June 14, 2022

NIST Programmatic Updates

Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology 

Dr. Laurie E. Locascio

Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and 

Technology and NIST Director
Chair

Dr. Mehmood Khan

Chief Executive Officer,

Hevolution Foundation

New VCAT Leadership

Vice Chair

Keoki Jackson

Senior Vice President & 

General Manager, MITRE 

National Security Sector

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Meeting Agenda

Session I: NIST Programmatic Updates

• NIST Update and Agenda Review

• Reentry and Safety Update

• NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) Update

• Surfside Investigation Update

• Budget Overview

Session II: NIST Director’s Vision

• NIST’s Efforts to Support America's Competitiveness in the Global Economy

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Meeting Agenda

Session III: Planning Session

• Advancing NIST’s Mission and Improving Visibility and Awareness of NIST

• NIST’s Role in Workforce Development

• Alignment of NIST Labs, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), 

and Manufacturing USA

Session IV: Working Session

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NIST Update
Dr. Sesha Joi Moon

Director, Office of Diversity, 

Equity, and Inclusion

NIST Leadership Changes: Farewell

Image Credit: Department of Commerce

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Image Credit: NIST
Dr. James Olthoff

Associate Director for 

Laboratory Programs

NIST Leadership Changes

Image Credit: NIST

Dr. Eric Lin

Director, Material 

Measurement Laboratory

Image Credit: NIST

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Dr. Jason Boehm

Chief of Staff 

pending OPM final approval

NIST Leadership Changes

Image Credit: NIST

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Advanced Communications Update

Released NIST SP1278 “5G Hardware 

Supply Chain Security Through Physical 

Measurements” (May 2022)

Addresses new vulnerabilities that 5G 

presents to U.S. communications 

infrastructure

5G Supply Chain

5G communications network hardware, cell 

phones, and IoT devices pose a new set of 

attack surfaces

$43M awarded to 25 awardees in public/private 

partnerships through NSF/NIST RINGS Grants

Usedto accelerate the security and resilience of

NextG Technologies

Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems 

(RINGS) Awards

Credit: Adobe Stock

Using Rydberg Atoms as a receiver, 

NIST staff streamed live color video 

and video games

Atomic system could be used to make small 

and versatile communications devices 

that don't rely on electronics

Atoms used to Stream Live Video

Credit: NIST

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Update 

1st AI Risk Management 

Framework draft & 

Workshop #2

Identifying and 

Managing Bias in AI 

publication

AI and the Economy: 

Charting a Path for 

Responsible and 

Inclusive AI Symposium

Inaugural National AI 

Advisory Committee 

(NAIAC) meeting

Credit: N. Hanacek/NIST Credit: Jon Fleming Photography Credit: NIST

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Cybersecurity Update

Cybersecurity Framework 2.0

• Request for Information closed

• Comments summary released

Executive Order 14028, Improving 

the Nation’s Cybersecurity

• Final reports delivered

• House hearing

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Quantum Information Sciences Update

Presidential Directive Advancing Quantum 

Technologies (NSM-10)

• Directs NIST’s migration to post-quantum 

cryptography project at the National 

Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) 

(04 MAY 2022)

Quantum Economic Development Consortium 

(QED-C)

• QED-C Quantum Computing Industry Study 

(06 MAY 2022)

• QED-C Control Electronics Report

(30 MAR 2022)

Credit: NIST

NIST physicists have developed a new way to control twodimensional gaseous layers of molecules. This could lead 

to new ways to explore molecular interactions in quantum 

systems. Science, 17 Mar 2022 Vol 375,Issue 6586

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Conference on House and Senate CHIPS Act Bills

• Awaiting congressional action on House and Senate CHIPS Act bills—America COMPETES 

Act and United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA)

Industrial Advisory Committee (IAC)

• DOC and NIST solicited nominations to a newly established IAC

• Awaiting final selection by the Secretary

Request for Information (RFI)

• DOC and NIST received over 200 unique responses to a CHIP Act RFI issued earlier this year

• DCC and NIST are currently reviewing the responses and will issue a report

Planning for Implementation

• DOC has appointed a Special Advisor to help setup the CHIP Act program office

• A startup team is in place to support DOC semiconductor initiatives

Credit: Intel

CHIPS Act Update

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Manufacturing Update: Labs

Biomanufacturing - Executive Order 13987 on 

Combatting COVID-19 and Future Pandemic Threats

• Built Environment Working Group addressing Indoor 

air quality, ventilation standards, and innovation 

for pathogen suppression in built environment

Additive Manufacturing - (AM) Forward

• NIST to conduct measurement science research to 

overcome key barriers to widespread use of 

metals-based additive manufacturing

• Metals-based Additive Manufacturing Grant 

Program (MBAMGP)-$5M to help facilitate 

measurements and standards that will enable 

dramatic advances in the additive manufacturing 

field- awardees announced soon Credit: © Earl Zubkoff
Manufacturing Update: MEP

MEP National NetworkTM Strategic Plan 

for FY23-28 in development

• Supply chain

• Workforce

• Innovation and Technology 

Development

President’s FY2023 request (+ $117M)

• Fund awards in supply chain, 

workforce, and innovation and 

technology development 

FY2021 Accomplishments

Supported over 34,300 U.S. manufacturers (+6,700)

$14.4B in new and retained sales (+$1.4B)

126,000 jobs created (+20K)

$5.2B in total investment and $1.5B in cost savings 15
Manufacturing Update: MFG USA

New Roadmaps to Strengthen Advanced 

Manufacturing

• Awarded $3.9M to 13 organizations to 

lead roadmapping efforts

Meeting with White House and Agencies 

• WH National Economic Council 

discussed administration’s priorities 

and opportunities for MFG USA

Manufacturing USA Pandemic Response 

Awards Announced

• $54M in awards under the NIST Rapid 

Assistance for Coronavirus Economic 

Response (RACER) competition

• 13 projects at 8 institutes with more 

than 80 partner organizations

President Biden visits Advanced Robotics 

MFG USA Institute

Credit: DOD CTO

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Credit: J. Dootz and J. Kralj /NIST

NIST recently established the NIST Microbial Strain 

Collection (NMSC) program

NIST developing the Standards for Wastewater 

Surveillance (SWWS) program

Credit: CDC

Credit: NIST

Bioeconomy Update

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National Standards Strategy and 

DOC Action Plan

Aligned with USG National Standards Strategy 

for CET (in development) and ANSI United States 

Standards Strategy 

Outlines key actions to ensure U.S. leadership in 

international standards development 

1. Strengthen USG participation in 

international standards for CET

2. Support industry, academia, research 

organizations, associations, consumers, 

and civil society in international standards 

3. Accelerate R&D for CET

4. Strategically cooperate with like-minded 

partners and allies 

5. Make the U.S. a welcoming location for 

convening standards meetings

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Standards Update: International Engagement

IPEF

NIST proving input to 

scoping paper 

currently in 

development

U.S. ● Australia ● Brunei

India ● Indonesia ● Japan

Korea ● Malaysia ● New 

Zealand ● Philippines

Singapore ● Thailand

Vietnam

OECD

Elham Tabassi, ITL to 

serve as Vice Chair of 

Working Party on AI 

Governance (AIGO) 

and will oversee

• OECD.AI

• Expert groups on AI 

classification, risk, and 

incidents

• Tools and accountability

• Measuring AI compute 

and climate

U.S. ● Australia ● Austria 

Canada ● Denmark

Finland ● France

Germany ● Hungary

Japan ● Korea ● Mexico

Netherlands ● New Zealand

Poland ● Russia ● Singapore

Slovak Republic ● Slovenia

Sweden ● Switzerland

Turkey ● UAE ● UK

European Commission

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UK presentation of 

‘New IP’ research

• UK has identified key 

elements of proposals 

and associated 

taxonomy

• UK developed a tool to 

identify proposals and a 

tracker for use across 

SDOs which can be used 

by the group

U.S. ● Australia ● Canada

New Zealand ● UK

Credit: ODNI

U.S.-EU Ministerial Joint 

Statement

(16 MAY)

TTC

U.S. ● European Commission

Credit: © European Union

Announced Strategic 

Standardization 

Information (SSI)

Defining scope for 

recycling of materials, 

digital identity, and IoT

Next Ministerial located 

in the U.S. (NOV)

Increase transparency 

and incorporate SMEs

Quad

Quad met at ITU WTSA

meeting (MAR) to 

discuss ITU standards 

priorities, elections, and 

how best to 

coordinate

Credit: White House Photo by A. Schultz

U.S. ● Australia ● India

Japan

Quad Leaders Summit 

Joint Statement

(24 MAY)

New contact groups 

for AI and Advanced 

Communications

Announced 

International Standards 

Cooperation Network

G7

High level political 

multi-stakeholder 

standards event 

scheduled for SEP

U.S. ● Canada ● France

Germany ● Italy ● Japan

UK

Coordinating on global 

standards issues for 

digital technical 

standards discussed 

and included in a 

Ministerial Declaration

(11 MAY)

Dr. Locascio represent 

U.S. at G7 Digital 

Minister meeting (MAY)

Lisa Carnahan, ITL

represents the U.S. in 

O5 Digital Standards 

sub-group

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DEIA Update

Department of Commerce Equity Action Plan

• Released April 2022

• Department-wide efforts to advance 

inclusive economy through equitable 

external service delivery 

NIST DEIA Strategic Plan FY 22-24

• Preparing to deploy at start of FY 23

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and 

Inclusive Economy
NIST Mission

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To promote U.S. innovation and industrial 

competitiveness by advancing 

measurement science, standards, and 

technology in ways that enhance 

economic security and improve our quality 

of life
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