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News
NIST Revises Software Patch Management Guide for Automated Processes
Release Date: 10/05/2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published for public comment a revised draft of its guidance for managing computer … more

NIST, Columbia Engineering Collaborate on Inexpensive DNA Sequencing Method
Release Date: 10/02/2012

Rapid, accurate genetic sequencing soon may be within reach of every doctor's office if recent research from the National Institute of Standards … more

NIST Selects Winner of Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-3) Competition
Release Date: 10/02/2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced the winner of its five-year competition to select a new cryptographic … more

Conferences and Events
NIST Health IT Symposium Series - October 2012
October 11, 2012

To introduce innovative health IT R&D to NIST’s researchers working in health IT and to increase collaborations. more

NIST Exhibits at the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) 2012
October 11-14, 2012

The 2012 SACNAS National Conference "Science, Technology, and Diversity for a Healthy World" will take place in Seattle, Washington. Join over … more

Mass Metrology Seminar
October 15-26, 2012

The Mass Metrology Seminar is a two-week, "hands-on" seminar. It incorporates approximately 30 percent lectures and 70 percent demonstrations and … more