National Institute of Standards and Technology

Why selling software to the government is like visiting a confessional booth

Final rules have kicked-in for companies selling software to the government. They must now attest to the fact that they used secure development practices.

Technology

Navigating the new landscape: Understanding and implementing NIST CSF 2.0

Commentary

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Special consortium offers AI-safety advice to government

Artificial Intelligence

NIST finalizes Cybersecurity Framework updates

Cybersecurity

NIST focuses on data, testing to ensure efficacy of AI-powered identity systems

Artificial Intelligence

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America’s enemies could poison AI data, NIST warns

Federal Newscast

CISA issues patch reminder after federal agency hacked via outdated software

Cybersecurity

Cyber rotation program aims to boost skills, retention of federal employees

Cybersecurity

Average security-clearance-processing speed, hits a speed bump

Workforce

All right, the White House has spoken on AI. Now what?

Artificial Intelligence

New House Speaker. New cyber guidelines. What contractors can do to navigate it all.

Congress

GSA to partner with vendor to bring ‘best-in-class’ facial recognition option to Login.gov

The planned addition of facial recognition to Login.gov comes as GSA attempts to boost the program’s “identity proofing” capabilities.

Agency Oversight

NIST takes on major vulnerability in cyber guidelines through novel ‘patch release’

NIST is updating its seminal Special Publication 800-53, which forms the basis of federal cyber requirements, to address an urgent gap in identity and…

Cybersecurity

The NIST cybersecurity team puts final touches on a foundational document

Cybersecurity

The cybersecurity team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is about to finalize a new version of a signature document: The Cybersecurity Framework. Next week it holds a workshop to get one last round of input on the new framework draft. For more, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Kevin Stine, the Chief of NIST’s Applied Cybersecurity Division.