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Viewers of TV dramas don't focus on the technology behind how a forensics crime team tracks a terrorist or drug ring using cell phone data, but scientists at
A revised draft publication on computer security guidance issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is focused on transforming the
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Just in time for October's Cyber Security Awareness Month, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a guide to help small
To facilitate audits of election results and making the election process more transparent, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a
The Fifth Annual IT Security Automation Conference, co-hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will focus on emerging technologies
Two publications from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) describe new capabilities for authentication systems using smart cards or other
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Security Agency (NSA) are cosponsoring the Biometric Consortium Conference 2009 on
A new publication that recommends best practices for the next generation of portable biometric acquisition devices--Mobile ID--has been published by the
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released its final version of a publication that represents a major step toward building a unified
Dianne O'Leary and G. W. (Pete) Stewart, Faculty Appointees in the Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division, have been named Fellows of the Society for
A short movie entitled "Simulation of Non-Newtonian Suspensions: Shear Thinning Case" developed by ITL's Scientific Applications and Visualization Group in
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the final version of an updated publication to help organizations and employees secure
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in partnership with the Department of Defense (DOD), the Intelligence Community (IC), and the
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has delivered to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) a draft revision to the 2005 federal
GAITHERSBURG, Md. – The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today delivered to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
A working definition for cloud computing—a new computer technique with potential for achieving significant cost savings and information technology agility—has
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued for public comment a draft publication describing a new method to automate the task of
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Karen Scarfone and Matthew P. Barrett received the 2009 Federal 100 Award. Presented by Federal Computer