News published on Federal Newswire in December 2005

News from December 2005


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The National Agricultural Library (NAL ) has launched its redesigned web site as a gateway connecting users swiftly with the services of NAL and with the billions of pages of agricultural information within NAL collections and information resources.


STATEMENT OF SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY ON RESULTS OF THE NAEP TRIAL URBAN ASSESSMENT

News Release: Today's results demonstrate that in many cities across the nation, the hard work of students, teachers, and school leaders is beginning to pay off. Such progress is hopeful, but it's clear that our work is far from over. Student achievement is still static in reading, and we have a long way to go to...


Biobased Plastic Flexes its Muscle

News Release: Electroactive polymers-plastics that expand or contract when stimulated by electricity-can now be made from plants rather than petrochemicals, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Peoria, Ill.


NIST Assists with Testing Crash Avoidance System

News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are assisting the Department of Transportation (DOT) by developing tests for a crash avoidance system that could substantially reduce the number of rear-end, road departure and lane change accidents. About 1,836,000 such accidents occur annually, or 48 percent of police-reported cases a year.


Grant Advances Web Portal for U.S./China Standards

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a $250,000 matching grant to support the development of an American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-sponsored U.S./China Standards Portal. The Web site will provide online educational materials on the Chinese and U.S. standards systems, as well as translated titles and scopes of up to 1,000 selected standards used in each of the two nations.