National Institute of Standards and Technology

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

In today’s Federal Newscast, two Senators are asking the White House to make a larger budget request for the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Federal Newscast

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NIST seeks input on guidance to pin down trustworthy AI

Artificial Intelligence

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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

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

Federal Newscast

Partnership for Public Service

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

People

NIST researchers have a breakthrough that could save the lives of firefighters

Technology

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Industry presses for more time on cyber EO’s software transparency initiative

Cybersecurity

DHS on hunt for next generation of facial recognition technology

Technology

2021 Sammies finalist developed testing for emergency response robots

Technology

A threat-based methodology is FedRAMP’s next step toward simplicity with rigor

Ask the CIO

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2016, file photo illustration, a person types on a laptop in Florida. Riviera Beach, Fla., agreed to pay $600,000 in ransom to hackers who took over its computer system, the latest in thousands of attacks worldwide aimed at extorting money from governments and businesses. Spokeswoman Rose Anne Brown said Wednesday, June 19, 2019, that the city of 35,000 residents has been working with outside security consultants, who recommended the ransom be paid. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

NIST partners with an industry that’s become fresh prey for cyber hackers

Technology

Who says mobile devices need protecting? FISMA, NIST and the DoD for starters.

As the global leader in mobile security, Zimperium protects thousands of enterprises and government agencies worldwide. It is no surprise that100 percent…

Federal Insights

FILE - This Aug. 4, 2009, file photo shows the United States Chamber of Commerce building in Washington. The White House says a senior national security official is leading the U.S. response to a massive breach of government departments and private corporations discovered late last year. The announcement that the deputy national security adviser for cyber and emergency technology, Anne Neuberger, has been in charge of the response to the SolarWinds hack follows congressional criticism of the government effort so far as “disorganized.” (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Commerce Department builds out supply chain resilience in 2022 budget

The Biden administration’s 2022 budget request raises the bar for federal contracts going to small, disadvantaged businesses and sets higher budgets…

Budget

Acronis SCS: Helping your agency protect its data

Federal Tech Talk

Neil Proctor, vice president of Engineering R&D at Acronis SCS, joins host John Gilroy on this week’s Federal Tech Talk to discuss how his company can help a federal agency accomplish the goal of resiliency.

National Institute of Standards and Technology

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

NIST researchers have a breakthrough that could save the lives of firefighters

Industry presses for more time on cyber EO’s software transparency initiative

DHS on hunt for next generation of facial recognition technology

2021 Sammies finalist developed testing for emergency response robots

A threat-based methodology is FedRAMP’s next step toward simplicity with rigor

NIST partners with an industry that’s become fresh prey for cyber hackers

Who says mobile devices need protecting? FISMA, NIST and the DoD for starters.

Commerce Department builds out supply chain resilience in 2022 budget

Acronis SCS: Helping your agency protect its data

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