⚛️NRC Renews NIST License for Special Nuclear Materials Usage
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has renewed Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) License No. SNM-362, to the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, the licensee) located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The renewed license authorizes NIST to continue to possess and use SNM for a period of 10 years and will expire on April 10, 2035.
Learn More🏢NIST VCAT Open Meeting Notice - June 2025
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT or Committee) will hold an open in-person meeting on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time, and Wednesday, June 11, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern Time with a virtual option for VCAT members only to ensure the ability to meet quorum.
Learn More🏗️Opportunities for Business Leaders on Federal Advisory Committees
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST or Institute) and the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) invites and requests nomination of individuals for appointment to ten existing Federal Advisory Committees (Committees): Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction; Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award; Industrial Advisory Committee; Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board; Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award; Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board; National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee; National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee; National Technical Information Service Advisory Board; and Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology. NIST and NTIS will consider nominations received in response to this notice for appointment to the Committees, in addition to nominations already received. Registered Federal lobbyists may not serve on NIST or NTIS Federal Advisory Committees in an individual capacity.
Learn More📊NIST Seeks Public Comment on Usability Data Collection Efforts
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
Learn More📊NIST Community Resilience Data Collection Notice and Comment Request
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
Learn More📜NIST Requests Comments on AI Misuse Risk Management Guidelines
The U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI), housed within NIST at the Department of Commerce, requests comments on an updated draft document responsive to Section 4.1(a)(ii) and Section 4.1(a)(ii)(A) of Executive Order 14110 on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) issued on October 30, 2023 (E.O. 14110). This draft document, NIST AI 800-1, Managing Misuse Risk for Dual-Use Foundation Models, can be found at https:// nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ai/NIST.AI.800-1.ipd2.pdf. This document is an update to an initial public draft and includes changes based on the previous round of public comment, as well as two new appendices that apply these guidelines to (1) chemical and biological misuse risk and (2) cyber misuse risk.
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