News from July 2008
By Commerce News Now | Jul 22, 2008
The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jul 22, 2008
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jul 22, 2008
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 22, 2008
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 22, 2008
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 22, 2008
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jul 22, 2008
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 22, 2008
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2008
News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and three collaborating institutions are using a new laboratory model of the membrane surrounding neurons in the brain to study how a protein long suspected of a role in early-stage Alzheimer's disease actually impairs a neuron's structure and function. The team's findings are reported in a new paper in the Biophysical Journal.*
By Interior Newswire | Jul 22, 2008
News Release: The National Park Service continues its weekly series of downtown Richmond talks, tours and tales highlighting the capital’s Civil War history on July 27 with a presentation by Calder Loth, Senior Architectural Historian with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Mr. Loth will speak on the history...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2008
News Release: Adding just the right dash of nanoparticles to standard mixes of lubricants and refrigerants could yield the equivalent of an energy-saving chill pill for factories, hospitals, ships, and others with large cooling systems, suggest the latest results from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) research that is pursuing promising formulations.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2008
News Release: Washington, D.C - Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2008
News Release: Mr. President, I am pleased to introduce the Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008.Back in December, I stood before this body explaining that we were only passing asix-month Medicare bill in order to provide the opportunity for us to address a number ofpriorities. One of the biggest priorities I identified was the need to ensure access to ruralhospital services.
By State Newswire | Jul 22, 2008
News Release: "For several months now, the Foreign Affairs Committee has been working with USAID and the State Department to address troubles with Cuba democracy programs. In 2006, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that 'internal controls - both over awarding of Cuba program grants and oversight...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2008
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction overinternational trade, and a senior member of the Agriculture Committee, made the following comment on the United States’ effort to kick-start efforts to rescue a global trade deal on Tuesday by offering to cut a ceiling on its contested farm subsidies, and the reaction from leading developing countries that it was not enough.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2008
News Release: Titanium, a protean element with applications from pigments to aerospace alloys, could get a new role as an environmentally friendly additive for automotive oil, thanks to work by materials scientists from Afton Chemical Corporation (Richmond, Va.) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2008
News Release: Data breaches are a recurring nightmare for IT managers responsible for securing not only their company's confidential data, but possibly also sensitive information belonging to their clients, such as social security numbers or health or financial records. To help managers safeguard valuable information...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2008
News Release: A new set of eight videos on a single DVD can help organizations large and small learn about the outstanding management practices and successful strategies of the five recipients of the 2007 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2008
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting nominations of qualified individuals for its eight existing Federal Advisory Committees. Nominations for all committees will be accepted on an ongoing basis and will be considered as and when vacancies arise. A July 15, 2008, Federal...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 22, 2008
News Release: An experimental treatment from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) could one day help protect some fresh produce from potentially dangerous microbes such as Salmonella, Listeria and Escherichia coli O157:H7.
