"The most important thing that we found was really that this backlog was going to exist forever unless NIST made some significant changes," said Chuck Mitchell.

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CISA's long-awaited cyber incident reporting rules are among several cybersecurity regulations that are expected to move forward in the coming months.

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As the head of NIST, Raman will be charged with overseeing high-profile work in areas like artificial intelligence, quantum science and biotechnology.

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AI "is going to be a part, if not a leading part, of every project going forward" at the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, according to its director.

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