National Institute of Standards and Technology
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In today's Federal Newscast, the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has launched the Contractor Assistance Portal.
August 14, 2019 -
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is looking to build a common foundation of cybersecurity practices for IoT manufacturers and consumers.
August 13, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management asked the Federal Labor Relations Authority how agencies can deduct union dues in light of the 2018 decision, which found local and state government workers can't be forced to pay union dues.
August 13, 2019 -
John Cofrancesco, VP of businesss development at Active Navigation, discusses some of the things going well in Washington, like the recent work to unify government agencies under similar NIST information standards.
July 29, 2019 -
The Pentagon hopes to pick a nonprofit organization to oversee its new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program by January, with CMMC being applied to at least some new contracts by next summer.
July 23, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new report from a Senate committee shows at least eight cabinet agencies are failing to comply with federal cybersecurity standards.
June 26, 2019 -
Another group has recommended the Social Security Administration share its Death Master File with Treasury to cub improper payments.
June 20, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, two bills to protect federal employees' health insurance benefits during future government shutdowns advanced to the full House for a vote.
June 17, 2019 -
Science-focused agencies have turned to citizen scientists to fill gaps in their data, or have urged members of the industry to develop innovative ideas to problems through government-funded prize challenges.
June 14, 2019 -
Jim Wiggins, executive director at the Federal IT Security Institute joins host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss the steps federal agencies can take to get up to date on their cybersecurity training.
June 03, 2019 -
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has just over two months to submit a plan for artificial intelligence technical standards, and a lot needs to be considered.
May 31, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Navy’s Fleet Cyber Command started wide-scale implementation of the Cyber Excepted Service this month.
May 31, 2019 -
Federal agencies testing the accuracy of facial recognition and biometrics see high rates with few flaws.
May 15, 2019 -
Congressional Research and Development Caucus co-chair Bill Foster (D-Ill.) shared concerns with NIST budget decreases on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
May 10, 2019 -
Technology executive Jeremy Grant gives his thoughts on the current state of biometrics and facial recognition technology.
May 08, 2019