News published on Federal Newswire in November 2010

News from November 2010


The US Agriculture Department published a seven page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: National Park Service (NPS) staff recently celebrated and honored the many volunteer staff that provided invaluable assistance and displayed tremendous dedication during fiscal year 2010 to the Outer Banks Group of national parks; Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site.


Roadside pullout construction

News Release: Roadside pullout construction to begin Nov. 1, 2010.


News Release: Salmon have returned to the rivers and streams of Redwood National and State Parks. Join park volunteer Rick Hiser for a morning of "silver magic" as we explore the Mill Creek Watershed on the lookout for spawning Chinook salmon. Each winter these extraordinary native fish return to the streams of their birth to pass their complex evolutionary lives on to the next generation.


AFM Positioning: Shining Light on a Needle in a Haystack

News Release: The researchers characterize their new technique as a neat solution to the "needle in a haystack" problem of nanoscale microscopy, but it's more like the difference between finding the coffee table in a darkened room either by walking around until you fall over it, or using a flashlight. In a new paper,* ...


SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON MILITARY'S FINDINGS INTO FORT HOOD ATTACK

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the Military Services' issuance of final reports on the Fort Hood terrorist attack. The November 5, 2009, attack by Major Nidal Hasan killed 13 people at the Fort Hood deployment center and wounded dozens of others.


News Release: During the November lectures, Dr. Julia Costello, one of California’s most respected historical archeologists, will discuss new findings about early sheep ranches on San Miguel Island.


Free Entrance on Veterans Day at Redwood National and State Parks

News Release: In honor of the service and sacrifices of veterans, all national parks across America will waive entrance fees on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2010. As part of the larger national effort, Redwood National and State Parks will also waive the day use entry fee into Jedediah Smith, Del Norte Coast, and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Parks.


News Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists in West Virginia are finding ways to improve soil on degraded land so it can be used for sports fields and other uses.


NIST Pings Key Material in Sonar, Closes Gap on Structural Mystery

News Release: Using a neutron beam as a probe, researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have begun to reveal the crystal structure of a compound essential to technologies ranging from sonar to computer memory. Their recent work* provides long-sought insight into just how a widely used material of modern technology actually works.


Baucus, Levin, Grassley Camp Pledge 2010 AMT Relief

News Release: Dear Commissioner Shulman: Under present law, more than 21 million taxpayers will be subject to higher taxes in 2010 unless legislation is enacted to limit the reach of the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). We realize that this fact is causing concern for many taxpayers and is creating administrative difficulties...


News Release: Washington, DC - A database just released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) documents the worldwide growth of gasification, the expected technology of choice for future coal-based plants that produce power, fuels, and/or chemicals with near-zero emissions.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -Senator John Kerry (D-MA), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote an op-ed on this weekend’s elections in Burma that appears online at Global Post.


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Tanimura Distributing Inc., (Tanimura) of Irwindale, Calif, for failure to make full payment promptly to 62 sellers totaling $3,595,217.41 for 759 lots of produce. This is in violation of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).