GAO Questions Security Arrangements at Two Remote Sensing Labs

By Keith Costa / September 26, 2006 at 5:00 AM
The Energy Department should consider beefing up security at its two Remote Sensing Laboratories because the unique capabilities resident there may be too vulnerable to terrorist attack, the Government Accountability Office concludes in a new report. From these two labs -- one located at Nellis Air Force Base, NV, and the other at Andrews Air Force Base, MD -- specialized teams and equipment can be dispatched to search for and deactivate nuclear or radiological devices. The personnel also are trained...

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