Approximately 500 NIST staffers, including at least three lab directors, are expected to lose their jobs at the standards agency as part of the ongoing DOGE purge, sources tell WIRED.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a federal agency within the Department of Commerce. Its self-professed mission is “to promote US innovation and industrial competitiveness ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is reminding everyone of the importance of keeping Christmas trees watered this holiday season. (Credit: National Institute of Standards and ...

The Trump administration has announced plans to reorganize the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI) into the new Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI).

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued new instructions to scientists that partner with the US Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI) that eliminate mention ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Two people were assaulted Saturday evening near the National Institute of Standards & Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and police said they're looking for ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s new harm reduction initiative is helping prevent needless deaths. In 2021, the Maryland Department of Health and the state police were ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has officially released three new encryption standards that are designed to fortify cryptographic protections against future cyberattacks by quantum ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the federal body that sets technology standards for governmental agencies, standards organizations, and private companies, has proposed ...

The focus for the CAISI — still housed in Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology — will continue to emphasize guidance development, testing and evaluations for various ...

National AI safety group and CHIPS for America at risk with latest Trump administration firings Almost 500 employees at the National Institute of Standards and Technology could lose their jobs in new ...