directive 8140.01 Cyberspace Workforce Management

August 11, 2016

DoD Directive 8140.01 Cyberspace Workforce Management Reissues and renumbers DoD Directive (DoDD) 8570.01 to update and expand established DoD policies and

NIST engineer Ben Posthuma demonstrates the use of NIST's Rapidly Deployable Public Safety Research Platform

NIST’s Rolling Wireless Net Helps Improve First-Responder Communications

August 10, 2016

First responders often have trouble communicating with each other in emergencies. They may use different types of radios, or they may be working in rural areas

Grand Cyber Challenge

August 4, 2016

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Cyber Grand Challenge was held on August 4, 2016. For nearly twelve hours, seven teams were scored based

NIST's Network-of-Things Model Builds Foundation to Help Define the Internet of Things

July 28, 2016

A new publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides a basic model aimed at helping researchers better understand the

Realizing the Potential of Quantum Information Science and Advancing High-Performance Computing

July 27, 2016

The White House announced today a new report from the National Science and Technology Council on challenges, opportunities and the path forward in quantum

This magneto-ionic thin film, made primarily of aluminum oxide, gadolinium oxide and cobalt, allows oxygen ions to travel up and down through spaces between the layers when pushed by an electric field.

NIST Reveals Valuable Fundamentals of a Stacked, Cracked Jack of All Trades

July 22, 2016

There is a crack in everything, Leonard Cohen sang; that's how the light gets in. Now a team led by scientists from the National Institute of Standards and

NICE released the second edition of its quarterly eNewsletter

July 21, 2016

NICE released the second edition of its quarterly eNewsletter series to provide subscribers information on academic, industry, and government developments

U.S. Commerce Department Awards Small Businesses $3.3 Million for Innovation Research

July 6, 2016

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced that 19 small businesses will receive nearly $3.3 million

Commerce Secretary Appoints Avi Bender as NTIS Head, Unveils New Joint Venture Opportunities in Data Sharing/Services

June 20, 2016

WASHINGTON – The Commerce Department's National Technical Information Service (NTIS) has reached a turning point. The agency published a Federal Register notice

The Director of NICE, Rodney Petersen, was recognized with an Award for Government Excellence in Cybersecurity

June 15, 2016

The Director of NICE, Rodney Petersen, was recognized with an Award for Government Excellence in Cybersecurity at the Colloquium for Information Systems

The Stakeholders Have Spoken: NIST to Refine Cybersecurity Framework

June 9, 2016

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing a minor update of its Cybersecurity Framework based on feedback from its users. In the

Federal Funding Opportunity to enhance Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships to Stimulate (RAMPS) Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development

May 12, 2016

Federal Funding Opportunity to enhance Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships to Stimulate (RAMPS) Cybersecurity Education and Workforce

NIST 'RAMPS' Up Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development With New Grants

May 12, 2016

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is offering up to $1 million in grants to establish up to eight Regional Alliances and

Building Security into Cyber-Physical Systems: NIST Researchers Suggest Approach for Trustworthy Modern Infrastructure

May 4, 2016

We are immersed in a cyber-physical world. Information technology is deeply embedded in traditionally non-IT systems, including automobiles, the electric grid

Updates to the new NSA/DHS Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber Defense (CAE IA/CD) designation are complete

May 3, 2016

Updates to the new NSA/DHS Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber Defense (CAE IA/CD) designation are complete. The creation of this new

NIST’s Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board Names New Chair

April 29, 2016

Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director Willie E. May today announced the

NIST Kicks Off Effort to Defend Encrypted Data from Quantum Computer Threat

April 28, 2016

If an exotic quantum computer is invented that could break the codes we depend on to protect confidential electronic information, what will we do to maintain

NICE released the first edition of a quarterly eNewsletter

April 13, 2016

NICE released the first edition of a quarterly eNewsletter series to provide subscribers information on academic, industry, and government developments related

NICE Strategic Plan Finalized

April 1, 2016

NICE Strategic Plan Finalized (April 2016)

NIST Releases New Document on its Cryptographic Standards and Guidelines Process

March 31, 2016

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the final version of a document outlining its process for developing cryptographic

New NIST Security Standard Can Protect Credit Cards, Health Information

March 29, 2016

For many years, when you swiped your credit card, your number would be stored on the card reader, making encryption difficult to implement. Now, after nearly a

Cybersecurity Framework Comments Reveal Views on a Framework Update, Increased Need to Share Best Practices and Expand Awareness

March 24, 2016

Critical-infrastructure leaders and others have provided feedback on the voluntary, federally led Cybersecurity Framework at the invitation of the National