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Y2K Help Available for Spanish-Speaking Small Businesses

June 24, 1999

Spanish Version Free advice and user-friendly software are now available to help Spanish-speaking small businesses better deal with the year 2000 computer

Yuda "Y2K" Está Disponible en Español para los Pequeños Negocios

June 24, 1999

English Version El Secretario de Comercio William M. Daley anunció hoy que ayuda gratis y un software de facíl manejo están disponibles en español para ayudar

NIST to Develop Housing Technology Tools

June 17, 1999

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology is partnering in a private/public effort as part of a Clinton Administration initiative

Fifty-Two Businesses, Education, Health Care Organizations Try for Nation's Top Award for Excellence

June 16, 1999

Fifty-two U.S. organizations, including four large manufacturers, 11 service companies, 12 small businesses, and, for the first time, 16 education and nine

Gerald T. Frazer Receives Arthur S. Flemming Award

June 10, 1999

Gerald T. Fraser, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and resident of Montgomery Village, Md., today received the Arthur S

B. Carol Johnson Receives Arthur S. Flemming Award

June 10, 1999

B. Carol Johnson, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technologyand resident of Gaithersburg, today received the Arthur S. Flemming Award

Maine, Federal Agency Join Forces in Technology Partnership

June 10, 1999

The State of Maine and the federal government joined forces today on an innovative technology initiative to benefit the economy in Maine and the nation. Maine

Simpler, More Focused Fastener Quality Act Signed into Law

June 8, 1999

Commerce Secretary William Daley today announced that President Clinton has signed into law a series of amendments to the Fastener Quality Act which make the

Minnesota Technology Inc. to Receive $358,000 to Help Small Companies Deal with the Y2K Bug

June 7, 1999

Commerce Secretary William Daley announced today that Minnesota Technology Inc. will receive a total of $358,000 in federal funding to help small manufacturers

NIST Seeks Comments on Draft Handbook for Checking Net Contents of Packaged Goods

May 27, 1999

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is revising the handbook used to check the accuracy of net content labeling on packaged goods sold in the

NIST Marks Computer Security Milestone

May 12, 1999

The Cryptographic Module Validation Program run by the U.S. and Canadian governments achieved a significant milestone today as it issued the program's 50th

California to Receive $1.5 Million to Help Small Companies Deal with the Y2K Bug

May 12, 1999

Commerce Secretary William Daley announced today that two manufacturing extension centers in California will receive a total of more than $1.5 million in

Polyester Blend Aids in Scientific Pursuit of Future Composites

May 4, 1999

Scientists at the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced that they have taken a major step toward the manufacture

NIST Will Lead Study on Dangers of Fire Smoke

April 22, 1999

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Fire Protection Research Foundation announced a research initiative to study

NIST Models of Electronic Components Benefit U.S. Industry and Society

April 12, 1999

Mathematical models that simulate the performance of a specific type of electronic device are providing important benefits to society, including decreased

Daley Applauds National Benefits of Advanced Technology Program Detailed in New Report

March 29, 1999

The expected economic benefits from the Advanced Technology Program far outweigh program costs, according to a new report issued today by the Commerce

‘New Kit Helps Small Businesses Get a Jump on Y2K Bug’, Says Commerce Secretary Daley

March 22, 1999

With everything from a self-assessment checklist to upgraded software, a new "Y2K Jumpstart Kit" developed under a Commerce Department program now is available

Experiments at NIST Launch New Field of Physics: Non-Linear Atom Optics

March 17, 1999

Physicists at the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology have opened a new field of physics with experiments demonstrating for the

NIST Physicists Demonstrate Highly Directional Atom Laser from Bose-Einstein Condensate

March 11, 1999

Atoms in a Bose-Einstein condensate can be manipulated with light to form a highly directional atom laser, physicists at the Commerce Department’s National

New Chemistry Laboratory Is First Step Toward 21st Century NIST

March 8, 1999

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology took its first step into the 21st century with today’s dedication of the new Advanced

NIST, Partners to Tackle Test-Related Barriers Impeding U.S., Global Commerce

March 1, 1999

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology will meet, on March 19, with government and private-sector experts to begin devising

NIST Improves Accuracy of Radioactive Seeds Used to Treat Prostate Cancer

March 1, 1999

Men who opt to treat their prostate cancer with implanted radioactive seeds rather than surgery or external beam radiation now can be assured that their

Commerce Report to Congress Recommends More Focused, Less Burdensome Fastener Quality Act

February 26, 1999

A report submitted to Congress from the Commerce Department this week recommends that the Fastener Quality Act of 1990 be significantly amended so that coverage

NGA Supports ‘Year of the Small Manufacturer’

February 26, 1999

Commerce Secretary William Daley today applauded the National Governors Association for their approval of a resolution supporting 1999 as the Year of the Small

NIST Releases Software to Promote Secure e-Commerce Products

February 25, 1999

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Information Technology Laboratory today released software to assist industry in building more secure

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