National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Officials are confronting a growing list of mobile-specific cybersecurity challenges with travel opening up and many employees working remotely.
October 22, 2021 -
The agency says it doesn't want to reinvent the wheel in developing an approach to securing the broad information and communications technology ecosystem.
October 14, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the delta variant of COVID-19 is pushing back return-to-work timelines for some federal employees.
October 11, 2021 -
The bill aims to ensure agencies and contractors are sharing information when they get hit by cyber attacks.
October 04, 2021 -
A tangled web of policies on artificial intelligence is coming from the White House, Congress and agency leadership, but those policies aren’t syncing up yet into a single strategy for how the federal government should develop or field AI tools.
September 30, 2021 -
Joanne Woytek, the program director for NASA SEWP, said understanding how NIST SP 800-161 and ISO 20243 can work together will help agencies and contractors.
September 06, 2021 -
The Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) finalized its processes, procedures and practices by releasing its final rule on Aug. 26.
August 31, 2021 -
Leading tech firms and other businesses made cybersecurity commitments after meeting with President Biden at the White House this week.
August 26, 2021 -
The National Institute of Standards and Technology said it isn't interested in establishing new testing or compliance regimes for software companies to conform to in implementing the president's new cybersecurity executive order.
August 19, 2021 -
Callie Higgins, a finalist of this year's Service to America Medals program, talked about how she discovered ways to detect and fix flaws produced by additive manufacturing.
August 11, 2021 -
The Office of Management and Budget is giving them 12 months to implement the critical software protections outlined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in July.
August 10, 2021 -
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.
July 30, 2021 -
NIST, in a request for information posted Wednesday, said the upcoming framework will define trustworthy AI in terms of transparency, fairness and accountability.
July 28, 2021 -
Biden administration eyes mandates under new effort to improve critical infrastructure cybersecurityThe administration will develop performance goals for critical infrastructure cybersecurity as part of an effort emphasizing voluntary collaboration, but current and former officials see the potential for federal mandates amid a concerning rash of cyber attacks.
July 28, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, agencies spent billions on urgent COVID-related contracts, but they neglected to report some important award information.
July 27, 2021