http://itecsinsider.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:31:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Andy Pasztor (Wall Street Journal, January 24, 2010) The White House has decided to begin funding private companies to carry NASA astronauts into space, but the proposal faces major political and budget hurdles, according to people familiar with the matter.  The controversial proposal, expected to be included in the Obama ... http://itecsinsider.com/?p=13399 By White House and ARNEWS (Army News Service, January 21, 2010) -- President Obama Wednesday announced his intentions to nominate Katherine G. Hammack as assistant secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment.  Hammack has more than 25 years of experience as an energy and sustainability professional with private industry. Currently ... http://itecsinsider.com/?p=13396 (ScienceDaily, January 25, 2010) — Ever wanted to see a nuclear reactor core in action? A new computer algorithm developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory allows scientists to view nuclear fission in much finer detail than ever before. A team of nuclear engineers ... http://itecsinsider.com/?p=13490 By Alisa Machalek (NIH, January 25, 2010) The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) has awarded a $27 million, five-year contract to the Coriell Institute for Medical Research in Camden, N.J., to continue and expand operation of the NIGMS Human Genetic Cell Repository (HGCR). Under the new contract, the HGCR ... http://itecsinsider.com/?p=13434 Joint Hydrographic Center - The purpose of this notice is to solicit proposals for a cooperative agreement between NOAA and an institution of higher learning to operate a Joint Hydrographic Center as authorized in the Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act and the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act.  Proposals submitted in ... http://itecsinsider.com/?p=13424