News from July 2008
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2008
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, met separately with the incoming leaders of the Smithsonian Institution and the American Red Cross over the past two weeks as part of his ongoing congressional oversight of those major tax-exempt organizations. On June 25, Grassley met...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) issued the following statement applauding the recent Senate passage of H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008. The House passed H.R. 6331 in June by an overwhelming bipartisan majority of 355-59. The legislation will now be presented to the President for his signature.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2008
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is seeking proposals for high-risk research projects to develop innovative technologies for inspecting, monitoring and evaluating critical components of the nation's roadways, bridges, and drinking and wastewater systems.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2008
News Release: In recent years cell phones and PDAs-"Personal Digital Assistants"-have exploded in power, performance and features. They now often boast expanded memory, cameras, Global Positioning System receivers and the ability to record and store multimedia files and transfer them over wireless networks-in addition to the cell phone system-using WiFi, infrared and Bluetooth communications. Oh, yes, and make phone calls.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2008
News Release: A new publication released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on June 30 can help information system managers negotiate the often complex process of assessing security controls in their information systems. Although designed specifically to meet the needs of federal IT managers...
By State Newswire | Jul 9, 2008
News Release: If Iran were to acquire nuclear arms, the world would be forever changed. The most active state sponsor of terrorism could, and possibly would, wield the most terrifying weapon of all.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2008
News Release: “We are extremely proud to announce the addition of Scott Stonum to our staff at New River Gorge National River," said National Park Service (NPS) Superintendent Don Striker. “Scott was recognized nationally by our agency as a 2007 Resource Manager of the Year-he is a top-notch employee who will be a tremendous asset to our three parks.".
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2008
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed two demonstration software packages that show how Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards can be used with Windows and Linux systems to perform logon, digital signing and verification, and other services. The demonstration software, ...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2008
News Release: Woodstock, VT - This year’s forestry operations at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park will begin later this month as prescribed in the park’s forest management plan. The 1905 white pine plantation will be thinned by removing unhealthy and less vigorous trees, leaving the largest and...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - At a press conference this morning, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and representatives of American military members’ organizations urged Senators to vote today in support of H.R. 6331, the House-passed Medicare bill, to reverse cuts that threaten military families’...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2008
News Release: Enlisting an army of plant viruses to their cause, materials researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have identified a small biomolecule that binds specifically to one of the key crystal structures of the body-the calcium compound that is the basic building block of teeth...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2008
News Release: The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is seeking proposals for high-risk research projects to develop innovative technologies for inspecting, monitoring and evaluating critical components of the nation's roadways, bridges, and drinking...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2008
News Release: A new ultrasensitive, high bandwidth neutron detector developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland (UMD) will receive one of this year's "R&D 100 Awards," it was announced on July 1. The annual R&D 100 Awards program recognizes "the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the market" during the previous year, as selected by an independent judging panel and the editors of R&D Magazine.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2008
News Release: This notice is to advise kayakers of an incident involving two brown bears that occurred on north Composite Island in Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, on June 30, 2008. A single kayaker was preparing a meal when the bears approached him. The person immediately stowed his food in his bear cannister...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 8, 2008
News Release: Washington, D.C.- Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), and Subcommittee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) will hold a hearing tomorrow morning entitled Medicare Vulnerabilities: Payments for Claims Tied to Deceased Doctors. The hearing will examine...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 8, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON— Bristol-Myers Squibb, an international pharmaceutical manufacturer, has agreed to reduce the output of ozone-depleting refrigerants at multiple industrial facilities around the country at a combined cost of $3.65 million in order to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 8, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced that it has reached a settlement with the Medical Weight Loss Clinic, which is headquartered in Southfield, Mich., under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It was alleged that Medical Weight Loss Clinic refused to serve a prospective client because she has HIV disease.
By Fed Newswire | Jul 8, 2008
News Release: The federal banking and thrift agencies today issued an interagency statement outlining the qualification process for banking organizations implementing the new advanced capital adequacy framework known as Basel II. The process consists of three major stages: adoption of an implementation plan; completion ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 8, 2008
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jul 8, 2008
The US Energy Department published a six page rule on July 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
