"As I told laboratory employees earlier this morning, every employee in this laboratory who has worked extremely hard over the past four months should take heart. Today's announcement by the Department of Energy recognizes the significant improvements that have been made because it allows the University of California to continue in its role as laboratory manager through the end of the current contract. In addition, the Department is urging UC to compete for contract renewal, thus showing they recognize the value of UC to this laboratory's mission.
"We now have an opportunity to build on our successes. We will continue to show the world that we are the premier nuclear weapons laboratory, and that our business processes, program management and other administrative efforts will be the equal of our scientific excellence. We will ensure that our most important job — that of ensuring the capability of the nation's nuclear stockpile — is done to the very best of our collective abilities. And we will continue on the path toward the many important process improvements we have undertaken.
"I am deeply grateful for the tremendous commitment to this laboratory and its mission for the nation's security shown by every laboratory employee. Together, we will continue to fulfill that mission."
Los Alamos enhances global security by ensuring the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile, developing technologies to reduce threats from weapons of mass destruction, and solving problems related to energy, environment, infrastructure, health and national security concerns.
Los Alamos National Laboratory, a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security, is operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC, a team composed of Bechtel National, the University of California, The Babcock & Wilcox Company, and Washington Group International for the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.
Los Alamos enhances national security by ensuring the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile, developing technologies to reduce threats from weapons of mass destruction, and solving problems related to energy, environment, infrastructure, health, and global security concerns.