News from July 2010
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON -Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Wednesday told a top Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official that DHS’s long range strategic plans, while helpful in setting the Department’s top-level priorities, were too broad and unspecific.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued draft recommendations for securely configuring and using full virtualization technologies, which, by means of software, duplicate a computer's operating system and its applications on other machines.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: “Good morning, everyone. We meet today to discuss a profoundly important issue: the lack of effective treatments for rare and neglected diseases.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: The Baldrige Fellows, an executive development program centered on forming relationships with and learning from Baldrige National Quality Award recipient organizations and their senior executives, recently announced the 14 members of its initial class.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: Liz Friedlander (202) 225-1564. James Ryder (202) 225-0020. Today, Congressman Dennis Cardoza, D-Calif., Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, held a hearing to review specialty crop and organic agriculture programs in advance of the 2012...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: Fast-growing farm-raised salmon and trout that are sterile can now be produced using a method developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. Blocking reproduction can enhance growth, and is important for fish being reared in situations where reproduction is undesirable.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - The National Park Service is making plans to burn piles of woody debris on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park within the next several days, if current weather conditions persist.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: At dusk, a car stops at a checkpoint in Afghanistan. It is a tense moment for all. Because an interpreter is not available, U.S. Marines use hand gestures to ask the driver to step out of the car and open the trunk and hood for inspection. There's a lot of room for error.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has determined that Mark Sandler was responsibly connected with Sandler Bros., operating in Biddeford, Maine. Sandler Bros. failed to pay a reparation award, which is a violation of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: A radical, new method developed at NIST that transforms the humble, ubiquitous and inexpensive optical microscope into a powerful three-dimensional nanoscale and microscale measurement device has won one of this year's prestigious "R&D 100 Awards." The annual R&D 100 Awards program recognizes "the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the market" during the previous year, as selected by an independent judging panel and the editors of R&D Magazine.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: Nothing against bloodhounds, but finding bodies buried by someone who wanted them to stay undiscovered can be difficult. However a new technique developed by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), can reliably detect biochemical changes in a decomposing cadaver.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: Researchers at JILA have demonstrated the use of infrared laser light to quickly and precisely heat the water in "nano bathtubs"-tiny sample containers-for microscopy studies of the biochemistry of single molecules and nanoparticles.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) examined the state of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) program during a Finance Committee hearing today and questioned oversight experts on TARP’s successes in stabilizing the economy and the progress of efforts to repay taxpayer dollars. TARP was created at the height of the financial crisis to stabilize the financial sector and avoid a more catastrophic economic downturn.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 21, 2010 - Madam Speaker, included in this legislation are a great many important anti-crime, anti-violence provisions that will assist and support Indian tribes across this country. There is considerable bipartisan support for what this bill aims to do, and yet it is being brought before the House using a process and procedure that elicits opposition.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has determined that Salvador Tarantino was responsibly connected with Premium Fresh Farms LLC, operating in Salinas, Calif. Premium Fresh Farms LLC failed to pay a reparation award, which is a violation of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Committee Member John McCain, R-Ariz., Wednesday introduced legislation to provide first responders with more broadband spectrum to help them build a 21st century interoperable communications network.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2010
News Release: The Economy, Energy, and Environment (E3) Initiative, a collaborative effort involving five federal agencies, state and local governments, utilities, and manufacturers to support sustainability, boost competitiveness, and spur job growth and innovation in local and regional economies while, recently completed successful pilot projects in Columbus, Ohio, and San Antonio, Texas.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 20, 2010
News Release: Liz Friedlander (202) 225-1564. James Ryder (202) 225-0020. House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Chairman David Scott, D-Ga., today held a hearing to review livestock and related U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill. “Today’s hearing...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2010
News Release: As a special experience for the visiting public and local communities, the National Park Service will be offering Full Moon Tours of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse the evening of July 26. Two tours will be given, one at 8:15 p.m. and a second at 9:15 p.m. Each tour is limited to 30 people. Tickets must...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 20, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Washington, D.C. - Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced the deployment of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)-funded advanced imaging technology (AIT) to 28 additional airports nationwide - strengthening security at airports throughout the nation while creating local jobs.
