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Displaying news from October 01, 2001 To December 31, 2001

Nationwide Network of Manufacturing Experts Issue  Top 10 New Year's Resolutions for Small Business Manufacturers
Release Date: December 14, 2001

The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), a program of the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is encouraging small businesses to start the … more

Commerce Secretary Announces New  Standard for Global Information Security
Release Date: December 4, 2001

Commerce Secretary Announces New Standard for Global Information Security (News Release) AES Questions and Answers AES Home Page Oct 2, 2000, News Release on Selection of AES … more

Bement Confirmed by Senate As 12th NIST Director
Release Date: November 30, 2001

To Lead Agency in Maintaing Nation's Economic Competitiveness Through Continued Innovation in Measurements, Standards and Technology The U.S. Senate today confirmed Arden L. Bement Jr. as … more

Twenty-Nine Receive High Honors from Commerce Department for Work at NIST
Release Date: November 9, 2001

Commerce Secretary Don Evans has presented 23 employees of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology and six former employees with Gold and Silver Medal … more

NIST and ITA Launch New Online Service  to Give U.S. Companies ‘Heads Up' on Export Regulations
Release Date: October 11, 2001

Two U.S. Department of Commerce agencies, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and International Trade Administration, today launched Export Alert!, a free Internet-based service that … more

Cornell and Wieman Share 2001 Nobel Prize in Physics
Release Date: October 9, 2001

Cornell and Wieman Share 2001 Nobel Prize in Physics (news release) Quotes About the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physics Winners Press Conference (Transcript) Bose-Einstein Condensate: A New Form of … more

NIST Launches New Information Technology Security Effort
Release Date: October 2, 2001

The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology today awarded $5 million total in funding for nine research grants that will enhance security for critical … more