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House passes 2013 funding for Commerce, Justice
The House approved the first spending bill for 2013, setting operating budgets for the Commerce and Justice Departments and for science-related agencies, such as NASA.
NIST program helps US manufacturers improve efficiencies
The Manufacturing Extension Partnership has a goal of making U.S. manufacturers more competitive.
NIST altering view of technology to focus on customers
CIO Del Brockett said he's taking a two-pronged approach to provide better service to employees and the public. He said innovation through pilots with the labs show the value of emerging technologies.
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White House team tackles identity management in the cloud
A working group is developing common requirements for a federated cloud identity management shared service. NIH already showed how this could be done with its iTrust tools. The tiger team is expected to issue the common standards in the next few months.
NIST proposes changes to digital signature standards
Digital signatures are mathematical algorithms that ensure authenticity of digital documents. They are specified in Federal Information Processing Standard, or FIPS 186 — 3. The standard first came out in 1994.
FedRAMP almost ready to approve first outside security accreditors
GSA, NIST to name the first batch of outside organizations who will test and validate commercial cloud products against baseline security standards in the FedRAMP cloud security program in May. The Joint Authorization Board also will release guidance to industry on how to implement the security requirements in the coming months. FedRAMP still is months from approving its first set of vendors.
Commerce proposes changes to digital signatures
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has asked for comments about its proposed revisions to the Digital Signatures Standard.
NIST offers free workshop on conformity assessment
Conformity assessment is "determining if people, products and services meet requirements," said Gordon Gillerman, the director of standards services for the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
FCC, NIST leading fight against 'zombie armies'
A new Internet Botnet Group will bring together federal and industry experts to try to stem the tide against botnet attacks. Experts estimate one in 10 computers are controlled by bad actors using malicious software to attack organizations. FCC working groups released three reports with recommendations for improve cybersecurity.
NIST updates Smart Grid security framework
Marianne Swanson, a senior adviser for information security at NIST, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss NIST's final framework for Smart Grid security.
NIST rewrites FISMA standards as cyber threats evolve
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a major revision to the Federal Information Security Management Act, which governs agency information security policies. Ron Ross, a NIST fellow and the agency's FISMA implementation project leader, joined In Depth with Francis Ross to discuss the FISMA additions.
NIST releases revised cybersecurity requirements
The National Institute of Standards and Technology released the first draft of special publication 800-53 revision 4 yesterday.
NIST helps eliminate human error in fingerprint analysis
Melissa Taylor, who works in the Law Enforcement Standards Office at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, worked with the Justice Department on recommendations for reducing human error in fingerprint analysis.
NIST launches Cybersecurity Center
NIST's 2012 appropriations provided $10 million to establish the center near NIST's Gaithersburg, Md., campus.
Government needs more risk management across cyber supply chain, report says
The University of Maryland has published a report, in collaboration with NIST, on how the government and industry are addressing the cyber supply chain challenge.
NIST revises computer security incident guide
New draft guidance is giving agencies some help in responding to the ever-changing landscape of cyber threats.
NIST offering grants to get rid of passwords
The password isn't dead yet, but "we think it needs to be shot," said Jeremy Grant, NIST's senior advisor for identity management, in an interview with The Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
NIST taking on big data problem
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is sponsoring an upcoming conference to bring together industry and agencies to figure out ways to improve how they use unstructured data.
NIST to fund pilots to improve online transactions
The agency will fund five-to-eight projects between $1.25 million and $2 million for up to two years. The pilot programs will cover NSTIC's four principles to make identity management secure, interoperable, privacy-enhancing and cost effective.
Agencies responsible for security in public cloud, NIST says
New guidance puts the onus on your agency to secure its presence in the public cloud.
