News published on Federal Newswire in May 2008

News from May 2008


The US Transportation Department published a seven page rule on May 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on May 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on May 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on May 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, DC - Chairman Howard L. Berman (D-CA) of the House Foreign Affairs Committee today introduced legislation to authorize the Merida Initiative, a proposed U.S. counter-narcotics assistance package for Mexico to help combat the flow of illegal drugs and the violence that the drug trade has spawned along the U.S.-Mexico border.


Public Invited to See Nanosoccer Robots in Action in Pittsburgh

News Release: Nanosoccer returns to the field later this month, when the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosts for the second time the world's most Lilliputian sport. Three student teams will participate in a public exhibition at the 2008 U.S. "RoboCup Open" in Pittsburgh, Pa., May 25 to 27, where miniature "soccer players"-computer-driven robots six times smaller than an amoeba operating on a field the size of a grain of rice-will show off their skills.


Bitter Orange SRMs: Tools for Product Analysis/Quality

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) for bitter orange, long used in folk medicine and now increasingly used in herbal weight-loss products. Researchers can use the new materials to develop and test analytical methods for compounds...


News Release: Washington, DC - As the Bush Administration today delivered for congressional review an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation between Russia and the United States that was signed last week, Chairman Howard L. Berman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee issued the following statement...


Disorder Enables Extreme Sensitivity in Piezoelectric Materials

News Release: A research team working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has found an explanation for the extreme sensitivity to mechanical pressure or voltage of a special class of solid materials called relaxors.* The ability to control and tailor this sensitivity would allow industry to enhance a range of devices used in medical ultrasound imaging, loudspeakers, sonar and computer hard drives.


News Release: The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) presently operates two water intakes at Saddle Island on the west shore of Lake Mead, approximately five miles northwest of Hoover Dam and approximately 20 miles east of the center of Las Vegas, within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Severe drought has...


Domenici Statement on Senate Energy Votes

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement regarding today’s vote on the McConnell Amendment to the Flood Insurance Bill, which contains the American Energy Production Act Domenici introduced two weeks ago: