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Physicist Jun Ye Wins Wolf Prize in Physics

The award cites Ye’s achievement in “transformative, widely applicable advances in the control of ultracold atomic systems.” ...
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NIST Provides Updates on National Construction Safety Team Activities

The presentations highlighted the importance of NIST applying its own expertise and the expertise of others through ...
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When Scientists Become Accidental Detectives

Probably the most dramatic example is Sir Alexander Fleming's accidental discovery of penicillin. Not all unexpected ...
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NIST Awards More Than $1.7 Million to Support Cybersecurity Workforce Development Across 8 States

NIST is awarding nine cooperative agreements to organizations in eight states to address the nation’s ongoing shortage of qualified cybersecurity professionals. The selected organizations will lead ...
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Department of Commerce Announces Finalization of CHIPS R&D Award with PsiQuantum

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today the signing of a final award of up to $100 million to PsiQuantum under the CHIPS and Science Act. The R&D funded by this award ...
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Protecting Tokens and Assertions from Forgery, Theft, and Misuse: Implementation Recommendations for Agencies and Cloud Service Providers

This report provides implementation guidance to help federal agencies and cloud service providers (CSPs) protect tokens and assertions from forgery, theft, and misuse. Building on updates to NIST SP ...
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NIST Awards More Than $30 Million for MEP Centers in 11 States and Puerto Rico

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded more than $30 million for 12 centers to help small and medium-sized ...
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Small Business Primer for SP 800-171A, Revision 3, Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

NIST has published Special Publication (SP) 1352, Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI): NIST SP 800-171Ar3 (Revision 3) Small Business Primer. This guide ...
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Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Overview of NIST SP 800-171Ar3 Small Business Primer

Recently, NIST published Special Publication (SP) 1352, Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI): NIST Special Publication 800-171A, Revision 3 Small Business ...
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Forensic Science Standards Library

OSAC's Forensic Science Standards Library is an interactive database of the current forensic science standards landscape. The term "standard" applies collectively to a document and can be a best ...