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'Best of the Best' Win U.S. National Excellence Honor

November 16, 2017

WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross today named two small businesses, one city government, and two health care organizations as the 2017 recipients

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Presents Four Organizations with Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

April 3, 2017

BALTIMORE—Noting that “this public-private partnership generates $1 billion per year in economic impact,” U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross presented four

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

Scientist puts material down below a tube. Background: computer screen

NFL, Under Armour, GE & National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Announce Five Winners of Head Health Challenge III

December 15, 2015

NEW YORK – The National Football League (NFL), Under Armour (NYSE:UA), GE (NYSE: GE), and the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and

Spotlight on Commerce: Donna F. Dodson, Associate Director and Chief Cyber Security Advisor and Director, National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, ITL, NIST

March 27, 2015

Each workday, I get up at 4 a.m. to make the drive from Gettysburg, Pa., to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Md., or

A NIST project manager and guest researcher discuss innovative optical methods for characterizing biological materials.

Lab to Market: When One Plus One Equals Three

March 13, 2015

Guest blog post by Paul R. Zielinski, MS, MBA, Director, Technology Partnerships Office, National Institute of Standards and Technology & Chair, Federal

Public-Private Sector Partners Launch $2 Million Open Innovation Challenge to Find Advanced Energy Absorbing Materials

January 29, 2015

NEW YORK (January 29, 2015) – The NFL, GE (NYSE:GE) and Under Armour (NYSE:UA), today announced that they have joined with the U.S. Department of Commerce's

Statement from Willie May, Associate Director of Laboratory Programs concerning the Appointment of Patrick Gallagher to be the Next Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh

February 10, 2014

"Pat Gallagher will be sorely missed at NIST. As Director of NIST for the last several years and a 20-year veteran of the organization, he has been a model of

Cryptographic Standards Statement

September 10, 2013

Recent news reports have questioned the cryptographic standards development process at NIST. We want to assure the IT cybersecurity community that the

Secretary Pritzker Visits the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Gaithersburg, Md., Campus

August 2, 2013

U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker visited the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Md., today, as part of her nationwide

NIST and NTIA Announce Plans to Establish New Center for Advanced Communications

June 14, 2013

BOULDER, Colo. — The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and National Telecommunications and Information

NIST: Creating Jobs with Innovation

June 15, 2012

Guest blog post by Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology We

Roger Kilmber speaking at the Manufacturing Innovation 2012 conference

Manufacturers Learn Keys to Success at MEP's Manufacturing Innovation 2012

May 8, 2012

We are finally the 'in' thing," said Roger Kilmer, director of NIST's Manufacturing Extension Partnership to the more than 800 manufacturers and industry

Public-Private Standards Efforts to Make America Strong

February 1, 2012

Office of Science and Technology Blog Post by U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra and NIST Director Patrick Gallagher Standards—agreed upon parameters

NIST to Fund Pilot Projects that Advance Trusted Identities in Cyberspace

February 1, 2012

WASHINGTON - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a competition to award a total of approximately $10 million for pilot

New DOC Report Examines the Federal Role in U.S. Innovation and Competitiveness

January 10, 2012

On Jan. 6, 2012, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) issued a new report highlighting key policy priorities to sustain and promote American innovation and

NIST Research/Collaboration Efforts Key to Innovation and Economic Growth

December 30, 2011

Innovation drives economic growth and creates skilled, high-wage jobs. To maintain a high standard of living for its citizens, the United States must continue

NIST's John Cahn Receives Kyoto Prize

November 10, 2011

KYOTO, JAPAN — November 10, 2011 — The non-profit Inamori Foundation (President: Dr. Kazuo Inamori) today presented its 27th Annual Kyoto Prizes, Japan's

We Can't Wait: Obama Administration Announces Two Steps to Help Businesses Create Jobs, Strengthen Competitiveness

October 28, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the Obama Administration announced it is taking two important steps to help U.S businesses create jobs and strengthen their

Commerce and Transportation Departments Forge Partnership to Boost Domestic Manufacturing Across America

October 18, 2011

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank today announced a partnership to encourage the creation of domestic

Public/Private Leaders Collaborate on Ways to Fight Botnets

October 4, 2011

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. departments of Commerce and Homeland Security (DHS) today discussed with other federal agencies and private-sector leaders in the

Maryland Governor O'Malley Urges Investment in Cybersecurity Education

September 21, 2011

Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley addressed several hundred educators, IT experts, and others at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST and PRO-TEC Officials at the Pro-Tec Manufacturing Facility in Leipsic, Ohio

High Tech in Rural America

August 26, 2011

That's right. Rural America is also high tech. From the plains of the heartland to the cattle lands of the West and the rolling hills of farmlands in the East

NIST researcher with metal stamping equipment

New Study Examines Methods for Technology Transfer from Government Labs to Industry

July 6, 2011

A new report* sponsored by the U.S. Commerce Department (DOC)—the results of the first independent study of its kind in almost 10 years—describes both barriers

Study Highlights Diversity in Agency Technology Transfer Approaches

June 30, 2011

A new report* sponsored by the U.S. Commerce Department (DOC)—the results of the first independent study of its kind in almost 10 years—describes both barriers

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