Posted on 11/12/2005 11:35:52 AM PST by Amerigomag
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) - Many people in this isolated mesa-top community are anxious or fearful about who will win a contract to manage Los Alamos National Laboratory.
The main contenders for the contract are two limited liability corporations, one headed by Lockheed Martin and the University of Texas and the other led by Bechtel Corp. and the University of California, which has been the sole manager of the lab since Manhattan Project scientists gathered in World War II to develop the world's first atomic bomb.
The first contract competition in the lab's 62-year history is expected to usher in change, especially since either team will bring a corporate presence to the lab for the first time. Whichever team wins, Los Alamos residents agree the handover will mean the end of era where UC was the exclusive operator to run the lab.
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Why is he still there?
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I suspect he is one of the anxious employees.
Good!
My hope lies with Lockmart and UT. Complete outsiders as new managers just might clean the place up a little bit.
The announcement of the winner is expected by Dec. 1.
They have just under three weeks to wonder, speculate, worry, etc. Doubt if much work will get done in the meantime.
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