NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Blockchain and Related Technologies to Support Manufacturing Supply Chain Traceability

April 7, 2022

Author(s)

Keith A. Stouffer, Joshua Lubell, Michael Pease, Evan K. Wallace

As supply chains become more complex and the origins of products become harder to discern, efforts are emerging that improve traceability of goods by exchanging...

Augmented Reality (AR) Usability Evaluation Framework: The Case of Public Safety Communications Research

April 5, 2022

Author(s)

Yee-Yin Choong, Kurtis Goad, Kevin C. Mangold

Augmented Reality (AR) is an enhanced version of reality created by the use of technology to overlay digital information on an image of something being viewed...

Spreadsheet-Based Software for the Analysis of Unloading Compliance Fracture Toughness Tests in Accordance with ASTM E1820

March 25, 2022

Author(s)

Enrico Lucon

NIST has developed a user-friendly spreadsheet-based software for the analysis of elastic-plastic fracture toughness tests conducted according to ASTM E1820-20b...

The Federal Cybersecurity Awareness Workforce: Professional Backgrounds, Knowledge, Skills, and Development Activities

March 25, 2022

Author(s)

Julie Haney, Jody Jacobs, Susanne M. Furman

Organizational security awareness programs may experience a number of challenges, including lack of funding and staff with the appropriate knowledge and skills...

Approaches and Challenges of Federal Cybersecurity Awareness Programs

March 25, 2022

Author(s)

Julie Haney, Jody Jacobs, Susanne M. Furman

Organizational security awareness programs may experience a number of challenges, including lack of resources, difficulty measuring the impact of the program...

Federal Cybersecurity Awareness Programs A Mixed Methods Research Study

March 25, 2022

Author(s)

Julie Haney, Jody Jacobs, Susanne M. Furman

Prior industry surveys and research studies have revealed that organizational security awareness programs may face a number of challenges, including lack of...

NIST Time and Frequency Bulletin

March 17, 2022

Author(s)

Kelsey Rodriguez

The Time and Frequency Bulletin provides information on performance of time scales and a variety of broadcasts (and related information) to users of the NIST...

Verifying Executability of SysML Behavior Models Using Alloy Analyzer

February 24, 2022

Author(s)

Jeremy Doerr, Conrad Bock, Raphael Barbau

This report presents an approach to verifying executability of system behavior models by treating them as logical constraint problems solved using Alloy...

Workshop Report: Novel and Emerging Test Methods and Metrics for Effective HRI, ACM/IEEE Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, 2021

February 24, 2022

Author(s)

Shelly Bagchi, Jeremy Marvel, Megan Zimmerman, Murat Aksu, Brian Antonishek

This report details the third annual, full-day workshop exploring the state-of-practice in the metrology necessary for repeatably and independently assessing...

Ransomware Risk Management: A Cybersecurity Framework Profile

February 23, 2022

Author(s)

Bill Fisher, Murugiah Souppaya, William Barker, Karen Scarfone

Ransomware is a type of malicious attack where attackers encrypt an organization's data and demand payment to restore access. In some instances, attackers may...

Results from a Black-Box Study for Digital Examiners

February 17, 2022

Author(s)

Barbara Guttman, Mary T. Laamanen, Craig Russell, James Darnell, Chris Atha

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted a black-box study in conjunction with a scientific foundation review documented in NISTIR...

Machine Learning Based Wireless Interference Estimation in a Robotic Force-Seeking Application

February 16, 2022

Author(s)

Rick Candell, Mohamed Hany, Karl Montgomery, Yongkang Liu, sebti foufou

Wide deployment of wireless communications plays an essential role in the vision of future cyber-physical systems (CPSs), which includes massive transfer of...

Prioritizing Cybersecurity Risk for Enterprise Risk Management

February 10, 2022

Author(s)

Stephen Quinn, Matthew Barrett, Greg Witte, Robert Gardner, Nahla Ivy

This document is the second in a series that supplements NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) 8286, Integrating Cybersecurity and Enterprise Risk...

The Albatross About Our Neck: The State of our Oceans Revealed through the Family Diomedeidae

January 26, 2022

Author(s)

Stacy Schuur

Albatross (Family Diomedeidae) are long-lived seabirds that inhabit most of the world's oceans coming ashore only to breed. Most of the species are listed as at...

Experiments to Test the A-UGV Capabilities Standard

December 8, 2021

Author(s)

Soocheol Yoon, Roger V. Bostelman, Ann Virts

Automatic, Automated, or Autonomous - Unmanned Ground Vehicles (A-UGVs), as referred to by ASTM International Committee F45, are industrial vehicles that have...

New Software for the Statistical Analysis and Qualification of NIST Charpy Verification Specimen Lots

December 6, 2021

Author(s)

Enrico Lucon

New software, in the form of Microsoft Excel 2016 spreadsheets, has been created for the analysis and qualification of Charpy Verification Lots, to be used by...

Twenty-Fourth Annual Report on Federal Agency Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and Conformity Assessment Activities

December 1, 2021

Author(s)

Nathalie Rioux

The FY 2020 summary, prepared by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), compiles the reports provided by 22 participating agencies listed in...

Identifying and Estimating Cybersecurity Risk for Enterprise Risk Management

November 12, 2021

Author(s)

Kevin Stine, Stephen Quinn, Nahla Ivy, Matthew Barrett, Greg Witte, Larry Feldman, Robert Gardner

This document supplements NIST Interagency or Internal Report 8286, Integrating Cybersecurity and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), by providing additional...

Voices of First Responders—Nationwide Public Safety Communication Survey Findings: Day to Day Technology, Phase 2, Volume 3

October 15, 2021

Author(s)

Shanee Dawkins, Kerrianne Buchanan, Sandra Spickard Prettyman

The Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN) is being developed to provide a dedicated network for first responders' use during incident response. A...

Low-GWP Alternative Refrigerant Blends for HFC-134a: Interim Report

October 13, 2021

Author(s)

Piotr A. Domanski, Mark O. McLinden, Valeri I. Babushok, Ian Bell, Tara Fortin, Michael Hegetschweiler, Mark A. Kedzierski, Dennis Kim, Lingnan Lin, Gregory T. Linteris, Stephanie L. Outcalt, Richard A. Perkins, Aaron Rowane, Harrison M. Skye

This project addresses the objectives of the Statement of Need number WPSON-17-20 "No/Low Global Warming Potential Alternatives to Ozone Depleting Refrigerants...

Reinforcing Interactions Between the ATP and State Technology Programs. Volume II: Case Studies of State and Federal Support to High-Tech Start-Up Companies

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

M P. Feldman, M R. Kelley, J Schaff, G Farkas

This report describes the evolution of four companies and illustrates the various roles that state governments may play in the early stages of a high-tech start...

Quantifying Particle Clustering in Discontinuously Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

J J. Williams, N Chawla, Richard J. Fields

Reinforcement particle clustering significantly influences the mechanical behavior of metal matrix composites. We have employed clustering analysis techniques...

Manufacture of Al/SiC Metal Matrix Composites by the Press and Sinter Route

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

G T. Campbell, R Raman, Richard J. Fields

Aluminum based Metal Matrix Composites (MMC's) are being considered for many different high volume applications. The most common manufacturing rout for aluminum...

Fifth Annual Report on Federal Agency Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

K L. McIntyre, M B. Moore

Document is the Annual Report on Federal Agency Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards required to be submitted by NIST the office of Management Budget (OMB)...

Database Tools for Modeling Emissions and Control of Air Pollutants From Consumer Products, Cooking, and Combustion

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Cynthia H. Reed, Brian Polidoro

In order to estimate building contaminant concentration levels and associated occupant exposures, indoor air quality (IAQ) model users require data related to...

Satellite Instrument Calibration for Measuring Global Climate Change

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

G Ohring, B Wielicki, R Spencer, W Emery, Raju V. Datla

Measuring the small changes associated with long-term global climate change from space is a daunting task. The satellite instruments must be capable of...

Sixth Annual Report on Federal Agency Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

K L. McIntyre, M B. Moore

Document is the Annual Report on Federal Agency Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards required to be submitted by NIST the office of Management Budget (OMB)...

Seventh Annual Report of Federal Agency Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and Conformity Assessment

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

K L. McIntyre, M B. Moore

Document is the Annual Report of Federal Agency Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and Conformity Assessment required to be submitted by NIST to the Office of...

Spaceborne Optoelectronic Sensors and Their Radiometric Calibration Terms and Definitions Part 1. Calibration Techniques

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

A Prokhorov, Raju V. Datla, Vitaly P. Zakharenkov, Oleg M. Mikhaylov, V Privalsky, Thomas W. Humpherys, Victor Sapritsky, Albert C. Parr, Lev K. Issaev

Certification of the Relative Molecular Mass and the Intrinsic Viscosity of SRM 2887, a Polyethylene of Narrow Molecular Mass Distribution

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

J R. Maurey, William R. Blair, Carl R. Schultesiz

The certification of a polyethylene standard reference material, SRM 2887, is described. The Mw of SRM 2887 by light scattering was determined to be 196.4x10+3...