News from June 2007
By Commerce News Now | Jun 21, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on June 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 21, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on June 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 21, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 21, 2007
News Release: Joint research with scientists in Argentina, Australia and China could lead to discovery of new biological control agents for several exotic weeds plaguing Florida and other U.S. states. Some of the worst offenders are hydrilla, Brazilian pepper, Chinese tallow and Australian pine. These and other aggressive invasive weeds occupy diverse habitats and cause many environmental problems, especially a decrease in biodiversity within infested areas.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2007
News Release: In order to receive disability benefits under current law, an individual must have a physical or mental condition that prevents him or her from working for a least a year or is expected to end in death. From the perspective of most disability beneficiaries, the thought of going back to work, after spending two or three years trying to convince the Social Security Administration that they cannot work, is a frightening prospect.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) commented tonight following Senate passage of H.R. 6, an energy bill. Baucus voted in favor of the legislation. Earlier today, the Senate failed to include in the bill a package of tax incentives promoting renewable and alternative energies, approved with bipartisan support by the Finance Committee this week.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-New York), along with U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.), introduced legislation today to boost American agricultural trade with Cuba and to lift the U.S. ban on travel to that nation. The.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2007
News Release: Weekly Up-date: The annual seasonal closures of village beaches to ORV use were established on May 15, 2007. National Seashore beaches and inlets experience varying degrees of erosion and notable high tides. Travel in many areas may be limited during high wind/tide conditions. Knowledge of tidal changes...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 21, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - In response to a vote by the Senate Appropriations Committee to approve the Domenici Amendment on outer continental shelf royalty language in the Interior Appropriations Bill, U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement:
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2007
News Release: Safer buildings-especially tall structures-that are more resistant to fire and more easily evacuated in emergencies are the goal of the first comprehensive set of building code changes recently approved by the International Code Council (ICC), based on recommendations from the National Institute of Standards...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2007
News Release: As chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, it is my extraordinary pleasure to welcome our counterparts from the foreign affairs committee of the Russian Duma. I am delighted to have our colleagues here. This is a historic event because although we have been meeting on a regular basis with our...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2007
News Release: By making careful observations of the growth of a layer of molecules as they gradually cover the surface of a small silicon rectangle, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and North Carolina State University (NCSU) have gained basic insights into how self-propagating...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 21, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C- Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Senate Health,Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement in response to theDepartment of Education’s report “Evaluation of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program:Impacts After One Year."
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2007
News Release: Dear Mr. Secretary: There is no greater responsibility public servants have than caring for America’s children. At all levels, government needs to ensure the country’s future prosperity by making investments to serve the needs of our youngest generation. In 1997, Congress created the State Children’s...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2007
News Release: Leaders from the three organizations selected for the 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, as well as from past award recipients, will share their best practices and results at one-day regional conferences in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sept. 20, 2007, and Seattle, Wash., on Oct. 5, 2007. Participants...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2007
News Release: Seneca Falls, NY - The public is invited to attend a lecture and book signing by historian and author Sarah Elbert. This event will be held at the Women’s Rights National Historical Park visitor center, 136 Fall Street in Seneca Falls, starting at 1:00 pm on Friday, July 6th.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) issued comment today following the Senate’s vote against a package of renewable energy tax incentives slated for conclusion in H.R. 6, the energy bill currently under consideration...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 21, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C- Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Senate Health,Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement in response to theDepartment of Education’s report “Evaluation of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program:Impacts After One Year."
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2007
News Release: On June 19, 2007, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) sent four fire experts to Charleston, S.C., to gather information and examine the site of the previous night's fire and subsequent collapse of a furniture store/warehouse located near the city's historic district. Nine firefighters were killed in the collapse.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2007
News Release: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers, together with colleagues from the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), key manufacturing companies, and quality software vendors, have completed work on a new data specification that will allow compliant products to store and exchange...
