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1. Biden-Harris Administration Announces Final National Security Guardrails for CHIPS for America Incentives Program

   WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Commerce today released the final rule implementing the national security guardrails of the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act. The rule elaborates on two core provisions of the statute: the first, prohibiting CHIPS

2. What’s Wrong With This Picture? NIST Face Analysis Program Helps to Find Answers

   Two NIST evaluation studies will help software better detect photo spoofs and image quality issues.

3. NIST Director Laurie E. Locascio to Lead Cybersecurity Business Development Mission to Taiwan

   Between Sept. 18-20, Laurie E. Locascio, director of the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will lead a cybersecurity business development mission to Taiwan. As the mission lead, Locascio will serve as the

4. Unity in the Photon Community

   The creation and detection of single photons (the smallest units of light) has grown in a few decades from an experimental laboratory pursuit to an important part of modern medicine, quantum processing, manufacturing, and more. Single photons are

5. NIST Seeks Input on Implementation of National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology

   The strategy promotes technologically sound standards that help American industry compete internationally on a level playing field.

6. Spotlight: The Challenge to Detect Stealthy Attacks Against AI Data

   What if someone were to manipulate the data used to train AI? NIST is collaborating on a competition to get ahead of potential threats like this.

7. MPTS2023

   The NIST workshop on Multi-Party Threshold Schemes (MPTS) 2023 will gather diverse public feedback about the process envisioned in the NIST First Call for Multi-Party Threshold Schemes [NISTIR 8214C ipd (2023)]. The process includes an exploration of

8. University Students Aid Smart Connected Systems Research in NIST’s SURF Program

   Annually, NIST selects students for Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) to work in areas that support its mission. NIST seeks to inspire students to serve in these fields. During their 11-week internship, students are exposed to cutting

9. Don’t Miss NIST’s 6G Core Networks Workshop, September 12, 2023

   On September 12, 2023, NIST will conduct its 6G Core Networks Workshop , online and onsite at the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in Rockville, Maryland. The workshop’s goal is to discuss the transition from the 5G to 6G ecosystem. This

10. Attend NIST’s Virtual Workshop on Automated Vehicles, September 5-8, 2023

    Sign up now for NIST’s free, virtual workshop on Standards and Performance Metrics for On-Road Automated Vehicles (AV), September 5-8, 2023. Registration and schedule are available online . This workshop brings together the automated vehicle