National Institute of Standards and Technology
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The Commerce Department and the National Institute of Standards and Technology are trying to figure out what the federal government’s role in cloud computing should be. The agencies are hosting a panel discussion Tuesday with industry leaders and experts from academia to discuss this as well as other national needs. A media advisory from the [...]
January 23, 2011 -
NIST\'s Ari Schwartz explains the concept of trusted identities.
January 19, 2011 -
As the Nation implements recently enacted health reform legislation, our regional businesses are uniquely qualified to assist the federal government to transform Health IT. Maryland is home to HHS, NIH, FDA, NIST, SSA, and the new Cyber Security Command Center and all of these agencies work with businesses to innovate health information technology. Montgomery County\'s Barbara Ashe tells us about a way to bring the sectors together.
January 18, 2011 -
Increased use of a smart grid has benefits. The GAO finds being more cyber secure isn\'t one of them.
January 13, 2011 -
NIST\'s Randall Easter outlines what Apple would have to do in order to make its products available for government jobs.
January 12, 2011 -
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is launching a new phase in a competition to secure government documents.
January 11, 2011 -
The America Competes Reauthorization Act authorizes the agency\'s programs and sets a path toward the future. President Obama signed the bill into law Tuesday. Several other science and technology agencies receive marching orders from lawmakers.
January 06, 2011 -
Patrick Gallagher, the director of NIST, told Federal News Radio\'s Jason Miller about how the provisions in the law will change the way NIST meets its mission.
January 05, 2011 -
Changes to the The National Institute of Standards and Technology\'s hiring protocol will update its 13-year-old Alternative Personnel Management System. The new rules will let NIST have direct-hire authority to expedite hiring for critical functions.
January 05, 2011 -
National Institute of Standards and Technology guidelines are out. NIST\'s Rob Ross explains the new standards.
December 17, 2010 -
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has a new way of managing risks.
December 14, 2010 -
A competition to find a replacement for one of the gold-standard computer security algorithms used in almost all secure, online transactions just heated up.
December 14, 2010 -
The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Homeland Security Department\'s Science and Technology directorate are teaming up with the private sector to improve the cybersecurity of financial services.
December 10, 2010 -
NIST and DHS are partnering with the private sector on cybersecurity.
December 07, 2010 -
The agencies sign a MOU to work more closely on research and development on new technologies to protect the financial services sector\'s critical infrastructure. This agreement follows a pilot DHS and DoD have been working on to share threat information.
December 07, 2010