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NIST Industrial Control System Security Activities

June 26, 2006
Author(s)
Keith A. Stouffer
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has several ongoing efforts to address industrial control system security. This paper will present an overview of two of these efforts, the Process Control Security Requirements Forum (PCSRF) and

Guide for the Selection of Chemical Agent and Toxic Industrial Material Detection Equipment for Emergency First Responders, Guide 100-04 Vol. I & II

March 1, 2005
Author(s)
Alim A. Fatah, Richard D. Arcilesi, James C. Peterson, Charlotte H. Lattin, Corrie Y. Wells
The purpose of the Guide for the Selection of Explosives Detection and Blast Mitigation Equipment for Emergency First Responders is to provide responder groups with information to aid them in the selection and purchase of explosives detection and blast

Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors

February 1, 2005
Author(s)
William Barker, James F. Dray Jr., Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Teresa T. Schwarzhoff, Tim Polk, Donna F. Dodson, Ketan Mehta, S Gupta, William E. Burr, Timothy Grance, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
[Superseded by FIPS 201-1 (March 2006): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=50836] FIPS 201 specifies the technical and operational requirements for interoperable PIV systems that issue smart cards as identification credentials and

EEEL - Office of Law Enforcement Standards, Programs, Activities, and Accomplishments

January 1, 2003
Author(s)
Thomas J. Russell, Susan M. Ballou, Alim A. Fatah, A G. Lieberman, Philip J. Mattson
The Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) helps law enforcement and criminal justice agencies ensure that the equipment they purchase and the technologies they use are safe, dependable, and highly

Guide for the Selection of Communication Equipment for Emergency First Responders

February 1, 2002
Author(s)
Alim A. Fatah, John Barrett, Richard Arcilesi, Patrick Scolla, Charlotte H. Lattin, Susan Fortner
This guide includes information that is intended to assist the emergency first responder community in the selection of communication equipment for different applications. This specific work, Volume II of the Guide for the Selection of Communication

Ballistic Resistance of Personal Body Armor

September 1, 2000
Author(s)
Kathleen M. Higgins, C K. Lord
The purpose of this standard is to establish minimum performance requirements and test methods for the ballistic resistance of personal body armor intended to protect the torso against gunfire. This standard is a general revision of NIJ Standard - 0101.03

Stab Resistance of Personal Body Armor

September 1, 2000
Author(s)
Kirk D. Rice
The purpose of this standard is to establish minimum performance requirements and methods of test for the stab resistance of personal body armor intended to protect the torso against slash and stab threats. This standard is based on technical work

Autoloading Pistols for Police Officers

August 5, 1998
Author(s)
Kathleen M. Higgins, C K. Lord
This standard establishes performance requirements and test methods for pistols to be used by law enforcement officers. This standard is a general revision of and supersedes NIJ Standard-0112.02 dated January 1995, and addresses new pistol designs
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