Quality Is Virtual! Baldrige Program Offers Quest for Excellence Online Registration is now open for "Virtual Quest."
Tue, 03/16/2010 - 18:42
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Don’t worry if you can’t make it to Washington, D.C., for the Quest for Excellence XXII conference on April 12–14. You can participate from your home or office, learning all about the exceptional performance management… NIST, NASA Launch Joint Effort to Develop New Climate Satellites NIST to focus on the calibration of the instruments aboard CLARREO satellites.
Wed, 03/03/2010 - 16:33
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have launched a joint effort to gather enhanced climate data from spaceborne climate observation… NIST Launches New Competition for Research Facility Construction Grants Grants to fund new or expanded facilities for scientific research in measurement science, oceanography, atmospheric research, or telecommunications
Fri, 02/26/2010 - 16:09
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently announced a new competition for grants for the construction of new or expanded scientific research buildings at institutions of… President’s 2011 Budget Includes Vital Science and Technology Investments Request reflects intent to advance U.S. innovation and competitiveness
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 13:49
(NIST: Washington) -- President Barack Obama’s fiscal year (FY) 2011 budget submitted today to Congress for the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) proposes a funding level of $918.9 million, a 7.3-… Manufacturing Competition Challenges University Teams to Stack a Better Pallet Simulate an industrial robot performing a common but complex shop floor task
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 06:30
Pallet-Packing Robot: This simulation shows a robot in the middle of creating a pallet of boxes of mixed sizes. NIST engineers are seeking university teams to develop such simulations for a May competition.… Baldrige Conference Provides Path for Those on “Quest for Excellence” 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winners share their journey.
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 11:58
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Learn about the exceptional performance management practices and results of the 2009 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award at the Quest for Excellence XXII, April 12–14, at the Hilton Washington in… NIST Awards $123 Million To Construct New Research Facilities American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants support construction of new scientific research facilities at 11 universities.
Thu, 01/14/2010 - 06:46
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently awarded more than $123 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants to support the construction of new scientific… NIST Awards More Than $34 Million in Recovery Act Grants Grants aim to increase innovation and improve U.S. competitiveness.
Mon, 01/11/2010 - 15:58
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded $34.12 million in grants for measurement science and engineering research. The NIST Measurement Science and Engineering… Five U.S. Organizations to Receive the 2009 Baldrige National Quality Award They are honored for outstanding innovation and performance excellence
Mon, 12/07/2009 - 17:06
(NIST: Washington) -- President Barack Obama and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke recently announced that five organizations are the recipients of the 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest presidential honor for innovation… Biden, Locke Present Baldrige Award to Three Organizations One health care, one manufacturing, one school selected from 85 organizations.
Fri, 12/04/2009 - 12:42
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- On Dec. 2, Vice President Joe Biden, and U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Gary Locke, presented three U.S. organizations with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest honor for innovation and…