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Nominations for the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee Are Flowing In

The new crew will inform the president about crucial AI-centered matters.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Scientists Are Using New Satellite Tech to Find Glow-in-the-Dark Milky Seas of Maritime Lore

For centuries, sailors have told tales of huge swaths of ocean glowing on dark nights.

  • By Steven D. Miller, The Conversation

White House Tasks NIST with Producing Another Cybersecurity Framework

The administration touted private-sector commitments to improve cybersecurity through training and design.

  • By Mariam Baksh

California Lawmakers Call for NOAA-Led Research Testbeds to Study and Stop Wildfires

The legislation would commit $15 million to such a pursuit in fiscal 2022.

  • By Brandi Vincent

House Republicans Ask Commerce to Add Former Huawei Entity to Government Blacklist

They also requested a briefing from the End-User Committee which designates additions to the Entity List.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Commerce Department Developing Massive IT Services Contract

The enterprise contract will support IT delivery at every level, including agencies like Census, NOAA and NIST.

  • By Aaron Boyd

NIST Prioritizes External Input in Development of AI Risk Management Framework

The agency is engaging stakeholders in the process through multiple venues.

  • By Brandi Vincent

NIST Updates Cyber Resiliency Guide to Account for Increasingly Sophisticated Threats

Public feedback on the more than 200-page document will be considered in the near future.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Energy Updates Assessment Tool for Administration’s 100-Day Cybersecurity Sprint

The update comes as lawmakers jostle for jurisdiction over cybersecurity across multiple critical infrastructure sectors with a slew of bills advancing in both chambers of Congress.

  • By Mariam Baksh

Commerce Secretary Highlights Cybersecurity Workforce Needs With $3B Initiative

Grants will be competitively awarded to state and local governmental entities, institutions of higher education, not-for-profit entities, unions and tribes. 

  • By Mariam Baksh

White House Selects Former Fed as NIST Leader

Laurie Locascio was tapped to be the Commerce Department’s next Undersecretary for Standards and Technology.

  • By Brandi Vincent

NIST Outlines Security Measures for Software Use and Testing Under Executive Order

Eyes now turn to the Office of Management and Budget to issue requirements for federal agencies and contractors based on NIST’s work.

  • By Mariam Baksh

Lawmakers Encourage Allied Countries to Set Security Standards for International Tech Research

Heads of the State and Energy departments, OSTP, and others would contribute to their making.

  • By Brandi Vincent

NIST Turns to Technology in its Technical Investigation of the Florida Condo Collapse

Drones, 3D scanners, a data portal and more are supporting scientists in the disaster’s aftermath.

  • By Brandi Vincent
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How USPTO’s First Emerging Tech Director Is Approaching the Nascent Role

Jerry Ma recently offered a glimpse into his first months with the agency.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Lawmakers Look to Give NTIA More Cybersecurity Responsibilities

During a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, witnesses drew attention to the absence of a permanent leader at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

  • By Mariam Baksh

Lawmaker, Tech Companies Clash on Software Transparency Requirements

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has defined "critical software" in accordance with an executive order to institute procurement standards federal agencies must follow.    

  • By Mariam Baksh

U.S., EU Create Council to Consider and Coordinate Tech Standards

It could be a vessel to puzzle out new regulations, according to the Commerce secretary.

  • By Brandi Vincent

GSA’s Latest Blanket Purchase Agreement Benefits Climate Agency

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a new way to procure mission critical IT.

  • By Frank Konkel

GAO: Tech, Automation Improved Decennial Census Productivity

More than half of the Americans self-responded to the decennial census using the internet in 2020.

  • By Frank Konkel

FDA Tells NIST Securing ‘Critical Software’ Extends Beyond Devices

Two federal agencies were among those who submitted comments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for shaping deliverables under a recent executive order.

  • By Mariam Baksh