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NIST Seeks Info on User Experiences with Cybersecurity Framework

August 22, 2014

Six months ago, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released version 1.0 of its voluntary Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure...

Technology Commercialization Support for Small Businesses

August 22, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking an organization to support its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awardees by...

NIST, IAPP Host Privacy Engineering Workshop in September 2014

August 12, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold its second Privacy Engineering Workshop in San Jose, Calif., Sept. 15 and 16, 2014. The...

MEP Launches Competition to Fund Manufacturing Centers in 10 States

August 4, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today opened a competition to award new cooperative funding agreements for its Hollings Manufacturing...

Updated NIST Guide Provides Computer Security Assessment Procedures for Core Security Controls

August 1, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued for public comment a draft update of its primary guide to assessing the security and...

Registration Opens for the Next Cybersecurity Framework Workshop

July 31, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold a workshop on the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, Oct. 29 and...

NIST Advisory Group Releases Report on Cryptography Expertise and Standards Process

July 14, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'s primary external advisory board today released a report calling for the agency to increase its staff...

NIST to Award up to $2.5 Million for Business-to-Business Matching Systems

June 27, 2014

Through 25 years of working with small and mid-size U.S. manufacturers, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing...

NIST engineer pointing at a firing pin impression.

NIST Names Members to First Forensic Science Standards Board

June 26, 2014

As part of its efforts to improve the scientific basis of forensic evidence used in courts of law, the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of...

Accelerating Green Technology Transfer to Impact American Lives

June 17, 2014

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Blog Post by Colleen V. Chien, senior advisor to the Chief Technology Officer, Intellectual Property and...

Robotics Pioneer Joins NIST Advisory Committee

June 3, 2014

Rodney Brooks, founder, chairman and chief technology officer of Rethink Robotics, Inc., has joined the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT), the...

Independent Committee Begins Review of NIST's Cryptographic Material and Development Process

May 14, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that its primary advisory committee, the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology...

NCCoE Seeks Vendors to Develop Model IT Asset Management System for Financial Services Companies

May 6, 2014

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is seeking collaborators to provide products and technical expertise to create a model, standards-based...

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NIST Releases 2013 Department of Commerce Technology Transfer Report

May 6, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the Department of Commerce's (DOC) 2013 Technology Transfer Report. The annual report...

Test tubes, evidence bags, etc., from a forensics laboratory

NIST Seeks Applicants to Join Forensic Science Committees

April 22, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is accepting applications from members of the forensic science, criminal justice and academic research...

NIST Removes Cryptography Algorithm from Random Number Generator Recommendations

April 21, 2014

Following a public comment period and review, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has removed a cryptographic algorithm from its draft...

NIST's Associate Director for Laboratory Programs Willie May with NIST PECASE winners Joseph Kline, Ana Maria Rey and Gretchen Campbell

NIST Researchers Honored with Presidential Award

April 15, 2014

Three National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers were among those honored April 14, 2014, at a White House reception as winners of...

NIST Advisory Committee 2013 Annual Report Highlights Cybersecurity and Manufacturing

April 8, 2014

The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has sent its 2013 annual report to Congress...

Illustration of an interferometer sensor that uses a laser to measure the displacement of moving objects with high precision.

NIST: The Year in Patents

March 26, 2014

Scientists and engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invent tools, technologies and techniques applicable to a spectrum of...

NCCoE Invites Collaboration on Energy Sector Cybersecurity Challenge

March 26, 2014

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology seeks collaborators to address key security...

Engineering for Privacy: NIST Workshop Meets April 9-10, 2014

March 26, 2014

On April 9 and 10, 2014, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a workshop that focuses on developing "privacy engineering" to...

NIST's FY 2015 Budget Request Focuses on Innovation, Expands Technology Transfer and Economic Growth Priorities

March 13, 2014

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Commerce released details today about the President's fiscal year (FY) 2015 budget request to Congress for the National...

Pilot Projects to Launch Manufacturing Technology Acceleration Centers

March 6, 2014

To improve small U.S. manufacturers' supply chain competitiveness and the rates at which they adopt technology, the National Institute of Standards and...

Funding Available for a New Center to Support Manufacturing in Florida

March 4, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking proposals for a new Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) center in Florida...

NIST SBIR Program Soliciting Proposals

February 25, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), through its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, invites small businesses to submit...

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