January 17, 2003
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Federal Investigation Into World Trade Center Collapse Continues Under NIST Direction Quarterly Report Reveals “Solid Progress” NIST recently released a progress report on the first three months of the agency’s federal building and fire safety investigation into the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster of September 11, 2001. more…
TSA Focuses Attention on Security Efforts for Land and Sea Standards contribute to security in transportation processes and information exchange The head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), announced a renewed agency focus on securing our nation’s highways, railways, ports and pipelines. more...
New Procedures to Streamline Development of American National Standards The approval of the ANSI Essential Requirements brings to fruition a multi-year effort to streamline and increase the flexibility of the procedures that govern the American National Standards development process. more...
Reliance on Standards Continues to Increase for Entities Implementing HIPAA Privacy Rule Compliance Deadline Nears; ASC X12 Updates Implementation Guides The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has announced plans for a National Conference on the HIPAA Privacy Rule, which will make important changes in protecting patient privacy. more…
New ANSI Database Links Members to Standards Education Programs The new ANSI Online recently debuted a valuable standards education database comprising ANSI members and education institutions that provide general standards education. more...
ALSO OF INTEREST…
USNC Endorses Nomination of Frank K. Kitzantides as Candidate for IEC Office
AAMI and FDA Announce Joint Conference on Medical Device Standards
Economist Intelligence Unit Forecast Anticipates Improvements in the World Economy
ANSI Begins Rollout of New Membership Structure
Feghali to Head ISO Information Technologies Strategic Coordination Group (ITSCG)
PUBLIC POLICY Federal Register notices of potential interest …
Standards and Conformity Assessment Notices from the U.S. Federal Register, December 26, 2002 – January 10, 2003
National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 Notices from the U.S. Federal Register, December 26, 2002 – January 10, 2003 CALENDAR For detailed schedule/program information, please see the events section of ANSI Online. TRAINING It’s always a good time to learn more…
Upcoming Education and Training Sessions For a complete list of ANSI’s upcoming Education and Training Courses, please see the 2002/2003 Schedule of Upcoming Open Sessions
PUBLICATIONS Take advantage of more great information…
Standards Action – January 17, 2003
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