News from May 2010
By Commerce News Now | May 25, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | May 25, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | May 25, 2010
The US Agriculture Department published a seven page rule on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | May 25, 2010
The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | May 25, 2010
The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | May 25, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | May 25, 2010
The US Justice Department published a three page proposed rule on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: Make room, Bender, Rosie and R2D2! Your newest mechanical colleagues are a few steps closer to reality, thanks to lessons learned during two robotics events hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at the recent IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) ...
By Commerce Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: The report was requested by Senators Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Susan Collins, R-Me., the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; and Representatives Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., and Darrell Issa, R-Ca., the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; and Senator Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight.
By State Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) today held a hearing with Dr. Henry Kissinger on the role of modern-day strategic arms control and the New START Treaty. Dr. Kissinger has played a vital role in American arms control efforts and continues to shape public discourse on nuclear strategy. He successfully negotiated SALT I, the first agreement between the U.S. and Soviet Union to limit nuclear weapons.
By DOL Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: “I welcome everyone to our tenth and final hearing on reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Though this hearing falls last on the committee’s calendar, it addresses the very beginning stages of a child’s education. Today’s discussion will inform us about what we can do to ensure that more young children begin their education fully prepared to learn and succeed.
By Homeland Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., along with Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Chairman Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii., and Ranking Member George Voinovich, R-Ohio., introduced the Senate version of the bill last year.
By Commerce Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: These days, American families are working harder than ever to stretch every dollar as far as they can. That’s why the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act includes important tax cuts to put more money back into the pockets of American families and workers. This bill extends critical tax cuts through...
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: Patchogue, New York-Fire Island National Seashore has extended the display of the Friends of Fire Island National Seashore's first art show, "The Essence of Fire Island." The gallery of paintings and photographs will be available for viewing from 1:00-4:00 p.m. on weekends at the Seashore's Patchogue Ferry Terminal, at 150 West Avenue in the Village of Patchogue, through July 5, 2010.
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: Petrified Forest-Visitors to the park can earn a special Junior Ranger badge and patch by participating in a variety of fun and educational activities on Saturdays this summer.
By USDA Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: A new model for manipulating vitamin D levels in young calves has been developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists who say it could help establish just how much of this important nutrient the young animals need to promote optimal growth and health.
By State Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Rep. Howard L. Berman (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement after a commission of investigators unanimously concluded last week that North Korea was responsible for the sinking of a South Korean naval ship in March.
By Commerce Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: While attempting to solve one mystery about iron oxide-based nanoparticles, a research team working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) stumbled upon another one. But once its implications are understood, their discovery* may give nanotechnologists a new and useful tool.
By Commerce Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 25, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) and National Parks, Forest s and Public Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Rob Bishop (UT-01) sent a to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today asking him to bring the missing pages from “Internal...
By Commerce Newswire | May 25, 2010
News Release: People often have strong opinions on the "right" firmness of mattresses for themselves, and, as it turns out, some cell types have similar preferences for their support structures. Now a research team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Institutes of Health...
