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NICE FRAMEWORK (NIST SP 800-181r1)

NIST Special Publication 800-181 revision 1: The Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework) (November 2020). This document details the structure and use of the NICE Framework. NICE Framework components are separately maintained (see below).

• SP 800-181 Homepage
• NIST SP 800-181r1 (PDF)

NICE FRAMEWORK COMPETENCY AREAS (NISTIR 8355)

NIST Interagency/Internal Report 8355: NICE Framework Competency Areas: Preparing a Job-Ready Cybersecurity Workforce (June 2023) is a companion paper to NIST SP 800-181 and provides more detail about NICE Framework Competency Areas, including their evolution, development, and stakeholder uses.

• NISTIR 8355 Homepage
• NISTIR 8355 (PDF)

NICE FRAMEWORK COMPONENTS

NICE Framework Components — Work Role Categories, Work Roles, Competency Areas, and Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements — are provided separately from the NICE Framework structure (SP 800-181 Rev. 1) in the formats below. 

•  Current Version: 1.0.0

  • Spreadsheet (XLSX)

    • The US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) plans to provide information about alignment of the March 2024 NICE Framework revisions to the original OPM cyber-position codes shortly.

  • JSON File (JSON) (For more information, read our JSON FAQ.)
• Previous Version: 2017
  • Spreadsheet (XLSX)
  • 2017 to v1.0.0 mapping (XLSX)
  • 2017 to v1.0.0 mapping (JSON)

For more information, visit NICE Framework History and Change Logs.

NICE Framework Translations

We encourage translations of the NICE Framework and its components. To submit a translation, please NICEframework [at] nist.gov (contact us). 

• French Translations
  • French Translation of the 2020 NICE Framework (NIST SP 800-181r1) (PDF)
    Document translated courtesy of Laurent Rivaton / AdDo. Reviewed by TaikaTranslations LLC. Official U.S. Government translation.
  • French Translation of the 2017 NICE Framework (NIST SP 800-181) (PDF)
    Document translated courtesy of Laurent Rivaton / AdDo. Reviewed by TaikaTranslations LLC. Official U.S. Government translation.
  • French Translation of the Reference Spreadsheet for the 2017 NICE Framework Data (XLSX)
• Portuguese Translations
  • Portuguese Translation of the 2020 NICE Framework (NIST SP 800-181r1) (PDF)
    Document translated courtesy of U.S. Department of State with support from the Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership (DCCP).
  • Portuguese Translation of the 2017 NICE Framework (NIST SP 800-181) (PDF)
    Document translated courtesy of U.S. Department of State under the Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership (DCCP). Cover page translated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Cover page not an official U.S. Government Translation.
• Slovak Translation of the 2020 NICE Framework (NIST SP 800-181r1) (PDF)
  Document translated courtesy of University of Žilina, University Science Park (Slovakia). Reviewed by Diplomatic Language Services. Official U.S. Government translation.
• Spanish Translations
  • Spanish Translation of the 2020 NICE Framework (NIST SP 800-181r1) (PDF)
    Document translated courtesy of U.S. Department of State under the Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership (DCCP) in partnership with the Organization of American States.
  • Spanish Translation of the 2017 NICE Framework (NIST SP 800-181) (PDF)
     Document translated courtesy of U.S. Department of State under the Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership (DCCP). Cover page translated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Cover page not an official U.S. Government Translation.
• Ukrainian Translations
  • Ukrainian Translation of the 2020 NICE Framework (NIST SP 800-181r1) (PDF)
    Document translated courtesy of the Ukrainian Academy of Cybersecurity with the support of the U.S. Embassy to Ukraine. Reviewed by Diplomatic Language Services. Official U.S. Government translation.
  • Ukrainian Translation of the 2017 NICE Framework (NIST SP 800-181) (PDF)
    Document translated courtesy of the Ukrainian Academy of Cybersecurity with the support of the U.S. Embassy to Ukraine. Reviewed by Diplomatic Language Services. Official U.S. Government translation.