News from November 2007
By DOT News Wire | Nov 8, 2007
The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 8, 2007
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 8, 2007
The US Interior Department published a one page rule on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 8, 2007
The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 8, 2007
News Release: How are physicists helping an effort to eradicate malaria, the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than one million people every year? Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) used their expertise in radiation science to help a young company create weakened, harmless...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 8, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) issued a brief statement following today’s House of Representatives vote to approve the U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement. The Senate is expected to vote on the agreement soon. The Senate Finance Committee has jurisdiction over U.S. trade policy.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 8, 2007
News Release: Environmental analysis for the Fisher Reintroduction Plan has been completed and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) was released today.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 8, 2007
News Release: The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved the bipartisan “Accountability in Government Contracting Act of 2007, authored by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Lieberman (ID-CT). The bill will strengthen competition in federal contracting, add transparency to the process, and help curtail waste, fraud,...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 8, 2007
News Release: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers Kathryn L. Beers and Joshua C. Bienfang have been awarded the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Presented at the White House on Nov. 1, 2007, by John H. Marburger III, Science Advisor to the President, PECASE awards are the highest honors bestowed by the U.S. Government on outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their careers.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 8, 2007
News Release: Each year the Baldrige National Quality Program recruits experts from businesses, education organizations, health care providers, nonprofits and other groups to serve as members of the Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Examiners evaluate applications for the award and prepare feedback reports to applicants that cite strengths and opportunities for improvement.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 8, 2007
News Release: After 34 years in the National Park Service (NPS) and three-and-a-half years in the U.S. Army, Olympic National Park Superintendent Bill Laitner has announced his plans to retire from federal service on Jan. 3, 2008. During his career, Laitner has worked in ten NPS areas and has served as superintendent in three of them.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 8, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) joined members of the House Democratic Leadership at a press conference today to discuss pending legislation to provide immediate, responsible tax relief for middle-class families. H.R. 3996, the Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 8, 2007
News Release: As this year's holiday season approaches, your credit card transactions may be a little more secure thanks to standards adopted by the payment card industry. The latest incarnation of these standards includes the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Version 2 that was coauthored this year by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Carnegie Mellon University in collaboration with 23 other organizations.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 8, 2007
News Release: Weekly Up-date: Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches are open under winter seasonal beach conditions for off-road vehicles (ORV) access as described below. The Park operates and manages access under the Interim Strategy guidance. Some areas may still experience closures due to impacts from Hurricane...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 8, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a groundbreaking trade agreement with Peru today by a vote of 285 to 132. The US-Peru free trade agreement (FTA) breaks the mold of previous agreements negotiated under President Bush by including, in its text, enforceable standards for labor and...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 8, 2007
News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and George Mason University have demonstrated what is probably the world's smallest microwave oven, a tiny mechanism that can heat a pinhead-sized drop of liquid inside a container slightly shorter than an ant and half as wide as a single hair. The micro microwave is intended for lab-on-a-chip devices that perform rapid, complex chemical analyses on tiny samples.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 8, 2007
News Release: With popular and nutritious watermelon now battling a new plague called watermelon vine decline, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Fort Pierce, Fla., are trying to pinpoint the cause of the disease and find ways to control it.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 8, 2007
News Release: In response to numerous inquiries from academia, industry, and other government labs, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently published a new database on the properties of solid materials at temperatures ranging from cryogenic (as low as 4 K, which is -269 degrees C or -452...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 8, 2007
News Release: Last night the House passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act with a strong bipartisan vote. The House bill prohibits employers from discriminating against workers on the job because of their sexual orientation. It protects Americans from being fired, denied a job or promotion, or otherwise intentionally...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 8, 2007
News Release: A tiny sensor that can detect magnetic field changes as small as 70 femtoteslas-equivalent to the brain waves of a person daydreaming-has been demonstrated at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The sensor could be battery-operated and could reduce the costs of noninvasive biomagnetic measurements such as fetal heart monitoring. The device also may have applications in homeland security screening for explosives.
