The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced this week that its AI Safety Institute (AISI) has formed the Testing Risks of AI for National Security (TRAINS) Taskforce, bringing together partners from across the Federal government to identify and manage the national security implications of AI. […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced on Monday that it has named Melissa Midzor the new director of the agency’s Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL). […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is continuing to lead the charge in the transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards, publishing a draft report on Tuesday that outlines how it plans to replace cryptographic algorithms vulnerable to quantum computers with quantum-resistant ones. […]

A National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) advisory board is urging the agency to scale and implement support for its national cyber vulnerability database to protect national security interests.  […]

The National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) has selected 14 post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) signatures which will begin to make their way toward the public, a top Federal official said on Thursday.   […]

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director and Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Laurie Locascio is stepping down from those posts in January to become president and CEO of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced on Tuesday that it has awarded $15 million to the global standards organization ASTM International for a center of excellence to support U.S. engagement in international standardization for critical and emerging technologies (CETs). […]

The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Technology Transformation Services (TTS) group announced that Login.gov will now offer facial recognition technology to all of its partners as an identity verification offering. […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced Wednesday that it is opening a competition with $100 million in funding to demonstrate how AI tech can assist in developing new sustainable semiconductor materials that meet industry needs and can be adopted in five years. […]

A bipartisan bill that would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to incorporate AI systems into the national vulnerability database won approval from the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee on Wednesday. […]

As Federal agencies begin their transition to quantum-resistant encryption, Federal officials on Thursday stressed that creating cryptographic agility – meaning the ability to operate agile systems where cryptography elements can be easily changed as needed – will become an even bigger technology issue than the coming changes in post-quantum cryptography (PQC) itself. […]

Since the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act was signed into law in August 2022, the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has hit the ground running to reach its goal of the United States being the only country in the world that invents, designs, manufactures, and packages leading edge chips by 2030. […]

The U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI), housed within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), announced today it has signed first-of-their-kind research and testing agreements with Anthropic and OpenAI – a key step in allowing the government to access and assess the companies’ latest AI models. […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has put out a call for comment on a revised version of digital identity guidelines which the agency said aim “to ensure security, privacy and accessibility during the identity-proofing process for people accessing government services.” […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is looking for feedback on its new whitepaper series focused on safeguarding 5G wireless technology. […]

Federal officials this week said that new phishing preventative pilot programs, quantum-resistant cryptography, and other identity authentication measures need to be further implemented and standardized across Federal agencies.   […]

The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today unveiled its first set of three encryption algorithms designed to withstand cyberattacks from a quantum computer – noting that, after nearly a decade of research, they are ready for immediate use. […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is looking for feedback on the fourth version of its preliminary draft practice guide, Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture.  […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) newly formed AI Safety Institute (AISI) released its first set of draft guidance last week, offering best practices for developers of AI foundation models to manage the risks that their models will be deliberately misused to cause harm. […]

The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) officially opened this week its competition for a new Manufacturing USA institute focused on artificial intelligence, offering up to $70 million in Federal funds for the new institute over five years. […]

A House bill introduced last month that would create a nonprofit foundation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) now has a Senate companion measure. […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting feedback on a new draft roadmap released Wednesday to implement the U.S. Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology (USG NSSCET). […]

As government officials strive for the responsible use of generative AI technologies, public sector leaders on Wednesday said they are focused on testing and evaluating AI models to help strike a balance between regulatory frameworks and innovation. […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on Monday launched a collaborative project to adapt NIST’s digital identity guidelines to support public benefits programs, such as those designed to help beneficiaries pay for food, housing, medical, and other basic living expenses.   […]

A new House bill aims to establish a nonprofit foundation that would help the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) better engage with academia, industry, and civil society organizations.  […]

Two leading government agencies are getting set to release their latest guidance for Federal officials on how to start securing critical data against potential cybersecurity threats posed by advances in quantum computing, officials said on May 30.  […]

The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) launched a new pilot program Tuesday that aims to assess the societal risks and impacts of AI systems. […]

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo released a strategic vision for the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI) today, outlining the steps that the AISI plans to take to advance the science of AI safety and facilitate safe and responsible AI innovation. […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released newly updated guidelines for Federal agencies on how to protect their controlled unclassified information (CUI) when it resides on private-sector systems. […]