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BIPM 150th Anniversary Standout Poster

May 7, 2025

The Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) invites you to celebrate World Metrology Day (20 May 2025) marking the sesquicentennial, or 150th anniversary, of the

Square with rounded edges. Fill of square looks like American flag. Coming off the sides of the square are lines with unfilled circles at end. Words underneath: CHIPS for AMERICA

Todd Younkin Steps Down from Department of Commerce’s Industrial Advisory Committee

May 7, 2025

The NIST CHIPS R&D Program announces that Todd Younkin, CEO of Semiconductor Research Corporation and Executive Director of the SMART USA Institute, stepped

High-Performance Computing (HPC) Security Overlay | NIST Invites Comments on SP 800-234

May 1, 2025

The initial public draft (IPD) of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-234, High-Performance Computing (HPC) Security Overlay, is now available for public comment

Small Business Cybersecurity: Non-Employer Firms | Comment on NIST IR 7621 Revision 2

May 1, 2025

NIST has released the initial public draft of NIST Internal Report (IR) 7621r2 (Revision 2), Small Business Cybersecurity: Non-Employer Firms . According to the

RAMP'ing Up: Funding Opportunity for Community-Based Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development

May 1, 2025

CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NIST is pleased to announce a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to support Regional

Deception, Trickery, and Metrology

April 30, 2025

While exploring a box of early 20th century index cards in the NIST archives, I stumbled upon two that starkly illustrated one of NIST's missions – legal

CTL at NIST Sigma Xi Early-Career Poster Presentation

NIST CTL Showcases Early-Career Innovation at 32nd Annual Sigma Xi Poster Presentation

April 30, 2025

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL) proudly participated in the 32nd Annual NIST Sigma Xi Early

Register Now for the FISSEA Spring Forum: May 13, 2025

April 29, 2025

Register Now for the FISSEA Spring Forum The FISSEA Forums are quarterly meetings to provide opportunities for policy and programmatic updates, the exchange of

NIST Team Uses Neutron Beams to Authenticate Historic Coins and Spot Fakes

April 29, 2025

Imaging antique coins with beams of low-energy neutrons, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have

Just Published | NIST’s FY 2024 Cybersecurity & Privacy Program Annual Report

April 28, 2025

In FY 2024, the Information Technology Laboratory’s (ITL) Cybersecurity and Privacy Program successfully responded to numerous challenges and opportunities in

New Atomic Fountain Clock Joins Elite Group That Keeps the World on Time

April 28, 2025

NIST scientists have published results establishing a new atomic clock, NIST-F4, as one of the world’s most accurate timekeepers.

MBE & QIF Summit 2025

April 25, 2025

The 2025 MBE Summit was hosted at MxD headquarters in Chicago, IL, April 15 - 18. NIST's Rosemary Astheimer organized technical content in conjunction with the

NIST Study Aims to Improve Utility of the Scanning Electron Microscope

April 25, 2025

Using an electron beam to image the tiniest of defects and patterns on microchips, the scanning electron microscope (SEM) has long been a mainstay of the

NIIMBL selects 100 students to participate in the 2025 eXperience program

April 24, 2025

The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals ( NIIMBL) announces the selection of 100 first- and second-year college students to

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NIST Updates Critical Wildfire Evacuation and Sheltering Guidance

April 24, 2025

The ESCAPE report redefines how to save lives in the face of fast-moving wildfires.

Government Leaders Call for Expanded Biotech Workforce Development, Private-Public Partnerships to Unleash Biotechnology Innovation

April 22, 2025

Today, Commissioners from the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB), along with Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) and Representative Sarah

NIST’s Curved Neutron Beams Could Deliver Benefits Straight to Industry

April 17, 2025

In a physics first, a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has created a way to make beams of neutrons

NIST Publishes the Summary Report for "Workshop on Updating Manufacturer Guidance for Securable Connected Product Development"

April 16, 2025

Continuing the conversation on IoT Cybersecurity: NIST is publishing a summary of the "Updating Manufacturer Guidance for Securable Connected Product

2025 NICE Conference & Expo Agenda is Now Live!

April 15, 2025

2025 Conference and Expo June 1 - 3, 2025 | Denver, Colorado The 2025 NICE Conference Planning Committee is excited to announce that the agenda for

NIST Engineer Leads the 2025 MBE & QIF Summit

April 14, 2025

In April 2025, MxD hosted the 2025 Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) & Quality Information Framework (QIF) Summit at its Chicago, Illinois headquarters, in

NIST Privacy Framework 1.1 initial public draft is available for comment

April 14, 2025

NIST is pleased to announce the release of the Privacy Framework 1.1 Initial Public Draft (IPD)! The NIST Privacy Framework is a “living” tool meant to evolve

NIST Publishes Initial Public Draft (IPD) CSWP 42, Towards Automating IoT Security: Implementing Trusted Network -Layer Onboarding

April 14, 2025

The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released NIST CSWP 42, Towards Automating IoT Security: Implementing Trusted Network Layer

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News and Updates

BIPM 150th Anniversary Standout Poster

Todd Younkin Steps Down from Department of Commerce’s Industrial Advisory Committee

High-Performance Computing (HPC) Security Overlay | NIST Invites Comments on SP 800-234

Small Business Cybersecurity: Non-Employer Firms | Comment on NIST IR 7621 Revision 2

RAMP'ing Up: Funding Opportunity for Community-Based Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development

Deception, Trickery, and Metrology

NIST CTL Showcases Early-Career Innovation at 32nd Annual Sigma Xi Poster Presentation

Register Now for the FISSEA Spring Forum: May 13, 2025

NIST Team Uses Neutron Beams to Authenticate Historic Coins and Spot Fakes

Just Published | NIST’s FY 2024 Cybersecurity & Privacy Program Annual Report

New Atomic Fountain Clock Joins Elite Group That Keeps the World on Time

MBE & QIF Summit 2025

NIST Study Aims to Improve Utility of the Scanning Electron Microscope

NIIMBL selects 100 students to participate in the 2025 eXperience program

NIST Updates Critical Wildfire Evacuation and Sheltering Guidance

Government Leaders Call for Expanded Biotech Workforce Development, Private-Public Partnerships to Unleash Biotechnology Innovation

NIST’s Curved Neutron Beams Could Deliver Benefits Straight to Industry

NIST Publishes the Summary Report for "Workshop on Updating Manufacturer Guidance for Securable Connected Product Development"

2025 NICE Conference & Expo Agenda is Now Live!

NIST Engineer Leads the 2025 MBE & QIF Summit

NIST Privacy Framework 1.1 initial public draft is available for comment

NIST Publishes Initial Public Draft (IPD) CSWP 42, Towards Automating IoT Security: Implementing Trusted Network -Layer Onboarding

Congratulations to the 2024 Baldrige Award Recipients!

NIST Updates Privacy Framework, Tying It to Recent Cybersecurity Guidelines

NIST Publishes IR 8552: Requirements for Cryptographic Accordions

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