News published on Federal Newswire in May 2007

News from May 2007


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


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


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


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


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


The US Agriculture Department published a five page rule on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page proposed rule on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Lieberman, Collins Seeks Clarity on Standards for Sharing Sensitive Information

News Release: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Tuesday expressed concerns over the federal government’s failure to adopt government-wide procedures for designating and sharing “Sensitive But Unclassified" (SBU) information...


NIST Nanoscale Science and Technology Center Now Accepting Proposals

News Release: Gaithersburg, MD-University, industry, government and other researchers who need access to state-of-the-art and beyond-state-of-the-art facilities to study a wide range of nanotechnology topics now have a new resource. The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Tuesday expressed concerns over the federal government’s failure to adopt government-wide procedures for designating and sharing “Sensitive But Unclassified" (SBU)...


Subcommittee Reviews Rural Broadband Programs

News Release: Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture held a hearing to review rural broadband programs operated by the United States Department of AgricultureÆs Rural Utilities Service. Congressman Mike McIntyre of North Carolina is Chairman of the Subcommittee.


2007 Artist in Residence Program

News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ - Petrified Forest National Park has selected six artists and two alternates to participate in the 2007 Artist-in-Residence Program. The finalists are: Patricia Rottino Cummins, Keith Ekiss, Ruane Miller, Robert deJonge, Mary C. Nasser, and Rebecca Wissehr. The two alternate artists are: Otto Lucio and Miriam Sagan. The artist-in-residences will begin on June 4th and continue until September, 2007.


LIEBERMAN, HATCH INTRODUCE DC VOTING RIGHTS LEGISLATION IN THE SENATE

News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Tuesday introduced bipartisan legislation that would for the first time give voting representation in the House of Representatives to the residents of the District of Columbia...


Baucus, Grassley Continue Work for Independence of Continuing Medical Education

News Release: Dear Dr. Kopelow: Thank you for your informative response to our letter of Dec. 14, 2006. The insight you provided on the accreditation process for continuing medical education (CME) helped us in our exploration of the pharmaceutical industry's use of educational grant funding. Given the increasing...


Grassley Hires Four New Staff Members for His Committee Staff

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today announced he has hired four staff members to fill positions on his committee staff.