News from October 2008
By DOT News Wire | Oct 28, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Oct 28, 2008
The US Energy Department published a one page rule on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 28, 2008
The US Commerce Department published a seven page rule on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 28, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 28, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Oct 28, 2008
The US Energy Department published a seven page rule on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Oct 28, 2008
The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 28, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 28, 2008
News Release: Over the next five months, weather conditions permitting, fixed wing and helicopter flights will occur over Rocky Mountain National Park. These flights will assist with the survey procedures to estimate elk populations in the park. Park staff anticipate no more than three days of flights per month. The flights will not occur on weekends or on holidays.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 28, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Tuesday hailed disclosure of the aggregate figure of the nation’s FY2008 intelligence budget, as required by legislation drafted by HSGAC and enacted into law in 2007. The figure is $47.5 billion...
By State Newswire | Oct 28, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, welcomed the unveiling of the Global Network Initiative by a diverse group of information and communication companies and human rights organizations.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 28, 2008
News Release: A novel technique under development at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) uses a relatively inexpensive optical microscope to quickly and cheaply analyze nanoscale dimensions with nanoscale measurement sensitivity. Termed "Through-focus Scanning Optical Microscope" (TSOM) imaging, the technique has potential applications in nanomanufacturing, semiconductor process control and biotechnology.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 28, 2008
News Release: Buildings in the United States account for more than 40 percent of the nation's total energy consumption, and that is just one of their impacts on the environment. In a major statement on "green" building technology, a new report from the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) sets out a broad...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 28, 2008
News Release: Paper mill waste can safely be applied at a rate three times higher than the typical rate in Ohio, to reclaim soils of surface-coal mined areas.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 28, 2008
News Release: Each year the Baldrige Program recruits experts from business, education organizations, health care providers, nonprofits and other groups to serve on the Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Examiners evaluate applications for the Award and prepare feedback reports to applicants that cite strengths and opportunities for improvement.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 28, 2008
News Release: William R. Ott, deputy director of the NIST Physics Laboratory, has been named as a recipient of the 2008 Presidential Rank Award. The awards recognize exceptional long-term accomplishments in public service by career senior government executives. Ott is a recipient of an award in the category for 2008 Meritorious Senior Professionals & Executives.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 28, 2008
News Release: Three staff members of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) were honored last week by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for their work in the field of standards development and standards conformity assessment. The awards were presented at the 2008 ANSI Awards Banquet on Oct. 22.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 28, 2008
News Release: Contact: Peter Rafle (EPW): 202.302.7086 (cell)
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 28, 2008
News Release: Marrying a sensitive detector technology capable of distinguishing hundreds of different chemical compounds with a pattern-recognition module that mimics the way animals recognize odors, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a new approach for "electronic...
By Commerce News Now | Oct 27, 2008
News Release: Good morning and thank you for the invitation to be here. I’d like to thank Chargé Kent Logsdon and his staff for the outstanding job they have done in making today’s Summit possible. And I would like to recognize the America-Georgia Business Council and American Chamber of Commerce for their leadership ...
