News from April 2011
By Commerce News Now | Apr 26, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 26, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 26, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 26, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 26, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 26, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 26, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a nine page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Homeland Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell have sent a letter to President Obama, signed by 25 of their Republican colleagues, which is critical of a prospective Executive Order (EO) requiring federal agencies to collect information about the campaign contributions...

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement in response to the President’s letter to Congress which called for tax-hikes on the American energy producers...

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: The manufacturing experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership are now spreading the word on manufacturing innovation by blog. Launched April 4, the official MEP Blog: Manufacturing Innovations (formerly at nistmep.blogs.govdelivery.com) will serve as a focal point for educating U.S. manufacturers, partners and stakeholders on the latest industry trends.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: Superintendent Jock Whitworth has announced that roadwork will begin in Zion National Park on April 26, 2011. The work will occur on the section of the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway that extends from the junction with the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive to the East Entrance of the park. Travel will be reduced to...

By Interior Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: Hawai'i National Park, HI (Apr. 26, 2011) - Restrooms at Nāmakanipaio Campground in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park are closed for renovation, and will reopen in July. Three portable restrooms are in place in the meantime.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today made the following statement after Speaker Boehner’s acknowledgement that it is necessary to curb oil subsides...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are playing a key role in efforts to contain the emerald ash borer's destructive march through the nation's forests.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: Magnetics researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) colored lots of eggs recently. Bunnies and children might find the eggs a bit small-in fact, too small to see without a microscope. But these "eggcentric" nanomagnets have another practical use, suggesting strategies for making future low-power computer memories.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Even after a major oil spill, huge capital costs and a restructuring of the company, and Russian oil deals on the rocks during the last year, BP’s net profits increased by $1 billion in the first quarter of 2011, compared to the first quarter of 2010, from $6.08 billion to $7.12 billion.

By Interior Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - On Monday, April 25, 2011, at approximately 7:45 pm, a visitor reported finding an injured man in the roadway on Desert View Drive near Twin Overlooks, located on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The injured man told the visitor that he had accidently driven his vehicle...

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: Patrick Gallagher, director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has named Roberto Padovani of Qualcomm Incorporated to serve on the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT), the agency's primary private-sector policy advisory group. Padovani-who will serve a three-year term starting on May 1, 2011-brings the body's number to 14.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2011
News Release: PORTLAND, ORE. - - Pharmaceutical drugs can be as dangerous as street drugs. The majority of teenagers get pharmaceuticals from family and friends - and the home medicine cabinet. The U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its community partners throughout Oregon will provide to the public a safe, free and...