Talk:National Cybersecurity FFRDC

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The National Cybersecurity FFRDC (NCF) is the first and only federally funded research and development center dedicated solely to cybersecurity. Sponsored by NIST and operated by The MITRE Corporation, the NCF increases the cybersecurity of the business community by providing practical guidance, increasing the adoption rate of more secure technologies, and accelerating innovation - all under the mission of protecting the economy on behalf of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce.^[1]
Through NIST’s Work for Others Program, non-profits, and federal, state and local agencies can access the cybersecurity technologies and talent at the NCF – all hosted in a state-of-the-art facility constructed specifically for cybersecurity research. The Work for Others program enables the NCF to contribute on many levels to addressing complex cyber issues through research, development, engineering, and technical support.^[2]
History
The contract to operate the FFRDC was awarded in September 2014 by NIST to the MITRE Corporation. According to the press release on the NIST website,^[3] “this FFRDC is the first solely dedicated to enhancing the security of the nation’s information systems.” The press release states that the FFRDC will help the NCCoE “expand and accelerate its public-private collaborations” and focus on “boosting the security of U.S. information systems.” “FFRDCs operate in the public interest and are required to be free from organizational conflicts of interest as well as bias toward any particular company, technology or product—key attributes given the NCCoE’s collaborative nature…The first three task orders under the contract allowed the NCCoE to expand its efforts in developing use cases and building blocks and provide operations management and facilities planning.”
Location
The National Cybersecurity FFRDC is located at 9700 Great Seneca Hwy in Rockville, MD

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NSteelbe (talk) 21:31, 16 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Factually Incorrect

Citation #3 "Among other efforts, it maintains the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures system and the Common Weakness Enumeration.[3]"

This is not factual. It refers to an overall MITRE capability, and is not attributable to work done at the National Cybersecurity FFRDC.NSteelbe (talk) 15:10, 14 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I have moved that sentence to the MITRE Corporation article. Antony–22 (^talk⁄_contribs) 21:17, 14 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttps://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2014/09/nist-awards-contract-mitre-support-cybersecurity-center-excellence

[2] ttps://nccoe.nist.gov/wfo

[3] ttps://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2014/09/nist-awards-contract-mitre-support-cybersecurity-center-excellence

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