National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST seeks feedback on potential ‘moonshot’ of supply chain security project

The agency says it doesn’t want to reinvent the wheel in developing an approach to securing the broad information and communications technology ecosystem.

Cybersecurity

Delta variant has forced some agencies to adjust return-to-work plans

Federal Newscast

Chairman Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., speaks during a Senate Governmental Affairs Committee hybrid nominations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 22, 2021, to consider the nominees for Postal Service Governors Anton Hajjar, Amber McReynolds, and Ronald Stroman, along with Kiran Ahuja, the nominee to be Office of Personnel Management Director. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Senate lawmakers introduce FISMA reforms, including cyber incident reporting for agencies, contractors

Cybersecurity

Joanne Woytek, NASA SEWP program director

Research shows NIST, ISO supply chain standards have up to 89% overlap of risk controls

Acquisition Policy

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FASC has opportunity to bring supply chain efforts under its umbrella

Reporter's Notebook

NIST launches supply chain security framework effort with top tech firms

Cybersecurity

New cyber executive order a ‘necessary shock to the system,’ NIST says

Cybersecurity

Callie Higgins, materials research engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST engineer a finalist in this year’s Sammies for her work in 3D printing

People

Agencies have new deadlines to secure on-premise software

Cybersecurity

In rare move, members of Congress want White House to request more money for one particular agency

Federal Newscast

NIST seeks input on guidance to pin down trustworthy AI

Artificial Intelligence

Colonial Pipeline storage tanks are seen in Woodbridge, N.J., Monday, May 10, 2021. Gasoline futures are ticking higher following a cyberextortion attempt on the Colonial Pipeline, a vital U.S. pipeline that carries fuel from the Gulf Coast to the Northeast. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Biden administration eyes mandates under new effort to improve critical infrastructure cybersecurity

The administration will develop performance goals for critical infrastructure cybersecurity as part of an effort emphasizing voluntary collaboration, but…

Cybersecurity

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2021, file image from video, Jeff Zients, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks as Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to the president., Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, chair of the COVID-19 health equity task force, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Andy Slavitt, senior adviser to the White House COVID-19 Response Team,, appear on screen during a White House briefing on the Biden administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington. (White House via AP, File)

GAO: Agencies could’ve been more transparent in pandemic response OTA’s

In today’s Federal Newscast, agencies spent billions on urgent COVID-related contracts, but they neglected to report some important award information.

Federal Newscast

NIST scientist develops way to analyze illegal opioids faster, earns Sammies nod

People

One of the difficulties of controlling illegal opioids is that it comes mixed in with other substances. Sometimes detecting it can take hours of chemical analysis.

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST seeks feedback on potential ‘moonshot’ of supply chain security project

Delta variant has forced some agencies to adjust return-to-work plans

Senate lawmakers introduce FISMA reforms, including cyber incident reporting for agencies, contractors

Research shows NIST, ISO supply chain standards have up to 89% overlap of risk controls

FASC has opportunity to bring supply chain efforts under its umbrella

NIST launches supply chain security framework effort with top tech firms

New cyber executive order a ‘necessary shock to the system,’ NIST says

NIST engineer a finalist in this year’s Sammies for her work in 3D printing

Agencies have new deadlines to secure on-premise software

In rare move, members of Congress want White House to request more money for one particular agency

NIST seeks input on guidance to pin down trustworthy AI

Biden administration eyes mandates under new effort to improve critical infrastructure cybersecurity

GAO: Agencies could’ve been more transparent in pandemic response OTA’s

NIST scientist develops way to analyze illegal opioids faster, earns Sammies nod

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