National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Methane is a useful chemical, but not when it leaks into the atmosphere from production or transport of oil and natural gas. A team of scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology developed a technology for detecting methane leaks and thereby getting them cut off earlier.
July 14, 2022 -
The big fear in the data encryption community is the advent of quantum computing, i.e. computers are so powerful they can crack any algorithm.
June 07, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, National Guard members on state duty can now unionize, thanks to a new Justice Department agreement.
May 19, 2022 -
Measuring risks and setting benchmarks for emerging fintech is top of mind for agencies such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Commerce Department.
April 28, 2022 -
A call for comments from the National Institute for Standards and Technology gives industry a deadline of next week. NIST is looking for reactions to ideas for critical infrastructure cybersecurity, and it could have a big impact on companies doing business with the government.
April 19, 2022 -
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has established a special guide to protecting CUI. Federal Drive with Tom Temin talked to the acting manager of NIST's security, engineering and risk management group, Vicki Pillitteri, to find out what every data owner needs to know.
April 07, 2022 -
Nearly a year after President Joe Biden signed off on an expansive cybersecurity executive order, officials are grappling with the difficult task of taking secure software standards and applying them to the vast array of software agencies buy.
March 24, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, five unions say VA should immediately develop a joint COVID-19 training task force to design education courses for employees.
February 22, 2022 -
The Navy Department’s top IT official says current cyber approval processes create strange incentives that degrade systems’ security instead of improving it.
February 18, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a group of lawmakers are banding together to create a new caucus focused on the fighter pilot community.
February 07, 2022 -
The White House’s forthcoming zero trust strategy gives agencies a chance to overhaul how employees and citizens access federal systems.
January 25, 2022 -
Several agencies have embarked on digital identity verification projects in recent years, with some looking to now leverage each other’s work.
January 24, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, agencies will have a new weapon in the battle against counterfeit or fraudulent products.
January 21, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: A former top government scientist is exposed for thousands of dollars in sloppy expense-account reporting. An $83 million contract might mean millions of COVID test kits in America's future. And online military exchanges are now available to a new crop of customers.
December 30, 2021 -
AI is developing at a breakneck pace and the growth of research and policy guidance needs to ensure AI is being implemented in an ethical way.
December 02, 2021