The Boulder Laboratories Weekly Bulletin is used to transmit selected administrative and general-interest items to NIST, NTIA, NOAA-ERL, NGDC, and MASC employees. The Bulletin is issued every Friday. Notices to be included should be submitted in writing or in WordPerfect format to the Weekly Bulletin editor, Boulder Executive Office, Radio Building, Room 4001, by 12:00 noon on Wednesday.

1. What can be used

a. Regular features

Employees Association (BLEA) News

• Announcements from BLEA
• Commerce Childcare Association announcements

• Announcements of DoC, CU, other universities, and NCAR technical events of interest to the staff

• Notices from the MASC Health Unit

• List of new books and reports

• Notices of changes, additions, improvements, etc.

• Selected administrative and facilities information
• Building notices
• Parking notices
• Lost and found government property and mail
• Cafeteria hours and menus
• Information on hours, security, admittance, etc.
• Announcements related to retirements, holiday parties, etc.
• Announcements of union meetings, elections, etc.

• Notices of the sale of excess personal property

• Scheduled talks by the technical staff separated into local, out-of-town, and past engagements

• Scheduled training sessions and seminars sponsored or endorsed by a DoC organizations

• List of current vacancies and selections

• Visiting scientists

Space for Special Emphasis Events

• Black History Month
• Federal Women's Program
• Hispanic Heritage Month

a. Information on charities or solicitations except the Combined Federal Campaign and the U.S. Savings Bond Campaign or other approved federal programs.
b. Information that should be issued via an official correspondence (MASC Letter, Bulletin, Cross Service Bulletin, etc.).
c. Items of personal interest (lost and found, to buy or sell and other want ads, community and other outside activities, etc.).
d. Notices that include brand names or company names (except equipment demonstrations, excess property listings, and BLEA endorsements).

3. How often an item may be repeated

a. Administrative items requiring participation of employees may be run three times.
b. Nonadministrative items (i.e., announcements related to retirements, holiday parties, official employee group activities, etc.) may be run twice.