News from May 2012
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2012
The US Interior Department published a four page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2012
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2012
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | May 29, 2012
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2012
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2012
The US Labor Department published a four page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: Identifying antimicrobial proteins in chickens that kill pathogens is one method being used by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists to find alternatives to the use of antibiotics to control infectious poultry diseases.
By Commerce Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: On Thursday, May 24, 2012, the Obama Administration announced a $26 million federal funding opportunity for the multiagency Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge. The National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP) is among several...
By Commerce Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued a joint statement today after sending a letter to Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar about the Department’s role in the Obama Administration’s green energy initiatives.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Grand Canyon National Park will be joining national park units across the country in offering fee free entry to the park on Saturday, June 9, in honor of National Get Outdoors Day.
By Commerce Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) will host a kickoff workshop on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. The workshop's goal is to introduce the center, which will bring together experts from industry, government and academia to develop practical, interoperable cybersecurity approaches that address...
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) for the SunZia Southwest Transmission Line Project in New Mexico and Arizona. A Notice of Availability for the DEIS was published in the Federal Register on May 29, 2012. Comments about the proposed...
By Commerce Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: The Open Application Integration Group (OAGi), a U.S.-based, nonprofit consortium, has recognized the Systems Integration Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as an "outstanding contributor" organization. The award acknowledges the division's role in accelerating the development and adoption of OAGi standards for communicating among industrial suppliers and service providers and their customers.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: NEWBURY PARK, Calif. -- The National Park Service invites you to join a community of partners in an effort to repair popular hiking trails at Rancho Sierra Vista in Newbury Park on Saturday, June 2nd from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: As a special experience for the visiting public and local communities, the National Park Service will be offering Full Moon Tours of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse the evening of Monday, June 4, 2012. Two tours will be given, one at 8:30 p.m. and a second at 9:30 p.m., each tour is limited to 30 people.
By Commerce Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: In 2003, New York became the first state requiring cigarettes sold within its borders to pass a fire safety standard based on a test developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to reduce the risk of igniting upholstered furniture and bedding, a major cause of residential fires.
By Commerce Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director Patrick Gallagher has selected William M. Holt, senior vice president and general manager of Intel Corporation's Technology and Manufacturing Group, to serve on the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT). Holt will serve a three-year term on the committee, the agency's primary private-sector policy advisory group.
By Commerce Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: Humans spend greater than 90 percent of their time indoors, but we're never alone there. Bacteria and viruses, scientists estimate, make up half of the world's biomass-some 10 nonillion (1 followed by 31 zeros) microorganisms-and we most often meet them within enclosed spaces. So, that's where the modern microbe hunter often looks first. A new report issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) offers guidance to make the hunting more effective.
By Commerce Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new standard reference material (SRM) to aid in the detection of two explosive compounds that are known to be used by terrorists. Researchers designed the new test samples to simulate the size and behavior of residues that remain...
By Commerce Newswire | May 29, 2012
News Release: The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy and the Subcommittee on Energy and Power have postponed the joint hearing titled “NRC Policy and Governance Oversight" scheduled for Thursday, May 31, 2012. The new date and time of the hearing is still to be determined. The hearing was postponed in light of recent developments that the nominations of Allison Macfarlane and Kristine Svinicki will be swiftly considered by the Senate.
