News from October 2012
By Commerce News Now | Oct 31, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a nine page proposed rule on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Oct 31, 2012
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Oct 31, 2012
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Oct 31, 2012
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 31, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 31, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 31, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Oct 31, 2012
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 31, 2012
News Release: A new website has been launched by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to serve as a central resource for technology transfer plans developed by agencies with federal research laboratories.

By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2012
News Release: Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site is pleased to announce the release of George Washington's Headquarters and Home - Cambridge, Massachusetts, a historic resource study dealing with George Washington's period of occupancy (July 1775 - April 1776) of the house at 105 Brattle...

By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2012
News Release: Women's Rights National Historical Park recognized longtime volunteer Helen Kirker in a ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Mrs. Kirker serves as a volunteer at the Women's Rights National Historical Park Visitor Center, where she provides visitor services at the park's Information Desk.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 31, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Oil and natural gas production on federal lands is one of the best opportunities for job creation and economic growth, yet too often it has been blocked and delayed by Obama Administration policies. Locking up lands to energy production and imposing duplicative, burdensome regulations have caused federal energy production to decline - hurting jobs, federal revenue and our Nation’s energy security.

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 31, 2012
News Release: A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a model* for making quantifiable predictions of how a group of cells will react and change in response to a given environment or stimulus-and how quickly. The NIST model, in principle, makes it possible to assign...

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 31, 2012
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published draft guidelines that outline the baseline security technologies mobile devices should include to protect the information they handle. Smart phones, tablets and other mobile devices, whether personal or "organization-issued," are...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2012
News Release: Superintendent Barclay Trimble announced today that efforts to re-open park facilities and beach access ramps to popular park beaches are moving forward.Wright Brothers National Memorial and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site are open and have resumed normal hours of operation.On Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches, all ocean and soundside beach areas have been evaluated for safe access for both pedestrians and vehicles.

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 31, 2012
News Release: Officials and researchers from the University of Maryland (UMD) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) gathered on Oct. 25, 2012, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the two institutions' ongoing collaboration to advance bioscience and biotechnology through their combined expertise in the biological and quantitative sciences, medicine and engineering.

By DOL Newswire | Oct 31, 2012
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN), along with Representatives Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) today asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate the impact of new requirements under the National School Lunch Program on students, schools, and taxpayers.

By USDA Newswire | Oct 31, 2012
News Release: There's good news for fans of black raspberries: A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist and his commercial colleague have found black raspberries that have resistance to a disease-spreading aphid.

By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2012
News Release: Boaters on Blue Mesa Reservoir should be aware of the following winter closures and changes in hours. On Thursday, Nov. 1, the Iola ramp and inspection station will close for the season. As of Nov. 1, the Elk Creek and Lake Fork ramps will continue to be open until those areas of the lake freeze...

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2012
News Release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Tristram J. Coffin United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Jacob Berino, 19, of Hinesburg was arrested yesterday and presented today in United States District...