Surprising indeed. The University of California has shown a complete inability to manage the labs or keep secrets, and probably is among those most responsible for giving most of our nuclear secrets to the Communist Chinese.
Is this Gerald Parsky's work, maybe? He heads the California Board of Regents, has contributed large sums to the Republican party, and seems to have a close connection to Bush and Rove.
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/regbios/parsky.html
Since when do we trust California with anything?
I think they are only slightly better than France, but only on account of Arnold.