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Global Accord To Strengthen Measurement Links Across Borders

October 14, 1999

Representatives of the United States and 37 other nations agreed today to launch a system for assessing the accuracy and reliability of measurements made

NIST Transfers Management of the CMRL after 70 Years

October 13, 1999

Under a recently signed Memorandum of Agreement, the general management of the two Construction Materials Reference Laboratories (known as CMRL) housed in NIST

United States and European Union Go 'Measure-for-Measure' for Free Trade

October 5, 1999

Brussels, Belgium—The National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, and the Commission of

Deputy Secretary of Commerce Lauds Electronic Book Industry

September 21, 1999

Gaithersburg, Md.—Deputy Secretary of Commerce Robert L. Mallett today congratulated a diverse group of companies for working together to establish voluntary

New Y2K Business Continuity Program Helps Small Businesses with Last-Minute Planning, Response to System Failures

September 17, 1999

Commerce Secretary William M. Daley today announced a new business continuity effort to help small businesses prepare for—and respond to—the year 2000 computer

Physicists Catch Best Waves Ever from New, Improved SURF III at NIST

September 16, 1999

Upgrades to the Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility at the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology are yielding greatly

NIST/CU Scientists First to Observe New Quantum Gas

September 9, 1999

Researchers at JILA, a joint research institute of the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Colorado at

One Electron, Two Electrons...

September 9, 1999

Researchers at the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology will announce in tomorrow’s issue of Science magazine that they have

President Clinton Praises Nation's Small Manufacturers

August 27, 1999

President Clinton yesterday declared the week of Sept. 19-25, 1999, as Small Manufacturing Week to recognize the contributions of America’s small manufacturing

NIST Announces Encryption Standard Finalists

August 9, 1999

You can think of it as the Olympics of information scrambling. One of the most important competitions in the history of cryptography—and for the future support

Snell Named to Head NIST Building and Fire Research Laboratory

August 2, 1999

Ray Kammer, director of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology, has named Jack E. Snell as director of the agency's Building

New NIST Database Will Help Assess Air Quality

July 19, 1999

A new database now available from the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will help measure airborne pollutants from

NIST Clean Room Team Earns Vice President's Hammer Award by Saving Money for Federal Laboratory

July 19, 1999

Ten members of the Janitorial Services Group at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology today were honored with one of Vice

U.S. Department of Commerce Backs Technology-Based Economic Development Project to Boost Growth of Small and Medium Sized Manufacturers

July 1, 1999

Washington, DC—The U.S. Commerce Department today announced the award of a $350,000 grant to the Michigan Industrial Technology Institute (MITI), Ann Arbor

Y2K Help Available for Spanish-Speaking Small Businesses

June 24, 1999

Spanish Version Free advice and user-friendly software are now available to help Spanish-speaking small businesses better deal with the year 2000 computer

Yuda "Y2K" Está Disponible en Español para los Pequeños Negocios

June 24, 1999

English Version El Secretario de Comercio William M. Daley anunció hoy que ayuda gratis y un software de facíl manejo están disponibles en español para ayudar

NIST to Develop Housing Technology Tools

June 17, 1999

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology is partnering in a private/public effort as part of a Clinton Administration initiative

Fifty-Two Businesses, Education, Health Care Organizations Try for Nation's Top Award for Excellence

June 16, 1999

Fifty-two U.S. organizations, including four large manufacturers, 11 service companies, 12 small businesses, and, for the first time, 16 education and nine

Gerald T. Frazer Receives Arthur S. Flemming Award

June 10, 1999

Gerald T. Fraser, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and resident of Montgomery Village, Md., today received the Arthur S

B. Carol Johnson Receives Arthur S. Flemming Award

June 10, 1999

B. Carol Johnson, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technologyand resident of Gaithersburg, today received the Arthur S. Flemming Award

Maine, Federal Agency Join Forces in Technology Partnership

June 10, 1999

The State of Maine and the federal government joined forces today on an innovative technology initiative to benefit the economy in Maine and the nation. Maine

Simpler, More Focused Fastener Quality Act Signed into Law

June 8, 1999

Commerce Secretary William Daley today announced that President Clinton has signed into law a series of amendments to the Fastener Quality Act which make the

Minnesota Technology Inc. to Receive $358,000 to Help Small Companies Deal with the Y2K Bug

June 7, 1999

Commerce Secretary William Daley announced today that Minnesota Technology Inc. will receive a total of $358,000 in federal funding to help small manufacturers

NIST Seeks Comments on Draft Handbook for Checking Net Contents of Packaged Goods

May 27, 1999

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is revising the handbook used to check the accuracy of net content labeling on packaged goods sold in the

NIST Marks Computer Security Milestone

May 12, 1999

The Cryptographic Module Validation Program run by the U.S. and Canadian governments achieved a significant milestone today as it issued the program's 50th

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