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United States: University of California Pays $930,000 for Firings The University of California has paid a whistleblower at Los Alamos National Laboratory $930,000 to settle claims that the laboratory fired him for uncovering extensive fraud and security violations, the Associated Press reported today (see GSN, Feb. 4). Glenn Walp and Steve Doran were hired to investigate missing equipment and questionable practices at Los Alamos, but they were fired in November, shortly before they were going to implicate a number of laboratory officials. In January, the university offered consulting jobs to both men. “The university is glad to put this settlement matter that occurred under former labor management behind us, and we continue to ensure that strong business practices are in place at the laboratory,” said Chris Harrington, a spokesman for the university. “We continue to focus on the mission of the lab and the work the laboratory is doing,” he added. Walp was awarded $900,000 in compensation and $30,000 in missed pay. “They’re trying to make it look now like it’s not a big thing, it’s just a few people, we’ve got it all under control. It’s fluff. It’s just fluff,” Walp said (Robert Gehrke, Associated Press/New Orleans Times-Picayune, Aug. 21).
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