# NIST Includes NextLabs in DevSecOps Guide

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence included NextLabs’ CloudAz platform and related enforcement products in its implementation practices guide for secure software development, security, and operations (DevSecOps). The inclusion is a market-validation signal for data-centric Zero Trust approaches to software supply-chain security, not a contract award, solicitation, or indication of dedicated funding. Agencies and contractors can use the guide to assess how these capabilities fit their DevSecOps security practices.

- Procurement teams evaluating software supply-chain security can use the NIST NCCoE guide as a reference when assessing data-centric Zero Trust capabilities, including NextLabs’ products.
- NextLabs and other providers in this market may cite inclusion in the guide as relevant technical evidence, but it does not establish agency endorsement or guarantee procurement opportunities.
- The signal identifies no contract value, solicitation, procurement timeline, or compliance mandate; it does not support a specific bid or deadline action.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity
**Published:** October 20, 2026

### Government Entities
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE)

### Vendors
- NextLabs (Technology collaborator in the NIST NCCoE DevSecOps project)

### Sources
- [NextLabs Included in NIST NCCoE Implementation Guide for Secure Software Development, Security, and Operations Practices - Technology Today - EIN Presswire](https://tech.einnews.com/pr_news/950206087/nextlabs-included-in-nist-nccoe-implementation-guide-for-secure-software-development-security-and-operations-practices) - EIN News