News published on Federal Newswire in December 2009

News from December 2009


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page rule on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a seven page rule on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chairman Kerry Marks World AIDS Day, Applauds Administration's Efforts

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.--Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released the following statement today on World AIDS Day:


News Release: As Cumberland Gap National Historical Park eagerly looks to its future, public participation and comments are being sought for the park’s draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement which will guide park management during the next 15 - 20 years. According to Park Superintendent Mark...


Park Offers Workshop for 2010 Keweenaw Heritage Grants

News Release: Please Note: Due to the Blizzard Warning issued by the National Weather Service, tonight's workshop has been postponed until January.


Grassley exposes carve-out in Reid health care bill

News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley said it is unacceptable that staff of Senate leadership and committees is now exempted from the requirement that members of Congress and congressional staff get their employer-based health insurance through the same exchanges that would be created for the rest of the country under the Senate Majority Leader’s health care legislation.


Changes Proposed to Glacier National Park's Fishing Regulations

News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Resource managers at Glacier National Park are proposing changes to fishing regulations within the park, officials announced. The objective of these regulation changes is to help park managers to better manage native fish resources consistent with Glacier’s conservation mandate.


CBO Report Provides Little Comfort for Unemployed

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - A report released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) states that the agency ‘estimates that…an additional 600,000 to 1.6 million people were employed’ as a result of the stimulus. In other words, CBO is so uncertain about the value Americans are getting for their money that there is a 1-million job difference between its ‘low’ and ‘high’ estimates of job creation.


Nervy Research: Researchers Take Initial Look at Ion Channels in a Model System

News Release: Before one of your muscles can twitch, before the thought telling it to flex can race down your nerve, a tiny floodgate of sorts--called an ion channel--must open in the surface of each cell in these organs to let in the chemical signals that spur the cell to action. New research* at the National Institute...


NIST on Facebook and Twitter

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) now has a fan page on the popular social networking site, Facebook, and the microblogging service Twitter. Become a fan or follow us to receive the latest news, videos, photos and other media, event announcements, job postings and more.


Combining Nanotubes and Antibodies for Breast Cancer 'Search and Destroy' Missions

News Release: Single-walled nanotubes--cylinders of carbon about a nanometer in diameter--have been highly touted for potential applications such as ultrastrong fibers, electrical wires in molecular devices, or hydrogen storage components for fuel cells. Thanks to a new development by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and five partners, you can add one more application to the list: detection and destruction of an aggressive form of breast cancer.