Los Alamos: Under new management

The contract to run Los Alamos is up for renewal. In the past the University of California ran the lab. Now, contractors are bidding to do the job.

This is a shame, really. Los Alamos, and the other national labs, should be a great source of pride and science for the United States. That any of them could become just another factory saps the life out of what are unique places for research.

I hope the labs maintain their high quality of research and people. They are one of the few places left in America for pure research. If they start to slide toward too much applied research, or (heavens!) factory-like work, it'll mark a definitive end of science in America. Let's hope that does not happen.