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NIST Pubs

Validation in Forensic Science: Guiding Principles for the Collection and Use of Validation Data

Author(s)
Henry Swofford, Steven Lund, Barbara Guttman, Erica Romsos, Johannes Soons, Melissa Taylor, Hariharan Iyer, Peter Vallone, John Jones, Vincent Desiderio, John Butler, Sandra Koch, Robert Thompson, Gregory Fiumara, Edward Sisco, Kelly Sauerwein, Allison Getz, Robert Ramotowski
This document provides guidance to the forensic science community on method validation. Building on the definition of validation in ISO/IEC 17025, it explores

Certification of Standard Reference Material® 1947a: Great Lakes Fish Tissue

Author(s)
Carolyn Burdette, Kelsey Blevins, Ashley Russell, Colleen Bryan Sallee, Amy Cuthbertson, Debra Ellisor, Nathanael Heckert, Jennifer Hoguet, Kevin Huncik, Amanda Moors, Jennifer Ness, Jessica Reiner
Standard Reference Material (SRM) 1947a Great Lakes Fish Tissue is intended to be used in the evaluation of analytical methods for the determination of

Wind-Driven Fire Spread to a Structure from Composite Fences

Author(s)
Kathryn Butler, Erik Johnsson, Marco Fernandez, Shonali Nazare, Alexander Maranghides
Field observations show that combustible landscaping features are a common pathway leading fire spread directly to homes during wildland-urban interface (WUI)

Trusted Internet of Things (IoT) Device Network-Layer Onboarding and Lifecycle Management: Enhancing Internet Protocol-Based IoT Device and Network Security

Author(s)
Jeffrey Marron, Michael Fagan, Murugiah Souppaya, Paul Watrobski, Blaine Mulugeta, Susan Symington, William Barker, Joshua Klosterman, Charles Rearick, Chelsea Deane, Dan Harkins, Danny Jump, Michael Richardson, Andy Dolan, Kyle Haefner, Craig Pratt, Darshak Thakore, Peter Romness, Tyler Baker, David Griego, Brecht Wyseur, Nick Allott, Alexandru Mereacre, Ashley Setter, Julien Delplancke, Steve Clark, Mike Dow, Steve Egerter, Karen Kent
Establishing trust between a network and an Internet of Things (IoT) device (as defined in NIST Internal Report 8425) prior to providing the device with the

Safeguarding International Science: Research Security Framework

Author(s)
Gregory Strouse, Claire Saundry, Timothy Wood, Philip Bennett, Mary Bedner, Jeremy Schultz
The U.S. science and research ecosystem retains its leadership by actively engaging with the global community through the conduct of mutually beneficial

Environmental Measurements: A Needs Assessment

Author(s)
Julia Marrs, David Allen, Gerald Fraser
A summary is provided of the presentations, discussion, and findings from a two-and-a-half-day workshop on environmental measurements focusing on needs for new

Functional Recovery Performance Targets Workshop Report

Author(s)
Lucy Arendt, Katherine Johnson, Siamak Sattar, Michael Valley, Divya Chandrasekhar, Laurie Johnson, Ryan Kersting
Held in October 2024, the Workshop on Functional Recovery Performance Targets was hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and

Guidelines for Media Sanitization

Author(s)
Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Eric Hibbard
Media sanitization refers to a process that renders access to target data on the media infeasible for a given level of effort. This guide will assist

NIST 2025 Rapid Microbial Testing Methods Workshop Report

Author(s)
Jason Kralj, Kirsten Parratt, Tyler Laird, Stephanie Servetas, Nancy Lin, Dawn Henke, Scott Jackson
In 2020, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-led Rapid Microbial Testing Methods (RMTM) Consortium was established to develop standards

Recommendation for Random Bit Generator (RBG) Constructions

Author(s)
Elaine Barker, John Kelsey, Kerry McKay, Allen Roginsky, Meltem Sonmez Turan
The NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-90 series of documents supports the generation of high-quality random bits for cryptographic and non-cryptographic use. SP

Community Resilience Systems Modeling: Research Overview

Author(s)
Kenneth Harrison, Tasnim Faiz, William Hughes
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) manages the Community Resilience Program (CRP), which assists communities and other interested and

NIST 2024 Rapid Microbial Testing Methods Workshop Report

Author(s)
Jason Kralj, Nancy Lin, Kirsten Parratt, Stephanie Servetas, Dawn Henke, Scott Jackson
The NIST-led Rapid Microbial Testing Methods (RMTM) Consortium launched in 2020 to develop standards and measurement-based solutions to advance the use of RMTMs
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