News published on Federal Newswire in November 2000

News from November 2000


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page rule on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a five page proposed rule on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page proposed rule on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Frederick Resident Receives Award for Strengthening NIST Ties with Industry

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, has presented its 2000 William P. Slichter Award to Fernando L. Podio. Podio is an electronics engineer in NIST's Information Technology Laboratory.


Breakthroughs in Thin-Film Magnetic Devices Earn NIST Stratton Award for Robert D. McMichael

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, has presented its 2000 Samuel Wesley Stratton Award to Robert D. McMichael, of Gaithersburg, Md.


40 Local Residents Earn NIST Bronze Medal Awards

News Release: For contributions ranging from creating a national assistance program on electronic business for smaller manufacturers to helping settle a 15-year international debate on the definition of the pH scale, 40 local employees of the National Institute of Standards and Technology have been honored with Bronze Medal Awards, the highest honorary recognition given by the agency.


Team Baldrige Honored for Fostering Performance Excellence

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, has presented the George A. Uriano Award to Team Baldrige, the staff of the NIST Baldrige National Quality Program.


Local Residents Honored with NIST Crittenden Award

News Release: Seven Maryland employees of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, have been honored with the 2000 Eugene Casson Crittenden Award. The award, established in 1967, recognizes superior achievement by employees who perform supporting services. The awardees are...


News Release: A census of the common milkweed in Iowa by U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists indicates the plant can be found along almost three-quarters of the roadsides and in about half of the state's corn and soybean fields.


Gaithersburg Man Honored for Distinguished Science Writing

News Release: Neil M. Zimmerman, has received the 2000 Edward Uhler Condon Award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration. Zimmerman is a project leader in the NIST Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory.


Collins Receives Rosa Award for Outstanding Standards Achievements

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, has presented its 2000 Edward Bennett Rosa Award to Belinda L. Collins, director of the Office of Standards Service.


Two NIST Scientists Honored for Their Diversity Efforts

News Release: Kathryn M. Butler, and Nelson P. Bryner, have received the 2000 Equal Employment Opportunity/Diversity Award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration.


Bethesda, Md Pension Administrator Sued For Failure To Make Pension Plan Contributions

News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page correction on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.