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NIST cyber center seeks nonprofit for research
The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced April 22 its National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence plans to sponsor its first Federally Funded Research and Development Center. The...
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NIST updates security document amid growing cyber threats
NIST Senior Fellow Ron Ross (Photo: FedScoop) The National Institute of Standards and Technology published the fourth revision of Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and...
View ArticleFedPod: NIST updates cyber guide
NIST updates Special Publication 800-53, the federal government’s guide to securing its networks.
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Cyber Show: NIST’s Ron Ross discusses SP 800-53
NIST Senior Fellow Ron Ross joins FedScoop Radio’s Cyber Show to discuss the release of the latest version of Special Publication 800-53 as well as how his organization is able to keep pace with the...
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Romine: Cyber framework –‘on time, actionable’
Charles Romine, director of NIST’s Information Technology Laboratory (Photo: David Stegon/FedScoop) The National Institute of Standards and Technology is about to host its second of four workshops with...
View Article5 must-read stories of the week
FedScoop rounds up the top 5 must-reads of the past week. NIST’s Charles Romine: Cyber framework – ‘on time, actionable’ Top concern of federal CIOs? Still the budget. Why Joy’s Law applies to open...
View ArticleInternet freedom bill returns without additional costs
Another reason why a bill reaffirming the U.S., multistakeholder approach to Internet governance will remain government policy – it is free. Based on data from the Federal Communications Commission and...
View ArticleNIST posts initial analysis on cyber framework
The National Institute of Standards and Technology posted an initial analysis of the more than 200 comments submitted to the Request for Information on the cybersecurity framework developed under the...
View ArticleFed, industry cyber experts testify on securing US critical infrastructure
Federal and industry cybersecurity experts testified before a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing Tuesday, offering diverging opinions on what steps the government should take to ensure...
View Article3 mobile security must-reads for federal leaders
One of the most pressing issues facing government, mobile technology use and the associated privacy and security concerns may have found resolution. The Homeland Security Department, Defense Department...
View ArticleOnly a catastrophe would change how US views cybersecurity
Congress hasn’t passed serious legislation on it in 11 years. The federal government is not structurally organized to address it. And the public won’t push for real action until a “Pearl Harbor” type...
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FedWire: GSA’s OS2 program, DISA & JIE and new FCC database
FedWire is FedScoop’s afternoon roundup of news and notes from the federal IT community. Send your links and videos to tips@fedscoop.com. GSA’s OS2 program has saved the government $200 million. Tour...
View ArticleIn third year, Materials Genome Initiative pushes forward
Federal government leaders, industry leaders and academia agreed two years ago to double the pace of technological development. Today, they renewed that commitment. The Obama administration announced...
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FedWire: Cyberhygiene, virtual robotics and the Summer of Innovation
FedWire is FedScoop’s afternoon roundup of news and notes from the federal IT community. Send your links and videos to tips@fedscoop.com. Protecting classified information – a lesson in cyberhygiene....
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FedWire: NARA research fellows, NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer, and...
FedWire is FedScoop’s afternoon roundup of news and notes from the federal IT community. Send your links and videos to tips@fedscoop.com. NASA and Deloitte collaborate on risk management. DOD needs to...
View ArticleNIST releases first draft of cybersecurity framework
After four months of gathering input from industry, academia and government employees, the National Institute for Standards and Technology released the first draft of its cybersecurity framework to...
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NIST is open to ideas about cybersecurity
The landscape of computer security is changing on an almost daily basis. Trying to keep on top of it is hard enough for a single network administrator. I can only imagine how much that would multiply...
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FedWire: NASA Hangout briefing, Treasury’s small biz goals, and Health...
FedWire is FedScoop’s afternoon roundup of news and notes from the federal IT community. Send your links and videos to tips@fedscoop.com. How to plan your agency challenge. NASA to host first Google+...
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FedWire: ‘Oscar of Innovation,’ acquisition excellence and sequestration...
FedWire is FedScoop’s afternoon roundup of news and notes from the federal IT community. Send your links and videos to tips@fedscoop.com. NIST chip measurement advance gets an “Oscar of Innovation”...
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NIST releases biometric identification specs
Image: NIST A standard for collection of biometric data has been in demand pretty much since 2001. In that time, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has been trying to overcome the...
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