News from December 2009
By DOT News Wire | Dec 15, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: Lowell, Massachusetts. In observance of the upcoming holidays, Lowell National Historical Park will be closed all day on Dec. 25, 2009. Lowell National Historical Park will reopen at 9:00 am to 4:30 pm on Saturday, December 26. The Boott Cotton Mills Museum will be closed on December 24th & 25th. The park will also be closed on Jan. 1, 2010, New Year’s Day.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bureau of Reclamation, an agency of the Department of the Interior, awarded a contract to Triad Mechanical, Inc., of Portland, Oregon for improvements to Roza Diversion Dam for $806,496 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Roza Diversion Dam is located approximately 10 miles north of Yakima, Washington, in Kittitas County.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a draft publication for public comment that describes changes to the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP). SCAP is a suite of specifications that use the eXtensible Markup Language (XML) to standardize how software products exchange information about software flaws and security configurations.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John Tanner (D-TN) delivered the following statement today at a joint hearing with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management on the progress made to replace the Social Security Administration’s National Computer Center.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation has developed and released an Equipment Inspection and Cleaning Manual to help prevent the spread of invasive species through contaminated equipment use. This manual provides recommendations for inspection and cleaning of vehicles and equipment as a prevention tool to limit the spread of invasive species.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) have announced plans to create a demonstration broadband communications network for the nation's emergency services agencies using a portion of the radiofrequency spectrum...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released for public comment a new revision of one of its key computer security documents, a set of information processing standards governing the use of cryptographic modules by civilian federal agencies and government contractors.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced funding for 20 new research projects under its Technology Innovation Program (TIP), including projects ranging from unmanned, hovering aircraft for inspecting bridges to a high-speed sorting system for recycling aerospace metals...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: An article in the Oct. 20, 2009, issue of NIST Tech Beat, "Is Your Microrobot Up for the (NIST) Challenge?", invited university and collegiate student teams currently engaged in microrobotic, microelectronic or MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) research to participate in the 2010 NIST Mobile Microrobotics...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reclamation Commissioner Michael L. Connor announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $629,047 contract for the Potholes Supplemental Feed Route project near Ephrata, Washington under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
By State Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: Mr. Speaker, this bill has one overriding goal: to prevent Iran from achieving a nuclear weapons capability. The prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran is the most serious and urgent strategic challenge faced by the United States, and we must use all of the diplomatic means at our disposal - including tougher sanctions - to prevent that from becoming a reality.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: Ellen Voorhees, leader of the text retrieval group in the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), was recently recognized as a "Distinguished Scientist" by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for establishing "key components of information retrieval evaluation methodology through individual research and directing international evaluation projects."
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: Achieving an important new capability in ultracold atomic gases, researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute, a collaboration of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland, have created "synthetic" magnetic fields for ultracold gas atoms, in effect "tricking" ...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: Dear Chair Rahall and Ranking Minority Member Hastings.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: President Barack Obama and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced on Dec. 7, 2009, that five organizations have been named the recipients of the 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest Presidential honor for innovation and performance excellence.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced up to $71 million in funding through its Technology Innovation Program (TIP) for 20 new cost-sharing projects that will support innovative, high-risk research in new technologies that address critical...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: Verifying the accuracy of network analyzers--instruments that are used to measure key performance characteristics of electronic networks--was once an awkward process involving multiple steps and pieces of equipment. Now, thanks to an electronic verification standard and accompanying software developed...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: If you are looking for a long-lasting, fun-filled holiday gift for someone who loves to regularly visit Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore), why not wrap up an annual park pass for them? For just $20, a pass covers the entrance fee for one year from the date of purchase and is...
