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UT to Join Lockheed Martin for Los Alamos Bid
The University of Texas announced yesterday it would partner with defense contractor Lockheed Martin in a bid to manage the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, April 6). “The work of Los Alamos national lab is fundamental to national security,” said University of Texas Board of Regents Chairman James Huffines. “The fact the Texas system is being considered for this work is a tribute to our faculty and the research they produce.” University of Texas Chancellor Mark Yudof said the university was not entering the bidding competition to conduct additional classified research. Lockheed Martin would conduct that work, while the university would focus on energy, health and environmental research at the facility. The partnership between the University of Texas and Lockheed Martin comes days after the University of California, which currently runs the laboratory, announced potential plans to join with engineering firm Bechtel to compete for management of the New Mexico facility (see GSN, May 12; Jim Vertuno, Associated Press/Modesto Bee, May 13).
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