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NIST Announces 2024 Baldrige Awards for Performance Excellence

October 10, 2024

The Baldrige Award was redesigned earlier this year to focus on organizational resilience.

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New Report Highlights Economic Value of Neutron Science to U.S. Industry

September 5, 2024

Research using neutron beams provides an economic return far larger than the cost of building and operating neutron facilities, according to an economic impact

NIST Releases Second Public Draft of Digital Identity Guidelines for Final Review

August 21, 2024

The guidance aims to ensure security, privacy and accessibility during the identity-proofing process for people accessing government services.

NIST Releases First 3 Finalized Post-Quantum Encryption Standards

August 13, 2024

NIST is encouraging computer system administrators to begin transitioning to the new standards as soon as possible.

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Department of Commerce Announces New Guidance, Tools 270 Days Following President Biden’s Executive Order on AI

July 26, 2024

For the first time, Commerce makes public new NIST draft guidance from U.S. AI Safety Institute to help AI developers evaluate and mitigate risks stemming from

NIST Reports First Results From Age Estimation Software Evaluation

May 30, 2024

Software algorithms that estimate a person’s age from a photo offer a potential way to control access to age-restricted activities.

NIST Launches ARIA, a New Program to Advance Sociotechnical Testing and Evaluation for AI

May 28, 2024

Assessing Risks and Impacts of AI (ARIA) aims to help organizations and individuals determine whether a given AI technology will be valid, reliable, safe

NIST Finalizes Updated Guidelines for Protecting Sensitive Information

May 14, 2024

Contractors and other organizations that do business with the federal government now have clearer, more straightforward guidance for protecting sensitive data.

Department of Commerce Announces New Actions to Implement President Biden’s Executive Order on AI

April 29, 2024

Announcements include draft guidance documents, a draft plan for international standards, and a new measurement program opening for public comment.

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Kevin Stine Named Director of NIST’s Information Technology Laboratory

March 20, 2024

Stine headed ITL’s Applied Cybersecurity Division, where he oversaw development of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

NIST Releases Version 2.0 of Landmark Cybersecurity Framework

February 26, 2024

The agency has finalized the framework’s first major update since its creation in 2014.

NIST Researchers Suggest Historical Precedent for Ethical AI Research

February 15, 2024

The Belmont Report’s guidelines could help avoid repeating past mistakes in AI-related human subjects research.

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New NCCoE Guide Helps Major Industries Observe Incoming Data While Using Latest Internet Security Protocol

January 30, 2024

The new draft practice guide can help companies in key industries use TLS 1.3 while performing required audits on incoming internet traffic.

Cells’ Electric Fields Keep Nanoparticles at Bay, Scientists Confirm

January 23, 2024

The surprisingly strong effect could have implications for drug design and delivery.

NIST Offers Guidance on Measuring and Improving Your Company’s Cybersecurity Program

January 17, 2024

Draft publication can help with evaluating information security efforts.

NIST Identifies Types of Cyberattacks That Manipulate Behavior of AI Systems

January 4, 2024

Publication lays out “adversarial machine learning” threats, describing mitigation strategies and their limitations.

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NIST Tool Will Make Math-Heavy Research Papers Easier to View Online

January 3, 2024

A tool developed by a NIST scientist will help arXiv preprints become more accessible.

NIST Offers Draft Guidance on Evaluating a Privacy Protection Technique for the AI Era

December 11, 2023

The agency has made progress on one of its tasks delineated in the recent Executive Order on AI.

NIST Seeks Collaborators for Consortium Supporting Artificial Intelligence Safety

November 2, 2023

The AI Safety Institute Consortium will help develop tools to measure and improve AI safety and trustworthiness.

Spotlight: Using Robots to Assess Photovoltaic Cells

October 4, 2023

How can we make photovoltaic cells (such as those used for solar panels) work more efficiently, even in diffuse or indirect light?

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New NIST Method Can Better Identify Sneaky Sugars on Viruses’ Spiky Weapons

September 28, 2023

A better picture of the sugars can increase our understanding of how humans get infected by the virus behind COVID-19 and other pathogens.

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What’s Wrong With This Picture? NIST Face Analysis Program Helps to Find Answers

September 20, 2023

Two NIST evaluation studies will help software better detect photo spoofs and image quality issues.

NIST to Standardize Encryption Algorithms That Can Resist Attack by Quantum Computers

August 24, 2023

Three new algorithms are expected to be ready for use in 2024. Others will follow.

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NIST Drafts Major Update to Its Widely Used Cybersecurity Framework

August 8, 2023

NIST has revised the framework to help benefit all sectors, not just critical infrastructure.

NIST Researchers Explore Best Practices for Talking to Kids About Online Privacy

August 7, 2023

Recent research by scientists at NIST suggests that a good strategy is to talk to your kids directly.

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