News published on Federal Newswire in March 2008

News from March 2008


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published an eight page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


LIEBERMAN, COLLINS PRAISE DHS EMPLOYEES ON FIVE-YEAR DEPARTMENT ANNIVERSARY

News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins R-Me., are saluting the work of the 208,000 employees of the Department of Homeland Security during this fifth anniversary week of the establishment of the Department.


Failure Investigations Report Highlights Efforts for Safer Buildings

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has submitted to Congress the annual report of activities under the National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Act, which authorizes the agency to conduct technical investigations of major building failures in the United States. Although NIST did...


Delegation of Iraqi Women Visit Women's Rights National Historical Park

News Release: On the 27th of February a delegation of Iraqi women participating in a Department of State program visited Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, NY. The park is the site of the First Women’s Rights Convention which was held in July of 1848. The five Iraqi visitors were touring sites...


NIST Mini Sensor May 'Change the Way We Live'

News Release: Miniature magnetic sensors made at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have won a spot on Technology Review's annual list of 10 technologies "most likely to change the way we live."


SENATORS LIEBERMAN, COLLINS PURSUE CLOSE OVERSIGHT OF CYBER INITIATIVE

News Release: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., concerned about foreign intrusions into government computer networks and databases, held a classified hearing Tuesday on the Administration’s new Cyber Initiative to...


NIST Web Site Features Waldseemüller Map Video

News Release: Visitors to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Web site can view a video that portrays NIST's construction of an encasement for the1507 Waldseemüller Map, often called "America's birth certificate" because it is the first map to label the lands of the New World as "America." The...


News Release: Last year, Ontonagon teams took first and second place in the High School Local History Smackdown: can you claim victory this year?


News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., said Wednesday he is troubled by the findings of an independent panel that analyzed technology testing practices used by the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO). The conclusions of the Independent...


LIEBERMAN, COLLINS PURSUE CLOSE OVERSIGHT OF CYBER INITIATIVE

News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., concerned about foreign intrusions into government computer networks and databases, held a classified hearing Tuesday on the Administration’s new Cyber Initiative...