# National Institute of Standards and Technology id: ent_nist wikidata: Q176691 kind: regulator timeline: /timelines/nist.md page: /record/nist measurement standards laboratory in the United States ## Current state What the record asserts: open claims that are valid, or primary-sourced at confidence 0.7 or more. Unverified, disputed and review-marked claims are listed below, labelled, not here. - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | chair | Laurie E. Locascio | valid 2022-04-19 to present | conf 0.85 | valid | [clm_E2FCE1FA46B2](/claim/clm_E2FCE1FA46B2.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/director/pao/directors-national-bureau-standards-1901-1988-and-national-institute-standards-and, https://www.commerce.gov/about/leadership/laurie-e-locascio, https://www.nist.gov/people/laurie-e-locascio, https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/04/laurie-locascio-confirmed-17th-nist-director, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691 - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | headquarters | Gaithersburg | valid undated to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_83404244C08A](/claim/clm_83404244C08A.md) sources: https://www.commerce.gov/bureaus-and-offices/nist, https://www.nist.gov/director, https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/national-institute-of-standards-and-technology, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691 - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | employees | 3,400 | valid 2021-12-31 to present | conf 0.85 | valid | [clm_148A2E4CF355](/claim/clm_148A2E4CF355.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/director/pao/nist-general-information, https://www.nist.gov/about-nist/work-nist, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691 ## All claims One claim per line, newest first. Superseded claims stay visible. - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | policy_changed | post-quantum cryptography transition guidelines | valid 2026-10-27 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_ECC03E6E044A](/claim/clm_ECC03E6E044A.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/10/nist-report-provides-guidelines-transition-post-quantum-cryptography - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | investment | $1.7 million across 8 states | valid 2026-09-18 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_F38B54A80934](/claim/clm_F38B54A80934.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/09/nist-awards-more-17-million-support-cybersecurity-workforce-development - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | released | Access token protection guidelines | valid 2026-09-15 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_67B38B117B6F](/claim/clm_67B38B117B6F.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/09/nist-finalizes-guidelines-protecting-online-identity-and-access-tokens - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | investment | More than $30 million for MEP centers | valid 2026-09-15 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_6DCD10FC7318](/claim/clm_6DCD10FC7318.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/09/nist-awards-more-30-million-mep-centers-11-states-and-puerto-rico - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | released | Advisory committee meeting | valid 2026-08-13 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_FDD46D3C75FB](/claim/clm_FDD46D3C75FB.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/08/nist-national-construction-safety-team-advisory-committee-meeting-scheduled - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | partnership | National Genesis Mission | valid 2026-08-04 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_F7701A05D9AA](/claim/clm_F7701A05D9AA.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/08/nist-joins-national-genesis-mission-accelerate-ai-innovation - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | released | Microbe-killing water heater patent | valid 2026-07-14 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_D287D1B35A41](/claim/clm_D287D1B35A41.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/07/nist-receives-new-patent-microbe-killing-water-heater - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | appointed | Arvind Raman | valid 2026-07-06 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_655B9B8C2403](/claim/clm_655B9B8C2403.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/07/arvind-raman-confirmed-18th-nist-director - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | partnership | SRI International | valid 2026-06-29 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_6638204BBA06](/claim/clm_6638204BBA06.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/06/nist-launches-center-drive-manufacture-quantum-technologies - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | expanded | Chemical fingerprint library | valid 2026-06-09 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_ADE3215BA0F6](/claim/clm_ADE3215BA0F6.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/06/nist-expands-its-library-chemical-fingerprints-identify-unknown-substances - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | expanded | AI consortium scope | valid 2026-05-29 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_09A2BFEEB84F](/claim/clm_09A2BFEEB84F.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/05/nist-expands-ai-consortiums-scope-calls-new-members - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | released | 10,000-fingerprint annotated dataset | valid 2026-03-23 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_266FB5F8852E](/claim/clm_266FB5F8852E.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/03/nist-helps-fingerprint-examiners-new-data-and-software-release - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | released | fingerprint quality sorting software | valid 2026-03-23 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_AC8A152EA464](/claim/clm_AC8A152EA464.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/03/nist-helps-fingerprint-examiners-new-data-and-software-release - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | released | AI Agent Standards Initiative | valid 2026-02-17 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_E7DCB015DC73](/claim/clm_E7DCB015DC73.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/02/announcing-ai-agent-standards-initiative-interoperable-and-secure - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | investment | Over $3 million to eight small businesses | valid 2026-02-10 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_3CC77FA44B43](/claim/clm_3CC77FA44B43.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/02/nist-allocates-over-3-million-small-businesses-advancing-ai-biotechnology - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | partnership | MITRE Corporation | valid 2025-12-22 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_CAC2B72D8906](/claim/clm_CAC2B72D8906.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2025/12/nist-launches-centers-ai-manufacturing-and-critical-infrastructure - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | chair | Laurie E. Locascio | valid 2022-04-19 to present | conf 0.85 | valid | [clm_E2FCE1FA46B2](/claim/clm_E2FCE1FA46B2.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/director/pao/directors-national-bureau-standards-1901-1988-and-national-institute-standards-and, https://www.commerce.gov/about/leadership/laurie-e-locascio, https://www.nist.gov/people/laurie-e-locascio, https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/04/laurie-locascio-confirmed-17th-nist-director, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691 - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | employees | 3,400 | valid 2021-12-31 to present | conf 0.85 | valid | [clm_148A2E4CF355](/claim/clm_148A2E4CF355.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/director/pao/nist-general-information, https://www.nist.gov/about-nist/work-nist, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691 - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | chair | James Olthoff | valid 2021-01-01 to 2022-04-01 | conf 0.85 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_E2FCE1FA46B2](/claim/clm_E2FCE1FA46B2.md) | [clm_F916A41DAFFB](/claim/clm_F916A41DAFFB.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/director/pao/directors-national-bureau-standards-1901-1988-and-national-institute-standards-and, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691 - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | chair | Walter Copan | valid 2017-10-01 to 2021-01-01 | conf 0.85 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_F916A41DAFFB](/claim/clm_F916A41DAFFB.md) | [clm_2E7CF59A09E9](/claim/clm_2E7CF59A09E9.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/director/pao/directors-national-bureau-standards-1901-1988-and-national-institute-standards-and, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691 - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | x_username | NIST | valid 2009-06-12 to present | conf 0.85 | valid | [clm_4ECA0EDEA028](/claim/clm_4ECA0EDEA028.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/director/pao/media-contacts, https://www.commerce.gov/bureaus-and-offices/nist, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691 - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | chair | Patrick D. Gallagher | valid 2008-09-01 to 2014-06-01 | conf 0.85 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_2E7CF59A09E9](/claim/clm_2E7CF59A09E9.md) | [clm_6373F0B79C0C](/claim/clm_6373F0B79C0C.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/director/pao/directors-national-bureau-standards-1901-1988-and-national-institute-standards-and, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691 - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | chair | Arati Prabhakar | valid 1993-01-01 to 1997-01-01 | conf 0.85 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_6373F0B79C0C](/claim/clm_6373F0B79C0C.md) | [clm_C832CF624A78](/claim/clm_C832CF624A78.md) sources: https://www.nist.gov/director/pao/directors-national-bureau-standards-1901-1988-and-national-institute-standards-and, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/06/21/president-biden-to-nominate-dr-arati-prabhakar-to-lead-office-of-science-and-technology-policy/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691 - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | short_name | NIST | valid 1988-01-01 to present | conf 0.60 | unverified | [clm_4D894707C5B0](/claim/clm_4D894707C5B0.md) sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691 - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | member_of | FIDO Alliance | valid undated to present | conf 0.70 | unverified | [clm_019F3B8ECE51](/claim/clm_019F3B8ECE51.md) sources: https://fidoalliance.org/members/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691 - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | produces | Federal Information Processing Standard | valid undated to present | conf 0.70 | unverified | [clm_0DD676A3A163](/claim/clm_0DD676A3A163.md) sources: https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691, https://csrc.nist.gov/publications - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | produces | NIST Special Publications | valid undated to present | conf 0.70 | unverified | [clm_13C3CFE8209A](/claim/clm_13C3CFE8209A.md) sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691, https://csrc.nist.gov/publications - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | member_of | OpenID Foundation | valid undated to present | conf 0.70 | unverified | [clm_25687A3ED8B1](/claim/clm_25687A3ED8B1.md) sources: https://openid.net/foundation/sponsoring-members/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691 - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | country | United States | valid undated to present | conf 0.70 | unverified | [clm_38FBCD7E04E1](/claim/clm_38FBCD7E04E1.md) sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691, https://www.grid.ac/institutes/grid.94225.38 - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | member_of | [World Wide Web Consortium](/record/w3c.md) | valid undated to present | conf 0.70 | unverified | [clm_41557A5BE0F7](/claim/clm_41557A5BE0F7.md) sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691, https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Member/List - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | short_name | NBS | valid 1901-01-01 to 1988-01-01 | conf 0.60 | superseded | [clm_4F7FB0CFCA1B](/claim/clm_4F7FB0CFCA1B.md) sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691 - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | headquarters | Gaithersburg | valid undated to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_83404244C08A](/claim/clm_83404244C08A.md) sources: https://www.commerce.gov/bureaus-and-offices/nist, https://www.nist.gov/director, https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/national-institute-of-standards-and-technology, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691 - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | website | https://www.nist.gov/ | valid undated to present | conf 0.45 | unverified | [clm_84244300F4D2](/claim/clm_84244300F4D2.md) sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691 - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | parent | [United States Department of Commerce](/record/us-department-of-commerce.md) | valid undated to present | conf 0.70 | unverified | [clm_B40B504A83F3](/claim/clm_B40B504A83F3.md) sources: https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/national-institute-of-standards-and-technology, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691 - [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/record/nist.md) | member_of | International GLAM Labs Community | valid undated to present | conf 0.70 | unverified | [clm_F812B082D75B](/claim/clm_F812B082D75B.md) sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176691, https://glamlabs.io/list-members/ --- AsOf is a temporal fact ledger: a structured, dated, sourced record of what is true and what changed, built for AI retrieval.