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Former Cisco Engineer Theodore Gates Joins NewWave as Cyber Business Development Director

Theodore Gates, formerly a senior security engineer for Cisco Systems‘ U.S. public sector segment, has been tapped by NewWave Telecom and Technologies to serve as director of cybersecurity business development. He joins NewWave as the company establishes an architectural practice and consultancy dedicated to zero trust security, the information technology consulting provider said Tuesday. The […] More

by Nichols Martin February 23, 2022, 11:58 am
in Government Technology, News

COMSovereign Announces Delivery of 5G Open-RAN Tech to NIST; Dustin McIntire Quoted

COMSovereign has handed over to the National Institute of Standards and Technology its 5G Open Radio Access Network-compliant system as part of a cooperative research and development agreement that was announced in April. “We’re pleased to have delivered our latest 5G O-RAN deployable system to the NIST for their evaluation and look forward to supporting […] More

by Jane Edwards October 26, 2021, 11:49 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Jay Chaudhry on Zscaler’s Federal Market Performance, Cybersecurity Executive Order

Jay Chaudhry, founder, chairman and CEO of Zscaler, said the San Jose, California-based company added 20 government clients in the fiscal fourth quarter ended July 31 and has been selected to conduct a pilot program meant to advance implementation of zero trust architectures in line with the current administration’s cybersecurity executive order, CRN reported Thursday. […] More

by Jane Edwards September 10, 2021, 11:50 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News

NIST Issues RFI for AI Risk Management Framework

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking information and feedback from interested stakeholders to help inform the development of a framework for managing risks associated with artificial intelligence. NIST is working to develop a voluntary AI risk management framework meant to integrate trustworthiness considerations into the development, use and assessment of AI systems […] More

by Jane Edwards July 29, 2021, 11:52 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

FedRAMP, NIST Apply Automation to Support Authorization Reuses

The program management office of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program has automated parts of the process through which agencies may reuse FedRAMP-approved cloud products, Fedscoop reported Tuesday. The program, which aims to standardize the security of cloud products used in the federal government, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology are using […] More

by Nichols Martin July 21, 2021, 12:15 pm
in News

NIST Awards $153M to Commerce-Sponsored Institute to Advance Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing; Gina Raimondo Quoted

A Department of Commerce-sponsored public-private partnership has received two awards worth $153 million in total from the National Institute of Standards and Technology for further development of biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes to scale up the domestic supply chain. The awards to the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals also cover research and development efforts in […] More

by Christine Thropp July 16, 2021, 12:00 pm
in Government Technology, News

NIST Seeks to Identify AI Measurement, Evaluation Approaches via 3-Day Workshop

The National Institute of Standards and Technology will host a three-day virtual workshop with the goal of determining intended uses, challenges and best practices associated with measurement and evaluation of artificial intelligence platforms. NIST said Wednesday the event is scheduled to kick off June 15 and ideal for researchers, developers and policymakers. The agency works […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman May 27, 2021, 12:05 am
in Contract Awards, Government Cloud, News

NIST Seeks Vendor to Help Assess China’s Role in International Bodies Setting Emerging Tech Standards

The National Institute of Standards and Technology plans to release a request for information on China’s policies and efforts to establish international standards for emerging technologies and intends to find a contractor that could help gather, compile, review and offer recommendations based on RFI responses. Responses to the sources sought notice are due May 20.

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by Jane Edwards May 17, 2021, 4:32 am
in Government Technology, News

COMSovereign Subsidiary, NIST to Research 5G Use in Public Safety Operations

Virtual NetCom and the National Institute of Standards and Technology will collaboratively test the use of 5G distributed systems in public safety operations as part of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement between the COMSovereign subsidiary and the agency.

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by Christine Thropp April 28, 2021, 5:02 am
in Government Technology, News

NIST Evaluates Satelles’ Indepedendent Timing Service; Gregory Gutt Quoted

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has found during a study that a satellite time and location service developed by Satelles could serve as a source of timing data, even in deep indoor places that global navigation satellite systems cannot reach. NIST presented data from its performance review of Satelles' STL offering at the Workshop on Synchronization and Timing Systems hosted by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions.

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by Carol Collins April 23, 2021, 8:36 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Juniper’s Tom Van Meter Recommends Approaches to Enhancing Federal IT Security

Tom Van Meter, federal systems engineering director at Juniper Networks, said the federal government could strengthen the security of its information technology through implementation of zero trust architecture, supply chain defense and security assurance certifications as well as compliance with the National Institute of Standards and Technology“™s Cybersecurity Framework could also help secure federal networks.

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by Matthew Nelson April 1, 2021, 4:39 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

NIST Seeks R&D Support for Cybersecurity Standards Development

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is looking for potential sources of research and development services to help inform the NIST Information Technology Laboratory's cybersecurity and information security efforts. NIST said in a notice posted Thursday that it plans to issue an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support the ITL Computer Security Division“™s work establishing standards, practices and tools for ensuring the security of U.S. systems.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers March 29, 2021, 8:37 am

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