Explore the missions and impacts of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on U.S. industry, economy, and citizens in this 40-minute conference talk by James St. Pierre and Matthew Scholl. Gain insights into NIST's evolution from addressing measurement infrastructure challenges to supporting cutting-edge technologies. Learn about current programs, projects, and research activities conducted by this premier scientific institution within the U.S. government. Discover NIST's role in areas such as cybersecurity, smart grid development, and security testing. Understand the importance of interaction faults, server and database fault distribution, and network security. Examine the use of covering arrays, algorithms, and simulation tools in NIST's work. Hear from expert speakers, including Rick Kuhn, a computer scientist specializing in information security, and James St. Pierre, Deputy Director of NIST's Information Technology Laboratory.