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Katie Hurst, Darryl A. Keenan, Anne Dillon, John H. Lehman
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology as the U.S. National Metrology Institute has the fundamental responsibility to continuously push the limits
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Nathan R. Newbury, William C. Swann, Ian R. Coddington, John J. McFerran
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Vladislav Gerginov, Svenja A. Knappe, V Shah, John Kitching, Leo W. Hollberg
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Christopher L. Holloway, Galen H. Koepke, Dennis G. Camell, Kate Remley, S. A. Schima, Dylan Williams
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has established an Industrial Control System Security Project to improve the security of public and
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