Los Alamos Management Decision Expected Today

The U.S. Energy Department is expected to announce today the new manager of Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, Nov. 28).

One team led by the University of California and Bechtel Corp. and a second involving Lockheed Martin and the University of Texas are competing to operate the laboratory. The new manager would receive a seven-year contract for up to $79 million.

This is the first time a corporation will be involved in managing the laboratory.   The University of California has managed the site since the 1940s. 

The Energy Department decided to put management of the laboratory up for bid following a string of security and safety lapses at Los Alamos, according to AP (Associated Press/Monterey Herald, Dec. 21).

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