News published on Federal Newswire in July 2012

News from July 2012


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a five page rule on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a four page rule on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page rule on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Prices are Down, Value is Up: The Newly Expanded ACerS-NIST Database

News Release: One of the most influential collections of materials data at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is now not only bigger than ever but also-thanks to a 68 percent price drop-more affordable than ever. Under a new agreement with its partner, the American Ceramic Society (ACerS), NIST is now offering single-user licenses to the ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams database for $950, down from $2,995.


Conyers: Health Care Repeal Vote A Time Wasting Political Temper Tantrum

News Release: Today on the floor, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) voted against H.R. 6079, the “Repeal Obamacare Act." During debate over the measure, Ranking Member Conyers lead Judiciary Democrats in opposition to the bill. This marks the 31st time House Republican leadership ...


Live Fire Tests with FDNY Will Guide Improvements in Fire Department Tactics

News Release: In the name of science, but with aim of saving lives, preventing injuries and reducing property losses, members of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) spent much of the first two weeks in July setting fire to 20 abandoned townhouses on Governors Island, about a kilometer from the southern tip of Manhattan.


New NIST-led Consortium Aims to Improve Process for Making 'Soft Materials'

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is launching a new consortium that will take the measure of a growing and increasingly important class of materials-so-called soft materials. Soft materials is a huge field that ranges from products as commonplace as detergents, paints and chocolate bars to some as sophisticated as flexible electronic displays and solar cells, therapeutic drugs and plastics with tailor-made properties.


Hatch Statement at Finance Committee Roundtable Discussion on Medicare Physician Payments

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today released the following statement during a committee roundtable discussion on the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula within the Medicare physician fee schedule...