News from April 2012
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 17, 2012
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is co-hosting the fifth annual Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security conference on June 6 and 7, 2012, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. The conference is hosted in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
By USDA Newswire | Apr 17, 2012
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Genaro Produce Incorporated satisfied a reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2012
News Release: Outer Banks Group Superintendent Mike Murray invites children throughout the Outer Banks to take part in National Junior Ranger Day at their local national park sites on Saturday, April 21, 2012.Becoming a Junior Ranger is a fun way for children to explore and learn more about the National Parks and how they can help protect these important sites," stated Murray.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee have put forward legislation - to be voted on in Committee Wednesday - to permanently eliminate the Social Services Block Grant program, jeopardizing vital support for children, the elderly and the disabled to help pay for tax cuts for the very...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 17, 2012
News Release: Two new advanced laboratory buildings for high-precision science and measurements have officially opened in Boulder, Colo., providing upgraded facilities to support technology innovation and economic growth as well as the training of future scientists.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 17, 2012
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in cooperation with the Multi-Agency Tissue Engineering Science (MATES) working group, is sponsoring a two-day workshop on imaging challenges and solutions in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, beginning May 31, 2012, at the NIST laboratories in Gaithersburg, Md.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., released the following statement Tuesday on developments in the Secret Service scandal. The Secret Service is part of the Department of Homeland Security, which the Committee oversees...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 17, 2012
News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) have provided the first evidence that engineered nanoparticles are able to accumulate within plants and damage their DNA. In a recent paper,* the team led by NIST chemist Bryant C. Nelson showed that under laboratory conditions, cupric oxide nanoparticles have the capacity to enter plant root cells and generate many mutagenic DNA base lesions.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2012
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawaiʻi - Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park continues its tradition of sharing Hawaiian culture and After Dark in the Park programs with the community and visitors throughout May. Most programs are free (except where noted), and park entrance fees apply. Mark your calendars for these upcoming events.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2012
News Release: Public Invited to a Fun Filled Day of Walks, Talks, and Activities Related to Amphibians.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 17, 2012
News Release: Materials scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), working with an international research team, have helped prove the stability of a novel-and rugged-thin-film membrane that could prove key to a new class of sterilizable, flexible organic electronics for medical applications.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2012
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. -- At a time when it is difficult to keep up with all your various social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, e-mail, Foursquare, and LinkedIn, Active Trails presents you with the opportunity to take your social network out-of-doors! Grand Canyon National is proud to announce the...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement on Equal Pay Day, which falls on April 17th to mark the extra days a woman would have to work beyond 2011 and into 2012 to match the average wages of a man in 2011 alone.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 17, 2012
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced proposed changes to a standard that specifies how to implement digital signatures, which can be used to ensure the integrity of electronic documents, such as wills and contracts, as well as the identity of the signer.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 17, 2012
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- As part of President Obama’s all-out, all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department today released a renewable energy resource assessment detailing the potential to develop electric power generation at existing dams across the United States that aren’t currently equipped...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., April 17, 2012 - Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4089, the Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012, with a bipartisan vote of 274-146. This bill protects the traditional right of American sportsmen to fish and hunt from unjustified bureaucratic restrictions and limitations.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 17, 2012
News Release: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Maine, Federal Financial Management Subcommittee Chairman Tom Carper, D-Del., and FFM Subcommittee Ranking Member Scott Brown, R-Mass., introduced a substitute amendment to the 21st Century Postal Service Act (S.1789) late Tuesday.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rep. Norm Dicks made the following comments after release of the FY2013 Energy and Water bill text.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 17, 2012
News Release: Identifying people by acquiring pictures of their eyes is becoming easier, according to a new report* from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST researchers evaluated the performance of iris recognition software from 11 different organizations and found that some techniques produced very rapid results-though this speed was often at the cost of accuracy.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 17, 2012
News Release: Today’s hearing is this Committee’s first examination of what tax reform might mean for a specific set of tax provisions - those designed to promote retirement savings.
