News from September 2008
By DOT News Wire | Sep 16, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a seven page rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Sep 16, 2008
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 16, 2008
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2008
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published version 1 of a standards profile to support government agencies as they implement Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6). IPv6 is the next-generation communication standard that defines how all data (text, voice and video) will move...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2008
News Release: In August, California revised its Title 24 Building Standards Code to incorporate use of the automated fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) technology developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). FDD uses artificial intelligence rules and statistical analysis to find the location...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 16, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today questioned the accuracy of a report purporting to show that market speculation has played a major role in the price of oil.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today asked experts in the health care community how to reform the framework through which Americans decide on, purchase, and receive health care. Changes to Medicare - one of America’s largest systems for delivering care to patients...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today announced an agreement with the Senate’s Democratic and Republican leadership to move legislation accomplishing the Finance panel’s remaining major objectives for the year: passage...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Michael R. McNulty (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement during today’s subcommittee hearing on the performance of the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) hearing offices...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 16, 2008
News Release: Fort Stanwix National Monument will host the annual September Naturalization Ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008 for the United States District Court, Northern New York District. The ceremony begins at 11:00 a.m. and will take place on the parade ground inside the fort. The Naturalization Ceremony...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2008
News Release: John Donne wrote: No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 16, 2008
News Release: Spraying apple trees with films that contain microscopic mineral particles may improve the color of the fruit and increase its weight.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2008
News Release: Two physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have been named finalists for the 2008 Service to America Medals, presented by the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service to celebrate excellence in federal civil service.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2008
News Release: Dear Commissioner von Eschenbach: As Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance (Committee), I have a responsibility to the more than 80 million Americans who receive health care coverage under the Medicare and Medicaid programs to oversee the proper administration of these programs and ensure that...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2008
News Release: Starting in mid-October, teams of business, education, health care and nonprofit experts will visit 13 organizations as the final review stage for the 2008 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest recognition for excellence. The organizations selected for site visits include one...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2008
News Release: For most of us, gold is only valuable if we possess it in large-sized pieces. However, the "bigger is better" rule isn't the case for those interested in exploiting gold's exceptional ability to catalyze a wide variety of chemical reactions, including the oxidation of poisonous carbon monoxide (CO) into...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 16, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., expressed disappointment Tuesday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is moving forward to expand the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) even though key security precautions required by law for current participants...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 16, 2008
News Release: The National Park Service is pleased to announce that we have been able to reschedule the timber framing demonstration originally scheduled for September 6 and postponed due to weather. In addition to hosting an open house in the 1675 Narbonne House on September 6 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, the National...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 16, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today made the following statement at a full committee hearing to examine the current state of plug-in electric vehicles and the role they could play in the future:
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2008
News Release: Boulder, Colo. -- Acting upon several internal and external investigations and reports, including a recent safety audit conducted with the assistance of the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a number of actions it has taken to improve safety at its Boulder, Colo., campus.
