NIST Director Laurie Locascio to depart in January
After leaving the agency, she is set to take on a new role as CEO of the American National Standards Institute.
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Cyber officials cite legacy systems as post-quantum readiness challenge
48% of federal government cyber officials surveyed by GDIT cited legacy systems as a challenge to implementing post-quantum cryptography standards.
ASTM International wins $15 million from NIST to stand up standardization center
The new center will focus on U.S. involvement in standard-setting for critical and emerging technologies.
House Republicans probe NIST on facial recognition for federal digital identity verification
A group of House Science Republicans asked NIST to share its findings on digital identity and facial recognition.
NIST narrows in on risks related to chem-bio AI models
The agency’s AI Safety Institute seeks information on the development of those models.
CHIPS office eyes $100 million competition focused on manufacturing and AI
In the race to build more chips domestically, NIST is eyeing AI-powered autonomous experimentation for production.
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Prioritization, agility key to post-quantum standards implementation, US officials say
Prioritizing systems, working toward “crypto agility,” and procuring compliant tools are among the actions officials highlight for post-quantum cryptography readiness.
Legislation to codify NAIRR, authorize safety body among nine AI bills passed by House panel
Several of the bills have counterpart or similar measures moving forward in the Senate.
OpenAI, Anthropic enter AI agreements with US AI Safety Institute
The AI Safety Institute will have access to new models before and following their releases under the new testing and evaluation pacts.
NSF announces $75 million to create five biofoundries at research institutions
The new biofoundries will focus on advancing biology and biotechnology and are aimed at democratizing access to research infrastructure.