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Associate Director for Innovation & Industry Services

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NIST MEP Awards Emergency Funding to Help Manufacturers Recover from Hurricane Harvey

October 6, 2017

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), a program of the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and

Baldrige Program Seeks Candidates for 2018 Baldrige Executive Fellows Program

September 28, 2017

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is seeking qualified candidates for the 2018 Baldrige Executive Fellows Program, a one-year, nationally ranked

NIST Awards Nearly $3.9 Million for 2017 Small Business Innovation Research Program

September 25, 2017

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced that 21 small businesses will receive a

Image of a research platform that can report oceanographic and atmospheric data via satellite.

NIST Publishes 2016 Department of Commerce Laboratories Technology Transfer Report

September 11, 2017

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the U.S. Commerce Department’s (DOC) 2016 Annual Report on Technology

A NIST researcher holds a fixed length optical cavity (FLOC), a structure that enables highly accurate, quantum-based measurements of pressure.

NIST, Industry Partner Aim to Develop 'Quantum Pascal' Standard Into Real-World Device

September 6, 2017

In our everyday lives, pressure can mean a looming work deadline, a final exam, or bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth. In scientific terms, pressure is a

Twelve Awards Made for Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs)

September 1, 2017

The U.S Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has made 12 awards as part of two

Fourteen Organizations to Receive Site Visits for 2017 Baldrige Award

August 28, 2017

Meeting last week at NIST, the Judges Panel for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) chose 14 organizations to proceed to Site Visit Review, the

2017 Arroyo Fresco Community Health Center Case Study cover

2017 Baldrige Case Study Provides Examples, Best Practices from Community Health

July 26, 2017

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Working at the community level to promote healthy living and prevent chronic disease brings the

Appointments Finalized for Overseers and Chair of Baldrige Program’s Advisory Board

July 18, 2017

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross recently reappointed Rulon Stacey to another one-year term as chair of the Baldrige Program’s Board of Overseers. He also

With New Appointees in Place, Baldrige Judges and Overseers to Meet This Week

June 5, 2017

The Baldrige Program will host a joint meeting this week of the Judges’ Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and the Board of Overseers at the

More than 400 Refine Their Baldrige Evaluation Skills, Ready to Help Organizations Improve

May 31, 2017

Over three weeks in late April and early May, more than 400 Baldrige examiners, judges, and special guests completed the 2017 Baldrige Examiner Preparation

2017 Baldrige Award Applications Have Arrived

May 5, 2017

Twenty-four organizations from a variety of sectors and U.S. states have submitted applications for the 2017 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Reflecting

Executives Selected for Highly Regarded Baldrige Executive Development

April 24, 2017

Sixteen executives have been selected to the prestigious Baldrige Executive Fellows Program, the only executive leadership fellowship that provides one-on-one

Congratulations to Executives Who End Year-long Fellowship Having Explored Leadership, Innovation through Cross-Sector Learning

April 17, 2017

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is proud to announce the completion of the year-long Baldrige Executive Fellows Program by 18 senior leaders

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Presents Four Organizations with Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

April 3, 2017

BALTIMORE—Noting that “this public-private partnership generates $1 billion per year in economic impact,” U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross presented four

Eight New Members Added to the MEP Advisory Board

March 23, 2017

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory Board welcomes eight new members. The MEP Advisory Board

Revamped Baldrige Examiner Training to Include Learning Lab

March 21, 2017

Each year, the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program gathers feedback on what training changes could most benefit Baldrige examiners’ work and Baldrige Award

New Report Released on the National-Level Economic Impact of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)

March 16, 2017

A recent study by the W.E. Upjohn Institute found the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)

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Assessing Cybersecurity Risk Management Efforts to be Featured in New Tool and Workshop Sponsored by Cisco

March 9, 2017

With major reported data breaches in 2016 hitting a record high and an average of one health data breach per day, the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is

Impact of Federal Regulations on Domestic Manufacturing

March 8, 2017

The Department of Commerce is seeking information on the impact of Federal permitting requirements on the construction and expansion of domestic manufacturing

Current and Past Chairs of Baldrige Board Honored for Health Care Leadership

February 13, 2017

The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) has selected Rulon Stacey, current chair of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program’s Board of

Baldrige Training Programs Honored Among Best Continuing Education in Human Resources, Leadership, and Organizational Development

February 9, 2017

For several years in a row, the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program has been recognized for its leadership development programs, and 2017 is no different