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Announcement and Discussion Groups

The NCP/NIST now utilize a series of Google groups to manage notifications and discussion for specific areas related to NIST efforts. 

Clicking the links below will take you to the "join" pages for each Google group.

NCP News Google Group

Join NCP News Google group to receive notifications regarding important changes to the NCP, our data feeds or other important topics.

Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP)

Join the SCAP-Dev Google group for notifications or discussion regarding the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP). 

Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF)

Join the XCCDF-DEV Google group for notifications or discussion about the Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF). 

Common Configuration Enumeration (CCE) Working Group

Join the CCE Working Group Google group for notifications or discussion about the development of CCE.

Open Checklist Interactive Language  

Join the OCIL Discussion Google group for notifications or discussion about OCIL.