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NIST consults with congressional offices on emerging IoT procurement legislation

By Mariam Baksh / March 21, 2019

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is engaging with congressional staffers on legislation that would direct federal procurement officials to consider security in purchasing devices that make up the Internet of Things, and understands the push behind the effort, according to a senior NIST official.

“We're in the process of taking a look at some of the IoT legislation, and we certainly understand the motivation behind it, but beyond that, I probably shouldn't add anything more,” said Charles Romine,...


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