News from April 2008
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - The American Hospital Association, the Federation of American Hospitals, and the Coalition of Full Service Community Hospitals have written a letter to Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and others expressing their support for a physician-owned hospital measure currently being proposed as a cost offset for the farm bill under negotiation. Please see the attached file.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
News Release: Dear Senator Dorgan: As the sponsor of legislation to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from using private debtcollection companies, you should be aware of several important points. First, the discussion over whether to gut this relatively new program has focused on its effectiveness.Detractors...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new device that creates nanodroplet "test tubes" for studying individual proteins under conditions that mimic the crowded confines of a living cell. "By confining individual proteins in nanodroplets of water, researchers can directly observe the dynamics and structural changes of these biomolecules," says physicist Lori Goldner, a coauthor of the paper* published in Langmuir.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), has published detailed guidelines* for making essential measurements on samples of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). The new guide constitutes the current "best practices" for characterizing one of the most promising and heavily studied of the new generation of nanoscale materials.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2008
News Release: Earthquakes cannot be prevented, but their impacts on life, property and the economy can and should be managed. That's the challenge that Congress has given the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). The federal interagency program works to reduce earthquake losses through improved design...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Apr. 14, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – A board-certified radiologist, Fred Steinberg, M.D., his imaging centers and related entities in Palm Beach County, Fla., have reached a settlement with the United States to resolve allegations of health care fraud, the Justice Department announced today. Under the terms of the settlement, the U.S. recovered $7 million.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 14, 2008
News Release: THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank members of my Cabinet for joining me this morning. We discussed a variety of subjects, including the progress being made in the freedom agenda around the world. But we also are reminded that tomorrow is tax day, and our fellow citizens will be paying taxes during a time of economic uncertainty; these are tough economic times.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 14, 2008
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 14, 2008
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By DOE Gazette | Apr 14, 2008
The US Energy Department published a one page correction on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 14, 2008
The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Apr 14, 2008
The US Justice Department published a one page correction on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Apr 14, 2008
The US Justice Department published a one page correction on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2008
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2008
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 14, 2008
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 14, 2008
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 14, 2008
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Apr 14, 2008
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Apr 14, 2008
The US State Department published a two page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
