News published on Federal Newswire in October 2012

News from October 2012


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published an eight page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Markey, Waxman Press BP on Macondo Oil Slick

News Release: WASHINGTON - The two leading Congressional investigators into the BP oil spill today pressed the company to turn over any and all information related to the recent Gulf of Mexico oil slick that has been sourced from the Macondo well. Reps. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) wrote BP to ask them about the plan approved by the U.S. Coast Guard to inspect the well site, the wreckage of the Deepwater Horizon, and the surrounding area.


NIST Researcher David Wineland Wins 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics

News Release: David J. Wineland, a physicist at the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics. The honor is NIST's fourth Nobel prize in physics in the past 15 years.


New Reference Material to Help Get the Lead Out of Paints for Children's Products

News Release: To help manufacturers adhere to new regulations intended to reduce the risk of lead poisoning in children, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed standard test samples of lead paint films of the sort sometimes found on children's products, as well as a guide * to their use.


New NIST Software Checks Performance of Biometrics Applications Against 2011 Standard

News Release: A new software test suite developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) allows local and federal agencies and other users of the NIST's revised biometric standard to gain higher confidence that the correct biometric information can be shared between agencies accurately and rapidly.