WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Naval Research Lab Diver Earns Office of Naval Research 2025 Sailor of the Year The Office of Naval Research (ONR) named U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Petty Officer 1st Class and Navy Diver Mitchell Apgar as the 2025 ONR Sailor of the Year (SOY). SOY honors an Enlisted Sailor in the Navy in the pay grade of E-6 who demonstrates sustained superior performance, leadership and professionalism. "  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey has issued a general information report titled 'The USGS: An Unparalleled Scientific Asset,' listed as General Information Product 263 and dated December 2025. The document outlines how USGS science underpins economic growth, natural resource management, national security, and public safety across the United States. According to the report, USGS mapping and Earth observations generate large economic re  more