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I congratulate SSM Health Care for the extraordinary work that led to its receipt of the 2002 Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award. The award is an outstanding honor given to those demonstrating true … more

Health Care Category Wins for First Time in History of Baldrige Awards Download high-res image Right-click on link above and select "save link as" or "save target as" to download a … more

The following is an excerpt from the awards ceremony program for the Service to America Medals. The awards are a joint program of Government Executive, National Journal, and The Atlantic Monthly … more

ESTABLISHMENT: In accordance with the requirements of Section11 of the National Construction Safety Team Act (P. L. 107-231), hereinafter referred to as the Act, the Secretary of Commerce hereby … more

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of … more

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced in today's Federal Register that it is seeking nominations of individuals for appointment to the … more

The ghostly image above shows a subdividing cell treated with a fluorescent stain that is selectively absorbed by mitochondria. As part of a national effort to identify biomarkers for … more

Federal Agencies, Military and Private Sector to Benefit from NIST Procedures Federal agencies now have a systematic way to evaluate their computer security as a result of guidelines announced … more

Partnership Exemplifies President's New Freedom Initiative for Helping Americans with Disabilities NIST researchers John Roberts (right) and Oliver Slattery demonstrate a new device … more

President Bush late yesterday signed into law legislation giving the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) authorities to investigate major building failures … more

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published four new computer security guides that are the latest in a continuing series designed to provide … more

The information collected and documented by World Trade Center leaseholder Silverstein Properties on the events at the World Trade Center complex on Sept. 11, 2001, has been offered by the firm to … more

I. INTRODUCTION The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) agree to enter into this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the 24th … more

Two Commerce Department agencies, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), today announced at the National Minority Enterprise … more

Commerce Secretary Don Evans has honored 21 local employees of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with Gold and Silver Medal Awards—the … more

Superconducting nanotubes may lie on the technology horizon, suggests a theoretical study recently published by researchers from the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and … more

A new report issued today by the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is the first comprehensive set of basic procedures for decontaminating protective … more

The study of steel recovered from the site of the fallen World Trade Center towers and the WTC-7 building in New York City will be a critical component of the pending National Institute of … more

Chill! Atoms in zincochromite, a "geometrically frustrated magnet," resolve their frustration through group spin control. Neighboring tetraheda (solids with four triangular … more

More information on the investigation is available at http://wtc.nist.gov The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced details of its $16 … more

Researchers from the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reported today they have developed methods for characterizing key structural features of porous … more

Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Engineering Mechanics Bldg. (Bldg. 202) National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md. The … more

NIST requested and received public comments on the scope of its plan for the World Trade Center (WTC) Building and Fire Safety Investigation. Comments were received via mail, fax, e-mail, and the … more

New methods reported today by researchers from the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center and the University of Texas … more

A new report issued by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy finds that neutron probes are becoming increasingly indispensable research tools in fields ranging from biology to … more

One of the country's pioneering figures in computer security was honored in a special ceremony at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) … more

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and International SEMATECH (ISMT) announced today the new NIST/Sematech e-Handbook of Statistical Methods. NIST … more

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Michigan have taken a significant step toward the development of a … more

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is postponing a public meeting scheduled for April 22, 2002, in New York City to gather the public's input on … more

I. BACKGROUND Every year, millions of Americans face disaster, and its terrifying consequences. Natural perils of extreme winds, fires, earthquakes, floods, along with failures in the nation's … more

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced the signing of an agreement that designates … more

Schools Recognized for First Time in History of Baldrige Awards Photos from ceremony Remarks by the President & President George W. Bush and Commerce Secretary Don Evans today honored … more

Results of 1991 - 2000 Baldrige Award Recipients 10-Year Common Stock Comparison Methodology: A hypothetical sum was invested in each of the 1991-2000, publicly-traded Baldrige Award … more

U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Evans today announced the "Baldrige Index" has once again outperformed the Standard & Poor's 500. The announcement was made at a Presidential … more

A newly released, congressionally mandated report from the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) concludes that federal agencies are greatly increasing … more

Cell membrane researchers are eagerly bracing for a long-awaited cold wave. A new partnership involving the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the University of … more

What’s so hot about “cold” neutrons? Packaged with protons in the atomic nucleus, neutrons are non-destructive, highly penetrating probes, valuable for studying … more

Commerce Secretary Don Evans announced today the release of The Advanced Technology Program: Reform with a Purpose, a report that presents six recommendations for improving the … more

The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that materials scientist John Cahn will receive the 2002 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement … more