WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 28, 2025 ARMY General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida, was awarded a $727,803,978 firm-fixed-price contract to procure 120 mm Insensitive Munition High Explosive with Tracer tank ammunition cartridges. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Scientists Crack Decades-Old Puzzle in CO2-to-Fuel Conversion Advanced imaging technique reveals catalyst degradation processes, addressing a key barrier to converting carbon dioxide into liquid fuel Key Takeaways * Scientists in the Liquid Sunlight Alliance (LiSA) DOE Energy Innovation Hub have gained new insight into electrochemical CO2 reduction, a process by which  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Navy Capt. Michael Estocin Navy Capt. Michael John Estocin flew many perilous missions in the early days of the Vietnam War, and a close call in April 1967 didn't dissuade him from returning to the skies for combat. While he never came home from his last mission, he posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his bravery and devotion. Estocin was born April 27, 1931, in Turtle Cre  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- NASA issued the following news release on April 28, 2025: * * * NASA 3D Wind Measuring Laser Aims to Improve Forecasts from Air, Space Since last fall, NASA scientists have flown an advanced 3D Doppler wind lidar instrument across the United States to collect nearly 100 hours of data -- including a flight through a hurricane. The goal? To demonstrate the unique capability of the Aerosol Wind Profiler (AWP) instrument to gather extremely precise measurements of wind dir  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, April 28 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * NAWCWD, RAAF Commemorate Anzac Day at Point Mugu On April 23 at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu in Southern California, military and civilian members of the U.S. Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force gathered near the Pacific shoreline. Clouds hid Laguna Peak. Birds chirped. Waves pounded the sand. They stood together to commemorate a century-old tradition: Anzac Day.   more

LIVERMORE, California, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Nuclear chemistry research gets an efficiency boost Heavy actinides -- elements at the bottom of the periodic table, after plutonium -- are radioactive, rare and chemically complex, making them notoriously difficult to study. Most studies conducted on these elements have traditionally been done one-compound-at-a-time or extrapolated from less toxic and non-r  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: * * * Reclamation boosts California's 2025 Central Valley Project water supply allocations SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Continuing to focus on maximizing California's water supplies, the Bureau of Reclamation has announced another increase in water supply allocations for the Central Valley Project for south-of-Delta agricultural contractors. While all north-of-Delta Central Valley Pr  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following news release: * * * USDA Trade Mission to Expand Agricultural Exports in Hong Kong The U.S. Department of Agriculture will lead a trade mission to Hong Kong from May 12-16, to enhance market access and expand U.S. agricultural exports. The delegation includes more than three dozen agribusinesses, trade organizations and representatives from five state departments of agriculture.  "  more

SAN DIEGO, California, April 29 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * USNS Sojourner Truth Christened as MSC's Newest Fleet Replenishment Oiler From Sarah Cannon Military Sealift Command's (MSC) newest fleet replenishment oiler USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210), was christened during a ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Calif., last night. The event was attended by Dr. Brett A. Seidle, performing the duties of the Under Secretary of the Navy; Vice  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 28, 2025: * * * Report to the President on Protecting Children from Surgical and Chemical Mutilation Executive Summary Background Under President Biden, the Federal government promoted a grotesque social and scientific experiment on American children. During the first three years of his administration alone, more than 7,000 children were administered puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. Over 4,000 were subje  more