Legislation
Three bills were reported favorably out of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee on Tuesday, June 27th.
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NIST Reauthorization Act of 2018 (H.R. 6229). This bill supports and strengthens NIST’s critical research programs such as quantum science, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and composite materials.
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National Quantum Initiative Act (H.R. 6227). This bill would create a 10-year federal effort focused on accelerating quantum science research and development. It would task the White House with establishing a National Quantum Coordination Office that would work in consultation with Department of Energy, National Science Foundation and NIST.
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American Space SAFE Management Act (H.R. 6226). This bill directs the Secretary of Commerce to provide civil space situational awareness and traffic coordination. The Secretary of Commerce would also submit a report on the role of NIST in the development of civil space traffic coordination standards.
NIST Research Could Bring Down the Cost of Making the Nickel
NIST, in conjunction with the U.S. Mint is working to reduce the cost of materials for the nickel by as much as 40 percent. Nickels are becoming costly to produce, sometimes costing more than their value. The data from this research has also produced results that may aid high-tech companies looking for new materials to use in resilient electronics such as phones and laptops.
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NIST Staff Receive Emmy Award for Video, “Detective X”
NIST produced a documentary that looks at William Souder, a physicist at the National Bureau of Standards (now NIST), from 1911 to 1954, who was instrumental in federal forensic science. The video uncovers his work in the Lindbergh kidnapping case.
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2018 NIST Disaster Resilience Symposium
The Engineering Laboratory at NIST will host a symposium featuring the 2016 Disaster Resilience Grant Research Program recipients, which will be held at NIST on August 14-15, 2018.
The symposium will feature presentations from over a dozen grant awardees funded by NIST and some of the ongoing research from related NIST projects. Research topics will focus on disaster and failure studies, earthquake engineering, wind engineering, community resilience, and wildland-urban interface fires.
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Bolstering Data Privacy and Mobile Security: An Assessment of IMSI Catcher Threats
On June 27, 2018 at 2:00pm ET, Dr. Charles Romine, Director of the Information Technology Laboratory at NIST testified before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Oversight. The purpose of the hearing was to examine and assess the threats to mobile security and user privacy presented by international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) catchers and similar technology.
You may view a copy of Dr. Romine’s testimony or a webcast of the hearing.
Additional Witnesses included:
- Dr. T. Charles Clancy, Director, Hume Center for National Security and Technology, Virginia Tech
- Dr. Jonathan Mayer, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Public Affairs, Princeton University
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