The Energy Department today kicked off a competition for a massive management contract for operations at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CA, where scientists are busy developing the tools needed to maintain the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile without full-blown underground tests. The University of California has operated the lab since its creation in 1952. This is the first time the contract to run the facility will be open to competition, according to an announcement from the National Nuclear Security Administration, the...
