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A federal AI consortium reemerges with a new name, scope and call for members<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/fedscoop.com\/radio\/the-renamed-group-will-retain-some-of-its-previous-work-but-will-change-its-scope\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-01 13:04:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: fedscoop.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology\u2019s AI Safety Consortium will now be called the NIST Artificial Intelligence Consortium, the agency said Friday, continuing a shift in approach to the technology under President Donald Trump. According to NIST\u2019s announcement, the renamed group will retain some of its previous work but will change its scope. The group is also seeking new member organizations to carry out its aims. Craig Burkhardt, deputy NIST director, said in a statement included in the release. \u201cTo encourage more extraordinary AI technological innovations, NIST is seeking to expand its AI measurement efforts by harnessing the broader community\u2019s interests and capabilities.\u201d The decision comes about a year after the Trump administration changed the name of NIST\u2019s AI Safety Institute, pivoting away from \u201csafety.\u201d That organization, which was originally established under the Biden administration, is now called the Center for AI Standards and Innovation. It\u2019s also the first news about the consortium in some time. The consortium was established in 2024 alongside the AI Safety Institute as a venue for input from companies, universities, and other organizations on measurement standards for AI safety.<\/p>\n

NIST is in the headlines once more this week, but not for reasons it\u2019s going to be excited about. Department of Commerce inspector general report released Thursday found that the National Institute of Standards and Technology has mismanaged a critical cybersecurity vulnerability database through poor planning, inefficient operations, duplicate federal programs, and failure to communicate with users. The National Vulnerability Database, maintained by NIST since 2005, collects information about computer security flaws and adds details like severity ratings and affected products. This information helps cybersecurity professionals across government and the private sector decide which security problems to fix first. In February 2024, the database\u2019s enrichment contract lapsed, creating a backlog of unprocessed security flaws that has only grown worse. The report identified the lack of strategic planning as a core problem. NIST leaders admitted they had no long-term plan for clearing the backlog, even as it grew from about 13,000 unprocessed security flaws in June 2024 to over 27,000 by the end of 2025. NIST publicly promised in May 2024 that it would clear the backlog by September 2024, setting a goal of processing 6,200 security flaws per month, but the agency had never processed more than 5,000 per month in the past.<\/p>\n

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