For now, I'm just going to dump an RSS feed of NIST News while I figure out what I want to do with this site.
Enjoy reading through the 40 articles below!
| Title | Published | Summary | Link to Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAMP'ing Up Community-Based Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development | Tue, 06 Jun 2023 12:00:00 GMT | CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY Today at the annual NICE Conference & Expo, Rodney Petersen, the Director of NICE, announced a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) from the National Institute of Standards and | Read More |
| U.S. Department of Commerce Announces CHIPS for America R&D Leaders | Tue, 06 Jun 2023 12:00:00 GMT | CHIPS for America was established by historic legislation to bring semiconductor manufacturing back to the U.S. | Read More |
| New Resource Available: The Foundations for a Successful Business | Mon, 05 Jun 2023 12:00:00 GMT | To be successful as a new business, a growing business, or a well-established business exploring major changes, what do you most need to consider? The 2023-2024 Baldrige Excellence Framework® and 2023-2024 Baldrige Excellence Builder® offer robust | Read More |
| New Building Standard Paves the Way for Collapse-Resistant Structures | Mon, 05 Jun 2023 12:00:00 GMT | A new building standard can help engineers prevent the worst. | Read More |
| New CHIPS Report Describes Metrology Grand Challenges for the Semiconductor Sector | Mon, 05 Jun 2023 12:00:00 GMT | The CHIPS Research and Development (R&D) Office has released a document that will serve as guidance for researchers supported with CHIPS R&D Metrology Program resources to develop project plans, including research activities and outcomes, with | Read More |
| For Sheds in Wildfire Zones, NIST Researchers Determine How Close Is Too Close to Home | Thu, 01 Jun 2023 12:00:00 GMT | How far away do sheds need to be located to significantly limit fire spread to homes? New research led by NIST has begun to provide important answers. | Read More |
| NIST Releases Summary of RFI Responses for Semiconductor-Related Manufacturing USA Institutes | Thu, 01 Jun 2023 12:00:00 GMT | The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a summary of public comments solicited to inform the design of, and requirements for, potential Manufacturing USA institute(s) that would strengthen the semiconductor and | Read More |
| Top 5 at 5x5: Unleashing industry’s power of collaboration and innovation | Wed, 31 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | By: The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research Division (PSCR) Are you ready to unlock the power of innovation and collaboration? Look no | Read More |
| NIST 2022 Cybersecurity & Privacy Annual Report | Wed, 31 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | This week, NIST released the newly redesigned and streamlined Special Publication 800-225, Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Cybersecurity and Privacy Annual Report. In FY 2022, the NIST Information Technology Laboratory’s (ITL) Cybersecurity and Privacy Program | Read More |
| Leveling-Up SEM Measurements for Chip Manufacturing | Wed, 31 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and KLA Corporation, a provider of inspection and measurement systems for the semiconductor and related industries, have improved the accuracy of scanning electron microscope | Read More |
| May 31, 2023, Champlain Towers South Investigation Update: Second Warehouse Will Allow New Phase of Testing | Wed, 31 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | On May 11, 2023, the MDPD and the NCST finished moving a portion of evidence retrieved from the Champlain Towers South building into a second warehouse. | Read More |
| Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program creates exciting opportunities for upskilling | Thu, 25 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | In March of this year, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued guidance for the new Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program. The announcement marks an important and innovative step in the work of addressing federal cybersecurity workforce | Read More |
| NIST Publishes Recommendations for Federal Vulnerability Disclosure Guidelines: NIST SP 800-216 Now Available | Wed, 24 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | Internal and external reporting of security vulnerabilities in software and information systems owned or utilized by the Federal Government is critical to mitigating risk, establishing a robust security posture, and maintaining transparency and trust | Read More |
| Focus Groups for NICE Framework Special Issue in the Cybersecurity Skills Journal | Wed, 24 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | Cybersecurity Skills Journal NICE Framework Special Issue The Cybersecurity Skills Journal (CSJ), published by the National CyberWatch Center, is developing a special issue of the journal to highlight examples of how the NICE Workforce Framework for | Read More |
| Introducing the Groundbreaking Gateless P-N Junction Metrolog | Tue, 23 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | “What new technology does is create new opportunities to do a job that customers want done,” according to Silicon Valley thinker and entrepreneur Tim O’Reilly. One of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s foremost missions is the | Read More |
| Researchers Analyze THC in Breath of Cannabis Smokers | Mon, 22 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | Distinguishing between recent use and past use remains an elusive goal. | Read More |
| NIST Team Demonstrates Novel Way to Convert Heat to Electricity | Fri, 19 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have fabricated a novel device that could dramatically boost the conversion of heat into electricity. | Read More |
| Reminder: Comments Requested on Proposed Updates to NICE Framework Work Role Categories and Work Roles | Thu, 18 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | Call for Comments In our continuing effort to improve the Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework) as a fundamental reference resource, the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) announced on April 18, 2023 updates to | Read More |
| Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices in the Enterprise: NIST Publishes SP 800-124 Revision 2 | Wed, 17 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | Today mobile devices are ubiquitous, and they are often used to access enterprise networks and systems to process sensitive data. NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-124 Revision 2, Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices in the | Read More |
| Opportunity to Comment - Programmatic Agreement | Wed, 17 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) proposes to implement a Programmatic Agreement (PA), consistent with 36 CFR § 800.14(b), to fulfill NIST’s obligations under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act for the NIST | Read More |
| NIST Seeks Nominations for the Industrial Advisory Committee | Wed, 17 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking nominations of individuals to the Industrial Advisory Committee (IAC). The IAC advises the Secretary of Commerce on the science and technology needs of the nation’s domestic | Read More |
| April 2023 NICE Community Coordinating Council Monthly Meeting Recap | Wed, 17 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | #ICYMI - Monthly Meeting Recap Join us next week on May 24th at 3:30pm ET for the next NICE Community Coordinating Council meeting. In case you missed last month's meeting, the minutes from the April 26, 2023, NICE Community Coordinating Council | Read More |
| Addressing Visibility Challenges with TLS 1.3: NIST 1800-37A Preliminary Draft | Fri, 12 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) invites you to share your feedback on the preliminary draft of NIST Special Publication 1800-37 Volume A, Addressing Visibility Challenges with TLS 1.3. The public comment period is open now | Read More |
| NIST to Revise SP 800-132, Recommendation for Password-Based Key Derivation – Part 1: Storage Applications | Thu, 11 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | In January 2023, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board initiated a review process for NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-132, Recommendation for Password-Based Key Derivation – Part 1: Storage Applications (December 2010).In March 2023, NIST proposed | Read More |
| Open for Public Comment: Draft NIST SP 800-171, Revision 3, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations | Wed, 10 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | The initial public draft (IPD) of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-171, Revision 3, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations, is available for public comment and review through July 14, 2023.This update | Read More |
| NIST Revises SP 800-171 Guidelines for Protecting Sensitive Information | Wed, 10 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | Draft Revision 3 aligns the publication’s language with NIST’s 800-53 catalog of cybersecurity safeguards. | Read More |
| A new small-scale measurement invention ready for licensing | Tue, 09 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is the United States’ premier standards and measurements laboratory. NIST’s numerous varied and wide-ranging research programs do not pursue dry theoretical knowledge for its own sake. Instead | Read More |
| NIST Updates FIPS 197, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) | Tue, 09 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | Today, NIST has published an update of Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS) 197, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). This update makes no technical changes to the algorithm specified in the standard, which was originally | Read More |
| NIST/JILA Physicist Ana Maria Rey Elected to National Academy of Sciences | Tue, 09 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | As a theoretical physicist, Ana Maria Rey studies atomic, molecular and optical physics, condensed matter physics and quantum information science. | Read More |
| Overview and Considerations of Access Control Based on Attribute Encryption: NIST IR 8450 Draft is Available for Public Comment | Tue, 09 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | NIST Internal Report (IR) 8450, Overview and Considerations of Access Control Based on Attribute Encryption, is now available for public review and comment.Access control based on attribute encryption addresses an issue with traditional public-key | Read More |
| Now Available Online: Updated Baldrige State-by-State Impacts | Mon, 08 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | Would you like to know the specific impacts in your state of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program and its network of nonprofit partner programs across the United States? See newly updated data now posted on our website. The state-by-state | Read More |
| NIST Develops New Nondestructive Method for Assessing Bioengineered Artificial Tissues | Fri, 05 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | Real-time technique noninvasively counts the number of live cells in a 3D artificial scaffold. | Read More |
| NIST Partners with NSF on New Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law & Society (TRAILS) | Thu, 04 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced a new institute, led by the University of Maryland, which aims to transform the practice of AI from one driven primarily by technological innovation to one driven with attention to ethics, human | Read More |
| Open for Public Comment: Draft NIST SP 1800-36, Vols. B–E, Trusted Internet of Things (IoT) Device Network-Layer Onboarding and Lifecycle Management | Wed, 03 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published Draft NIST SP 1800-36, Vols. B –E, Trusted Internet of Things (IoT) Device Network-Layer Onboarding and Lifecycle Management. The comment period is open now through June 20, 2023 | Read More |
| NIST Increases the Speed of Superconducting Circuits by Advancing Josephson Junction Barrier Technology | Mon, 01 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | On May 1, 2023, NIST researchers published a paper titled: “Nb/a-Si/Nb Josephson junctions for high-density superconducting circuits” by David Olaya, John Biesecker, Manuel Castellanos-Beltran, Adam Sirois, Peter Hopkins, Paul Dresselhaus, and Sam | Read More |
| NIST Researchers Demonstrate Improved Way of Training Distributed Digital Devices | Mon, 01 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | Distributed digital devices – such as smart phones and more – are updated and trained by means of “Federated Learning.” Basically, it involves a central server sharing a training model with selected devices. Each device updates the model with its | Read More |
| NIST Staff Organize, Chair, and Present in Session on Industrial Wireless at IEEE Conference | Mon, 01 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | NIST’s Industrial Wireless Systems project leader Rick Candell, and associate Kang Lee, attended the 19th IEEE International Conference on Factory Communications Systems (WFCS), April 26-28, 2023, in Pavia, Italy. The team organized and conducted a | Read More |
| Moving Toward Autonomous Systems – NIST Leader Offers Vision in University Presentation | Mon, 01 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | Today, automated systems can operate without human intervention and are increasingly being developed and deployed. In a presentation at the University of Delaware, NIST Transformative Networks and Services Group Leader, Tao Zhang, provided a vision | Read More |
| NIST Conducting Automated Vehicle Workshop, September 5-8, 2023 | Mon, 01 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | NIST will hold a virtual workshop on Standards and Performance Metrics for On-Road Automated Vehicles (AV), September 5-8, 2023. Free registration and schedule are available online. The workshop aims to: Connect the AV community Provide a holistic | Read More |
| University, NIST Researchers Develop Supply Chain Model Using NIST CPS Framework | Mon, 01 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT | After supply chain disruptions in the COVID-19 pandemic, NIST and university researchers teamed up with private sector experts to explore methods for making supply chains more resilient to radical changes in demand. Their efforts resulted in a new | Read More |