The Texas A&M University System has issued the following response to the Texas A&M System and its partners being selected to manage Los Alamos National Lab:
“Triad National Security, LLC is honored by today’s decision by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to award the Los Alamos National Laboratory management and operations contract to our team. We are committed to building on the legacy of world-class research, unparalleled innovation, and service to public good that have been the hallmark of the laboratory since it was founded in 1943. Until Triad receives the notice to proceed from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and transition commences, we are unable to provide additional information about our team’s plans beyond the details announced today by the DOE/NNSA.”
The principals of Triad National Security, LLC are The Texas A&M University System, Battelle Memorial Institute and the University of California.
The DOE/NNSA announcement* is available online.
About The Texas A&M University System
The Texas A&M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation, with a budget of $4.7 billion. Through a statewide network of 11 universities and seven state agencies, the Texas A&M System educates more than 152,000 students and makes more than 22 million additional educational contacts through service and outreach programs each year. System-wide, research and development expenditures exceeded $972 million in FY 2016 and helped drive the state’s economy.
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Media contact: Laylan Copelin, Vice Chancellor of Marketing and Communications, (979) 458-6425,
lcopelin@tamus.edu.
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