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NIST Awards MITRE $29 Million To Support Cybersecurity Center

Thursday, September 25th, 2014

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NIST Awards MITRE $29 Million To Support Cybersecurity Center

The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) on Wednesday awarded $29 million to the MITRE Corporation to operate NIST’s first Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC). The FFRDC will support the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE). The Center was established in 2012 as a partnership of federal, state, and local government working to help businesses find practical solutions for pressing cybersecurity needs based on commercially available products. It engages public and private partners through collaboration efforts and…

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