[CFRG] Re: [pqc-forum] NIST

[oxmon <[e-mail]>]

Hi,

Interesting articles detailing the changes occuring in tech and related to NIST.
https://ww2.aip.org/fyi/week-of-feb-3-2025
https://www.responsible.ai/ai-governance-in-transition-shifting-from-the-biden-to-trump-administration/
https://www.gibsondunn.com/two-weeks-in-key-trump-administration-developments-in-tech-policy/

Project2025's plans/vision for NIST: https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_CHAPTER-21.pdf

Nothing related to crypto!

Jasper
On Thursday, February 6th, 2025 at 6:02 PM, Sophie Schmieg <sschmieg=[e-mail]> wrote:

> To be fair though, the same applies to US AID, NOAA, the Department of Education, etc. I do think preparing mitigations for at least temporary availability risks of NIST's documents might be prudent. I downloaded everything I considered important for my own work when there was a looming shutdown in December, but a more comprehensive approach might be useful.
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> On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 7:12 AM Ethan Gordon <[e-mail]> wrote:
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>> Some context:
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>> NIST is under the Department of Commerce which was created by Congress in 1903. Any attempt by the executive to unilaterally shutter NIST without a bill approved by congress violates the law and constitution so it would be struck down. Downsizing would likely involve refusing to spend funds already appropriated by congress which is also in violation of the law.
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>> I am not a NIST employee so I cannot speak to current agency events but I do work for agencies in the IC. Any attempts to do the above should be prohibited or rolled back once challenged in court.
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>> On Wed, Feb 5, 2025 at 11:26 PM 'Michael Scott' via pqc-forum <[e-mail]> wrote:
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>>> As we know NIST employees make a major contribution to these groups.
>>>
>>> I am curious to know what is the likely impact of the recent regime change in the US, and the establishment of the DOGE agency, on NIST?
>>>
>>> Will it be (a) shuttered (b) downsized or (c) will it be business as usual?
>>>
>>> Some reassurance on this would be welcome.
>>>
>>> NIST is a federal agency, and I have read reports that the sister agency NSA is already impacted. (Even the CIA, so it does seem unlikely that NIST would not be impacted in some way.)
>>>
>>> The work of NIST is of course of international significance.
>>>
>>> Mike Scott
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