Thursday - October 2, 2025
Politics: President Barack Obama Newsletter for Sunday September 28, 2025 ( 3 items )  

AIP Foundation honors France Cordova
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 26 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * AIP Foundation honors France Cordova * In August, the American Institute of Physics and AIP Foundation honored SFI External Professor France Cordova with an evening celebration in downtown Santa Fe. The event included a reception, a fireside chat between Cordova and SFI President David Krakauer, Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Thomas Mason, and former U.S. Under Secret  more

Armed Forces Compensation During a Lapse in Appropriations Topic of White Paper From CRS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12244) on Sept. 22, 2025, by military personnel specialist Kristy N. Kamarck: * * * Armed Forces Compensation During a Lapse in Appropriations Compensation for members of the Armed Forces (i.e., Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard) is funded through annual appropriations to personnel-related line items in accounts of the U.S. Department of Defense   more

Honoring a Pioneer: Dr. George Carruthers' Legacy Reaches Space Again
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Honoring a Pioneer: Dr. George Carruthers' Legacy Reaches Space Again * WASHINGTON, D.C. - NASA is set to launch the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory mission in September 2025, honoring the late Dr. George R. Carruthers, whose groundbreaking work at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) transformed how we observe Earth and space. The observatory will launch on board a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA -   more