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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a U.S. non-regulatory research and standards agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce.
NIST’s mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve quality of life. Its core competencies emphasize measurement science, rigorous traceability, and development and use of standards. NIST’s work spans fundamental measurement science through applied standards and technology support for industry and government—particularly in areas such as cybersecurity, privacy, advanced manufacturing, quantum technology, and other critical technical domains. Structurally, NIST is organized around an Office of the Director, laboratory programs (including Communications Technology Laboratory, Engineering Laboratory, Information Technology Laboratory, Material Measurement Laboratory, and Physical Measurement Laboratory), and staff functions that support standards development and research protections. In addition to laboratory research, NIST operates major extramural/partnering programs and technical services—such as its Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) national network—designed to help manufacturing organizations adopt advanced technologies. Technically, NIST’s differentiation is its role as a measurement and standards authority: it develops traceable measurement solutions, produces and certifies Standard Reference Materials (SRMs), administers accreditation through NVLAP, and publishes widely used technical guidance and frameworks (notably in cybersecurity and privacy). For example, NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)—and related security/privacy guidance—are designed to help organizations manage cybersecurity risk with a structured taxonomy of outcomes and profiles. In parallel, NIST’s AI work includes publishing an Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework intended as a “living document,” and NIST’s ongoing standards activities connect measurement science to safe and reliable technology deployment.
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Save the Date: 2021 Federal Cybersecurity Workforce SummitJoin us on April 27th from 1-4 pm EDT for the virtual 2021
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