News from August 2012
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 21, 2012
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting comments on new draft guidelines for securing BIOS systems for server computers. BIOS-Basic Input/output System-is the first major software that runs when a computer starts up. Both obscure and fundamental, the BIOS has become a target for hackers.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 21, 2012
News Release: On Aug. 15, 2012, the White House announced the launch of a new public-private institute for manufacturing innovation in Youngstown, Ohio. The new partnership, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII), includes manufacturing firms, universities, community colleges, and nonprofit organizations from the Ohio-Pennsylvania-West Virginia "Tech Belt."
By EPA Newswire | Aug 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee welcomed today’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to block implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, one of several stringent new EPA rules affecting power plants that are expected to drive electricity prices higher and put jobs at risk.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today announced an upcoming hearing to discuss how to free more federal spectrum for commercial use...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 21, 2012
News Release: It's time to wish the National Park Service a "Happy 96th Birthday!".
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 21, 2012
News Release: Wellington, New Zealand - Continuing his trade mission in New Zealand today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) inspected the Mokai Geothermal Power Station in Taupo, New Zealand. The Mokai facility is New Zealand's largest privately-developed geothermal project and is managed jointly by the state-owned Mighty River Power Company and the Tuaropaki Power Company, which is owned by the indigenous Maori people.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee welcomed today’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to block implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, one of several stringent new EPA rules affecting power plants that are expected to drive electricity prices higher and put jobs at risk.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today announced an upcoming hearing to discuss how to free more federal spectrum for commercial use...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee welcomed today’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to block implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, one of several stringent new EPA rules affecting power plants that are expected to drive electricity prices higher and put jobs at risk.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today announced an upcoming hearing to discuss how to free more federal spectrum for commercial use...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON-Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending Subcommittee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) today wrote to the Obama Administration’s top regulatory review official saying the agency is obligated to further...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2012
News Release: Put yourself at the heart of the national park experience and become a part of the team conserving and caring for the resources in Olympic National Park.Volunteer opportunities exist year-round throughout the park.This month the Matt Albright Native Plant Nursery and Wilderness Revegetation Crew are looking for a few good volunteers who are ready to get their hands dirty.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 20, 2012
News Release: New Features Make it Easier for Visitors to Discover and Explore Parks, Recreation Areas and other Public Lands WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2012 -- As part of President Obama's initiative to fuel the economy and create jobs by promoting travel and tourism, the administration today announced a new design, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal jury today found House of Raeford Farms Inc., the owner and operator of a poultry slaughtering and processing facility located in Raeford, North Carolina, guilty of 10 counts of knowing violations of the Clean Water Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement with two subsidiaries of Sinclair Oil Corporation to resolve alleged violations of air pollution limits established in a 2008 consent decree at refineries in Casper and Sinclair, Wyo. Sinclair ...
By Commerce News Now | Aug 20, 2012
News Release: Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank Remarks to Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota Thank you, Greg (Riddle). It’s great to be here with APCO and many of our country’s top leaders in public-safety communications.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 20, 2012
News Release: * In February, Congress enacted The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, which mandated the creation of a nationwide interoperable wireless broadband network that will enable police, firefighters, emergency medical service professionals, and other public safety officials to more effectively communicate and do their jobs.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 20, 2012
News Release: FirstNet to Create Nationwide Broadband Network to Improve Public Safety In remarks today at the Opening General Session of the 78th Annual Conference & Expo hosted by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International, Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank appointed ...
By Commerce News Now | Aug 20, 2012
News Release: Charles “Chuck” Dowd Deputy Chief, New York City Police Department “I’m looking forward to sharing with the FirstNet Board my 10-plus years of experience in running communications for the largest police department in the country and using new technologies for crime-fighting purposes. The goal here is ...
By Commerce News Now | Aug 20, 2012
News Release: Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Matt Erskine, Congressman Mike Doyle, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl Tour Bakery Square complex set to receive funds Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Matt Erskine announced two federal investments totaling nearly $2 ...
