News published on Federal Newswire in December 2006

News from December 2006


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


2007 Baldrige Criteria for Excellence Now Available

News Release: The Baldrige Performance Excellence Criteria are the basis for a Baldrige Award application, but in addition, thousands of organizations use them to assess their performance, guide improvements and create a culture of excellence. The criteria include more than 200 questions in seven areas: leadership; ...


New Dwarf Type May Be a Giant of Grape Research

News Release: Really big things may come from Pixie, a very small grape recently released by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS).


News Release: An Environmental Assessment (EA) for Restoring Interim Access to the Queets Area was released today and is available for public review and comment. The EA analyzes one action alternative for restoring interim access into the Queets Valley, along with a no action alternative.


Participants Wanted for 2007 Text Retrieval Trials

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking participants for its upcoming Text Retrieval Conference-TREC 2007. Since 1992, TREC has been fostering research to enable more powerful, faster and easier-to-use technologies for information retrieval. TREC 2007 will focus on seven...



Tool Helps Write Rules for XML Communication

News Release: If you have done an Internet search, bought anything from a Web site or subscribed to a news alert service, chances are you used a special computer document language called XML. Similar to HTML, which is used to format web pages, XML allows computers to exchange information and act on it. Rules called...


News Release: Thanks to a one-lane temporary bridge installed this week, administrative access will be restored tomorrow to the Hoh Rain Forest of Olympic National Park, allowing crews to begin repairs to the road and utility lines above the bridge.


NIST Laser-Based Method Cleans Up Grubby Nanotubes

News Release: Before carbon nanotubes can fulfill their promise as ultrastrong fibers, electrical wires in molecular devices, or hydrogen storage components for fuel cells, better methods are needed for purifying raw nanotube materials. Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – A federal jury in Concord, New Hampshire has convicted four former senior executives of Enterasys Networks, Inc. on charges arising out of accounting fraud at the computer network products ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – An Anchorage, Alaska, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of allegedly forcing underage and adult women to have sex with men in exchange for money, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Nelson P. Cohen for the District of Alaska announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today released the following statement on the President’s signing of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 and the Omnibus Trade Bill: "These two pieces of legislation ensure President Bush’s pro-growth policies continue to foster high paying jobs and economic prosperity for America’s workers and businesses.



The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.