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Review of the Advanced Encryption Standard: NIST Publishes NISTIR 8319

July 23, 2021

NIST announces the release of NISTIR 8319, Review of the Advanced Encryption Standard. This publication provides a technical and editorial review of FIPS 197

Data Classification Practices: Final Project Description Released

July 22, 2021

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has finalized its project description for Data Classification Practices: Facilitating Data-Centric

Call for Commitments for the 2021 Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is now open!

July 22, 2021

The call for commitments for the 2021 Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is now open! October 18-23, 2021 nist.gov/nice/ccaw Commitments are actions taken by

Status Report on the Second Round of the NIST Lightweight Cryptography Standardization Process: NISTIR 8369

July 21, 2021

NIST announces the publication of NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8369, Status Report on the Second Round of the NIST Lightweight Cryptography Standardization

Forensic Science Organization to Draft Standards for Sexual Assault Examinations

July 20, 2021

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that the Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic

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Spotlight: One Small Step for SRM 610 Aboard the Mars Perseverance Rover

July 20, 2021

3, 2, 1 … blast off! One of NIST’s very own standard reference materials traveled through space and landed on the Red Planet in February as part of the National

Managing the Security of Information Exchanges: NIST Publishes SP 800-47, Rev. 1

July 20, 2021

Organizations have mission and business-based needs to exchange or share information with one or more internal or external organizations via various information

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Update on NIST’s Investigation of the Champlain Towers South Collapse

July 16, 2021

NIST’s work right now is focused on ensuring that information and evidence related to the June 24, 2021, partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South

Join us for Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week: October 18-23

July 15, 2021

We invite you to participate in the annual Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week NEW NAME! NEW DATES! October 18-23, 2021 NEW RESOURCES nist.gov/nice/ccaw The

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Case Study Shows How Education Organization Adapted Using the Baldrige Criteria

July 15, 2021

The last year brought unique challenges for higher education. Considering i ssues of equity and inclusion, resilience, and innovation, t he fictitious 2021

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Secretary Raimondo Announces $153 Million to Promote Innovation in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing

July 14, 2021

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has made two awards totaling $153 million to the National

Looking Back at NIST Patents

July 13, 2021

The Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) at NIST communicates with the labs as they discover new technologies and works toward getting those inventions patented

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NIST Evaluates Face Recognition Software’s Accuracy for Flight Boarding

July 13, 2021

The most accurate face recognition algorithms have demonstrated the capability to confirm airline passenger identities while making very few errors, according

Latest Values of Fundamental Constants Published

July 13, 2021

Four scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have reported the latest values for the fundamental constants of nature on June

An Aid for Instrumentation for Measuring Active Compounds in Ginseng

July 12, 2021

Ginsenosides are thought to be the active compounds in ginseng, a plant long used in Chinese medicine that is now a popular supplement and the subject of

NIST Researchers Use Novel Method to Understand the Molecular Underpinnings of a Tumorlike Disease Affecting Coral Reefs

July 9, 2021

Coral reefs are a favorite spot for scuba divers and are among the world’s most diverse ecosystems. For example, the Hawaiian coral reefs, known as the

NIST Delivers Two Key Publications to Enhance Software Supply Chain Security Called for by Executive Order

July 9, 2021

NIST today fulfilled two of its assignments to enhance the security of the software supply chain called for by a May 12, 2021, Presidential Executive Order on

NIST Prize Challenge Launches Research for Unmanned Aircraft in Search and Rescue

July 7, 2021

BOULDER, Colo. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched a new prize competition to advance the use

Identifying and Estimating Cybersecurity Risk for Enterprise Risk Management: 2nd Public Draft of NISTIR 8286A Available for Comment

July 6, 2021

Draft NISTIR 8286A, Identifying and Estimating Cybersecurity Risk for Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), is now available for a second public comment period

Office of the Director

News and Updates

Review of the Advanced Encryption Standard: NIST Publishes NISTIR 8319

Data Classification Practices: Final Project Description Released

Call for Commitments for the 2021 Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is now open!

Status Report on the Second Round of the NIST Lightweight Cryptography Standardization Process: NISTIR 8369

Forensic Science Organization to Draft Standards for Sexual Assault Examinations

Spotlight: One Small Step for SRM 610 Aboard the Mars Perseverance Rover

Managing the Security of Information Exchanges: NIST Publishes SP 800-47, Rev. 1

Update on NIST’s Investigation of the Champlain Towers South Collapse

Join us for Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week: October 18-23

Case Study Shows How Education Organization Adapted Using the Baldrige Criteria

Secretary Raimondo Announces $153 Million to Promote Innovation in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing

Looking Back at NIST Patents

NIST Evaluates Face Recognition Software’s Accuracy for Flight Boarding

Latest Values of Fundamental Constants Published

An Aid for Instrumentation for Measuring Active Compounds in Ginseng

NIST Researchers Use Novel Method to Understand the Molecular Underpinnings of a Tumorlike Disease Affecting Coral Reefs

NIST Delivers Two Key Publications to Enhance Software Supply Chain Security Called for by Executive Order

NIST Prize Challenge Launches Research for Unmanned Aircraft in Search and Rescue

Identifying and Estimating Cybersecurity Risk for Enterprise Risk Management: 2nd Public Draft of NISTIR 8286A Available for Comment

Automation of the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP): Final Project Description Released

New NIST Reference Material Aids in Measurement of Cocoa's Active Molecules

NIST Will Conduct Technical Investigation Into the Collapse of the Champlain Towers South Condominium

NIST-Led Study Finds Variations in Quantitative MRI Scanners’ Measurements

A New Control for Measuring Active Compounds and Contaminants in Ginger Root

NIST Laser ‘Comb’ Systems Now Measure All Primary Greenhouse Gases in the Air

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