November 2016 was .95 degrees Celsius warmer than average, making it the second-warmest November in recorded history, NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies said Thursday. Last month was .07 degrees cooler than November 2015, which was 1.02 degrees warmer than average, setting the record for warmest November ever. NASA uses data from 1951-1980 to calculate the average temperature, but the agency’s record goes as far back as 1880.
November Second Warmest on Record, NASA Finds
GAO: NNSA lacks clear criteria for using contract line items
The National Nuclear Security Administration has not established clear criteria for when to use separate contract line items, potentially limiting oversight of major nuclear security projects, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. NNSA spent nearly $24 billion in fiscal 2025 on nine multiyear management and operating contracts that cover the government-owned sites […]