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New cyber guidelines out for government contractors

Government contractors are under constant cyber attacks and now NIST has new requirements for contractors.

  • By Derek B. Johnson

NIST security expert elected AAAS fellow

The world's largest general scientific society will honor a member of the NIST Information Technology Laboratory.

  • By FCW Staff

NIST plans $70M multi-award contract

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking sources for a five-year contract for cybersecurity expertise and consultation. No RFP has been submitted yet.

  • By Alysha Sideman

Plan unveiled to build new cyber workforce

The National Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Education plan will focus on industry-specific sectors and K-12 cyber education.

  • By William Jackson

DOD looks to unconventional methods in fight against IEDs

The U.S. military's counter-IED agency is focusing on intelligence and robotics in the continuing fight against a critical threat to soldiers' lives.

  • By Amber Corrin

Can the US stay the global leader in cloud computing?

TechAmerica Foundation collaborated with NIST and provides 14 recommendations and a Cloud First Buyer’s Guide for agencies.

  • By Rutrell Yasin

5 critical steps on the road to IPv6

Connecting with the rest of the world could soon require the use of IPv6, and agencies should begin preparing now to use the new protocols.

  • By William Jackson

Do agencies still have year-end spending sprees?

We tried to find out what agencies are spending their year-end money on, but it might not work like that anymore.

  • By William Jackson, Alice Lipowicz, Michael Hardy and Henry Kenyon

Can the Apple iPad get any workplace respect?

Apple's iPad tablet computer is attracting some interested glances from government

  • By John Moore

GSA solicitation solidifies cloud commitment

Efforts advance to make cloud computing services accessible to federal agencies with new RFQ, the launch of a web site, and new support for FedRAMP program.

  • By Wyatt Kash

Feds, industry to hash out cloud standards at May summit

The Cloud Summit, to be hosted on May 20 by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, will turn attention to creating standards for data interoperability, portability and security.

  • By Rutrell Yasin

Feds prepare RAMP for cloud

A new program could make it easier for agencies to get authorization to move to their IT operations to the cloud.

  • By Brian Robinson

NIST to map road to digital record preservation

NIST is hosting the first of an important series of meetings next week as a first step toward developing a national road map to digital record preservation.

  • By Brian Robinson

NIST guidelines: Broccoli and cheese

NIST's FISMA project leader explains how agencies can team up to hack away at the time and effort needed to qualify IT products and services for purchase.

  • By Brian Robinson
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NIST cryptographic showdown enters round two

NIST has eliminated 37 algorithms that had been submitted in a contest to choose the next cryptographic hash. Now, 14 contenders remain.

  • By William Jackson

NIST gets new director at a critical time for the agency

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has become an economic enabler for a nation that is increasingly dependent on IT and the ability to securely share and use information, said newly confirmed administrator Patrick Gallagher.

  • By William Jackson

NIST readies Smart Grid security architecture

A cybersecurity working group is developing a security architecture and comprehensive set of security requirements to accompany the Smart Grid framework being developed by NIST's office for Smart Grid interoperability. A preliminary report is expected to be released for comment shortly.

  • By William Jackson

New law helps NIST hire experts

NIST says the Competes Act is helping the agency hire experts for short-term jobs, the GAO says.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

NIST moves a step closer to a unified security framework

The latest draft of this revision of Special Publication 800-53 contains security controls for national security as well as other IT systems, and was developed in conjunction with the military and intelligence communities.

  • By William Jackson

House passes technology, science bills

The House has approved bills designed to strengthen federal agencies' cooperation on international science and technology research and on domestic science education.

  • By Alice Lipowicz