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    Published: September 15, 2025

    Federal Government Documents

    IEEE Government Document Format

    [#] Agency, "Title," Document Type Number, City, State: Publisher, Date.

    Agency: Full government agency name

    Document Type: Report, standard, regulation, etc.

    Number: Report number, regulation number

    Location: Publication city and state

    NIST Technical Publication

    [1] National Institute of Standards and Technology, "Cybersecurity framework version 1.1," NIST Special Publication 800-53, Gaithersburg, MD: NIST, Apr. 2023.

    NSF Research Report

    [2] National Science Foundation, "Artificial intelligence research and development strategic plan," NSF Technical Report 23-01, Alexandria, VA: NSF, Mar. 2023.

    DOE Technical Report

    [3] U.S. Department of Energy, "Grid modernization and smart grid technologies," DOE/EE-2023, Washington, DC: DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Feb. 2023.

    Technical Standards and Specifications

    Government technical standards and specifications for engineering and technology:

    FCC Regulations

    [1] Federal Communications Commission, "Equipment authorization procedures for radio frequency equipment," FCC Rules Part 2, CFR Title 47, Washington, DC: FCC, Jan. 2024.

    Federal regulations for technical equipment

    FAA Technical Standard

    [2] Federal Aviation Administration, "Airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes," FAA Regulation 14 CFR Part 25, Washington, DC: FAA, Nov. 2023.

    Aviation safety and technical standards

    NIST Cybersecurity Standard

    [3] National Institute of Standards and Technology, "Risk management framework for information systems," NIST Special Publication 800-37 Rev. 2, Gaithersburg, MD: NIST, Dec. 2023.

    Information security standards and guidelines

    Regulatory Filings and Legal Documents

    Patent filings, regulatory submissions, and legal documentation:

    USPTO Patent

    [1] J. Smith and M. Brown, "Method and apparatus for wireless power transmission," U.S. Patent 11,234,567, filed Mar. 15, 2023, published Nov. 28, 2023.

    U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filings

    FCC Filing

    [2] Apple Inc., "Equipment authorization for iPhone 15 Pro," FCC ID BCG-E3281A, Federal Communications Commission, Sep. 2023. [Online]. Available: https://fccid.io/BCG-E3281A. Accessed: Oct. 5, 2023.

    Equipment certification and regulatory filings

    Government Research Reports

    Federally funded research and technical development reports:

    DARPA Research Report

    [1] Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, "Quantum computing for national security applications," DARPA Technical Report D23-001, Arlington, VA: DARPA, Aug. 2023.

    Defense research and advanced technology development

    NASA Technical Memorandum

    [2] National Aeronautics and Space Administration, "Mars rover autonomous navigation algorithms," NASA Technical Memorandum TM-2023-220456, Cleveland, OH: NASA Glenn Research Center, Jul. 2023.

    Aerospace research and space technology

    International Government Documents

    International standards organizations and foreign government technical documents:

    ISO International Standard

    [1] International Organization for Standardization, "Information security management systems," ISO/IEC 27001:2022, Geneva, Switzerland: ISO, Oct. 2022.

    International technical standards

    ITU Telecommunications Standard

    [2] International Telecommunication Union, "5G network architecture and protocols," ITU-T Recommendation Y.3172, Geneva, Switzerland: ITU, Sep. 2023.

    Global telecommunications standards

    Government Document Citation Elements

    Agency/Department:

    Full official name

    Document Title:

    Complete official title

    Document Number:

    Report/regulation number

    Publication Info:

    City, state, publisher