News from August 2007
By DOT News Wire | Aug 3, 2007
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Aug. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 3, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Aug. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 3, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Aug. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 3, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a five page rule on Aug. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Aug 3, 2007
The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on Aug. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Aug 3, 2007
The US Justice Department published a five page proposed rule on Aug. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 3, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a six page rule on Aug. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 3, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- This morning, Senator Edward Kennedy, Majority Leader Harry Reid,Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressman John Dingell, sent the following letter to Andrew C.von Eschenbach, Commissioner of Food and Drugs, affirming their commitment to reaching aconference report to reauthorize the drug and...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 3, 2007
News Release: Lead in goat blood might not be on the top of your shopping list, but for U.S. medical personnel who each year perform more than 2 million human blood measurements, Standard Reference Material (SRM) 955c from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can't be beat.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 3, 2007
News Release: Dear Ms. Reed: On May 22, 2007, the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund of the Department of Treasury solicited public comments to help the CDFI Fund develop a policy to implement the statutory requirement of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-. 432) to ensure that,...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 3, 2007
News Release: They just keep coming. A coalition of groups has reached out to Congress to offer their support for H.R. 2776, the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007. Here`s a sample of what they`re saying.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 3, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - Competitiveness initiatives proposed by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) are now slated to become law, as the Senate last night approved the conference report on the 21st Century Competitiveness Act. Baucus proposals included in the final bill, which now goes to...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 3, 2007
News Release: Three new germplasm lines are now available for breeding elite sunflower hybrids that will resist downy mildew and produce oil rich in oleic fatty acid.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 3, 2007
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is making available "virtual machine images" of secure configurations of the Microsoft Windows XP and VISTA operating systems (OSs) to assist federal agencies in complying with computer security requirements mandated by the government's Office...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 3, 2007
News Release: Mr. President, I am pleased to join my good friend and colleague Senator Baucus to introduce the Continuing the Advancement of Quality Improvement Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 3, 2007
News Release: Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have induced thousands of atoms trapped by laser beams to swap "spins" with partners simultaneously. The repeated exchanges, like a quantum version of swinging your partner in a square dance but lasting a total of just 10 milliseconds, ...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 3, 2007
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released three draft Special Publications (SP) documents for public comment.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 3, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC- Today Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Senate Health,Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, put out the following statement regarding today’sjobs numbers that reflect a notable increase in long-term unemployment. More than 1.3million Americans who are currently looking for...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 3, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Late last night, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the SenateHealth, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement on thepassage by the United States Senate of the America COMPETES Act, which invests ineducation, especially in math, science, engineering, ...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 3, 2007
News Release: The first Junior Ranger Day was declared this year by Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne and National Park Service Director Mary Bomar. There are over 260 Junior Ranger programs in all of our National Parks. Junior Ranger Day was established to introduce the world's children to their National Parks. Fort Stanwix National Monument has picked Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007, Founder’s Day of the National Park Service, to celebrate this very special day.
