News from April 2008
By DOT News Wire | Apr 15, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on April 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
The US Interior Department published a four page notice on April 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
News Release: Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Army Dugway (Utah) Proving Ground have developed reliable methods based on DNA analysis to assess the concentration and viability of anthrax spores after prolonged storage. The techniques and data are essential steps in developing a reliable reference standard for anthrax detection and decontamination.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - As millions of Americans filed their income tax returns today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) kicked off a series of hearings on tax reform with a look at America’s income tax code, and announced plans for future hearings and roundtable sessions to prepare for...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House of Representatives today approved H.R. 5719 the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 by a vote of 238 to 179.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have combined two tiny but powerful NIST inventions on a single microchip, a cryogenic sensor and a microrefrigerator. The combination offers the possibility of cheaper, simpler and faster precision analysis of materials such as semiconductors and stardust.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
News Release: Hearing Statement of Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.).
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
News Release: In February 1998, Timothy Foecke, a metallurgist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), published a rather low-key "interagency report" that cast a new and intriguing light on one of the most famous marine disasters in history, the sinking of RMS Titanic. Now in a new book, What...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
News Release: A system that turns irrigation water on and off automatically based on leaf temperature is being developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) soil scientist Steven Evett and colleagues in Texas.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
News Release: Seeking Volunteers Who Love the Backcountry.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
News Release: Lassen Volcanic National Park Ready to Ignite Prescribed Burn in Mineral.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
News Release: Dear Mr. Clark: The United States Senate Committee on Finance (Committee) has jurisdiction over theMedicare and Medicaid programs. As a senior member of the United States Senate and asRanking Member of the Committee, I have a special responsibility to protect the health ofMedicare and Medicaid beneficiaries...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
News Release: Everglades National Park Superintendent Dan B. Kimball is pleased to announce the release of the Preferred Alternative (Alternative D) for the Draft Flamingo Commercial Services Plan for a final 30-day review period. “I have heard firsthand from many of you what a special place Flamingo is and how much...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
News Release: The new Technology Innovation Program (TIP) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology is launching a series of webcasts to inform interested parties about the new grants program designed to fund high-risk, high-reward research in areas of critical national need.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Tuesday heard somber testimony about the consequences that would face our nation in the aftermath of a terrorist nuclear attack on a major U.S. city. In the third...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
News Release: esearchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new imaging system that detects naturally occurring terahertz radiation with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution. The technology may become a new tool chemical and biochemical analyses ranging from early tumor detection to rapid and precise identification of chemical hazards for homeland security instruments.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Officials at Glacier National Park are seeking volunteers to work at the park’s Apgar Transit Center (ATC) during the 2008 summer season. Volunteers will assist at the ATC’s outdoor plaza area and will provide transit orientation for the Going-to-the-Sun Road (Sun Road) shuttle service, general park transportation information, and other assistance to visitors entering on the park’s west side.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
News Release: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Tuesday heard somber testimony about the consequences that would face our nation in the aftermath of a terrorist nuclear attack on a major U.S. city. In the third of a series...
