(National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology.gov), a branch of the U.S. Commerce Department that is devoted to advancing American economic growth through the use of technology.
Besides NIST, there are the National Technical Information Service (www.ntis.gov) and the Office of Technology Policy (www.technology.gov/OTPolicy).
Besides NIST, there are the National Technical Information Service (www.ntis.gov) and the Office of Technology Policy (www.technology.gov/OTPolicy).
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- Software downloads 2008-06-02
- DieHardTest (zip)
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- Software downloads 2008-03-27
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- Blog posts 2008-02-26
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- Blog posts 2008-02-19
- Microsoft FDCC Webcast Series: FIPS Challenges
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- Webcasts 2008-01-17
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- Software downloads 2008-01-16
- Can government-funded open source make Coverity obsolete?
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- Blog posts 2008-01-10
- The Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC)
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- White papers 2008-01-01
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- Discussion threads 2007-11-30
- Lasers to guide your car?
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- Blog posts 2007-11-28
- Clock Player (exe)
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- Software downloads 2007-11-28
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- Software downloads 2007-11-27
- AnalogX Atomic TimeSync (exe)
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- Software downloads 2007-11-27
- ClockWatch Star Sync (EXE)
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- Software downloads 2007-11-27
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- Software downloads 2007-11-27
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- Software downloads 2007-11-22
- Bayside Sniper II (exe)
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- Software downloads 2007-11-21
- Dekart Private Disk (exe)
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- Software downloads 2007-11-20
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- Discussion threads 2007-11-19
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- Discussion threads 2007-11-16
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