Indeed, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) components of the Department of Commerce are already developing their own policies, which will complement the overarching policy that Commerce has already developed for all of its components.

WHITEHOUSE: Office of Science and Technology Policy Blog

It instructs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Nist) to work with the relevant government agencies and industry bodies to draw up standards and practices to combat cyber threats.

BBC: President Obama

Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra, speaking at a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) event last May, said security, data portability and interoperability are key to the future success of cloud computing.

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For example, there are 189 ISO standards for information security, our National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST) has produced a full set of world-class materials on information security, and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association ( ISACA) has developed its best practices, the Control Objectives for Information Technology ( CobiT).

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