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Research ServicesDistrict of Columbia, United States1001-5000 Employees
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is a government-owned research and engineering organization based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1923, it conducts a broad spectrum of scientific research with both immediate and long-range applications for the U.S. Navy, the Defense Department, and the nation. As the Navy's central in-house laboratory, NRL supports the Office of Naval Research in its science and technology mission. It maintains collaborations with industry and academia through formal cooperative agreements, linking external ideas with the Navy's research and development efforts. The laboratory operates as a sizable government research institution that connects defense RD&A with the broader global scientific community.