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On May 11, 2017 the President issued Executive Order 13800, which called
for among other things, NIST to participate in the development of the following
reports. These reports were released on
May 30, 2018.
- The order called
for “resilience
against botnets and other automated, distributed threats,” directing
the Secretary of Commerce, together with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to
“lead an open and transparent process to identify and promote action by
appropriate stakeholders” with the goal of “dramatically reducing threats
perpetrated by automated and distributed attacks (e.g., botnets).” Read
Report>>
- The order also directed the
Secretaries of Commerce and Homeland Security to “assess the scope and sufficiency of efforts to educate and train the
American cybersecurity workforce of the future, including
cybersecurity-related education curricula, training, and apprenticeship
programs, from primary through higher education.” Read Report>>
NIST
Industry Impacts
As industry’s national laboratory, NIST is dedicated to supporting U.S.
competitiveness in areas of national importance from cybersecurity and quantum
science to advanced manufacturing and infrastructure resilience. A growing
collection of brief vignettes describing NIST's recent research impacts on
industry is accessible online. Read More>>
 Regional Forum for
Competition of Alaska MEP Center
The NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) intends
to publish a federal funding announcement in Summer 2018 for an MEP Center in
Alaska.
In advance of this announcement, NIST MEP will be conducting
a state forum on June 7, 2018 at the Denali Commission in Anchorage, AK. This
forum will provide interested entities more information about the MEP Program,
the state competition and answer any questions regarding this funding
announcement. Learn
More / Registration Information>>
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Request for Information – Technology Transfer: Return on Investment
Last month NIST issued a Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register to gather information about the current state of Federal technology transfer and the public’s ability to engage with Federal laboratories and access federally funded R&D through collaborations, licensing, and other mechanisms. NIST hosted three public forums in May to allow stakeholders the opportunity to share their thoughts.
An additional public forum is being held at NIST in Gaithersburg, MD on June 14, 2018. Learn More / Registration Information>>
World Standards Day 2018
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) together with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a World Standards Day 2018 Hill Event focused on the theme, "Standards: Important Tools for Innovative Infrastructure Solutions," from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, at the Rayburn House Office Building Room 2226, in Washington DC.
Expert discussions will reveal how codes and standards play a significant role in supporting strong, practicable, and resilient 21st century infrastructure solutions. Learn More / Registration Information>>
NIST Launches
Study of Hurricane Maria’s Impact on Puerto Rico
NIST will study the impacts of Hurricane Maria on Puerto
Rico, focusing on the performance of critical buildings and their dependence on
distributed infrastructure, as well as emergency communications. Under the National Construction Safety Team
(NCST) Act, signed into law in 2002, NIST is authorized to establish teams to
investigate building failures that have resulted in substantial loss of life or
that posed the potential for substantial loss of life. Based on preliminary reconnaissance to Puerto
Rico in December 2017, NIST Director Dr. Copan has authorized a full NCST
investigation. This is the first NCST
investigation in the aftermath of a major hurricane. Read More>>
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June 5-6,
2018 – The NIST Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT) is holding
a meeting at the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, MD. The meeting will include an update on major
programs including presentations and discussions on NIST's role in quantum
science, and artificial intelligence. The Committee also will review NIST's
facilities plans and progress on ongoing renovation efforts. Please see agenda
and Federal
Register Notice for registration information.
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June 13,
2018 – The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory Board is holding
a meeting at the University of Texas, Arlington. The meeting will focus on the MEP 2017 – 2022
MEP National Network Strategic Plan as well as updates from the working groups
on supply chain development and research and performance metrics. There will also be a presentation providing
updates from the Manufacturing USA Institutes.
Please see agenda
and Federal
Register Notice for registration information.
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP)
On May 31, 2018 at 2:00pm ET, Dr. Steven McCabe, Director of
the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP), part of the
Engineering Laboratory at NIST testified before the House Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology. The purpose of
the hearing is to review NEHRP, to examine the strengths, weaknesses, and challenges of the
40-year interagency effort, and to receive recommendations for future
reauthorization of the program.
You may view a copy of Dr. McCabe’s testimony or a webcast of the hearing.
Additional Witnesses included:
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Dr.
Stephen Hickman,
director, USGS Earthquake Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
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Dr.
Frank Vernon,
research geophysicist, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics,
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
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Mr.
Chris D. Poland,
consulting engineer; NIST Community Resilience Fellow
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Mr.
Ryan Arba, branch chief,
Earthquake and Tsunami Program, California Governor’s Office of Emergency
Services
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