Erik Puskar, Mary Jo Di Bernardo

1. Overview of NIST SCO
Standards Training Activities

2. NIST
• Established by Congress in 1901 as
the National Bureau of Standards
• Became the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) in
1988
• NIST is a non-regulatory federal
agency within the U.S. Department
of Commerce
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3. NIST Priority Areas
Advanced Manufacturing
IT and Cybersecurity
Healthcare
Forensic Science
Disaster Resilience
Cyberphysical Systems
Advanced
Communications
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Standards Coordination Office
SCO provides standards and conformity
assessment expertise and services in support of
government and industry
Coordinates
government standards
and conformity
assessment activities,
as well as coordinating
with the private sector
Provides policy and
technical guidance on
standardization and
conformity
assessment for
Federal agencies
Equips US industry
with standards-related
tools and information
necessary to
effectively compete in
the global
marketplace

5. SCO Tools and Services
• WTO Technical Barriers to Trade Inquiry Point
• Standards Information Center
• Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) for telecommunications equipment
• Standards and conformity assessment program development for federal
agencies
• Laboratory accreditation
• NIST quality system oversight
• Standards training program for government agencies
• Standards curriculum development grants
• Other standards education activities
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6. Standards Training for Government Agencies
• Fundamentals of standards, conformity
assessment, and related topics
• Broad or tailored to meet individual agency
needs
• Interactive training environment
What
• NTTAA
• Forum to address agency-specific concerns
• Standards negotiation and leadership skills
Why
• Valuable resource
• Partner to other agencies
• Encourages participation in standards
development
Benefits

7. Standards Service Curricula Development
Cooperative Agreement Program
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9. Other Standards Education Activities
• Workshops for academic and industry stakeholders focused on the
importance of standards in technology education
• Northwestern University, Smart systems
• UCLA, Advanced Manufacturing
• University of Pittsburgh, Cybersecurity and distributed systems
• Georgetown University (in planning stages)
• Leadership on the ANSI Committee on Education and the
International Cooperation on Education About Standards
• Guest lecturers

10. Questions?
Erik Puskar
301.975.8619
erik.puskar@nist.gov
Mary Jo DiBernardo
301.975.5503
maryjo.dibernardo@nist.gov
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11. NIST Illustrated Video
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