National laboratories out of the loop?

• Author: Erwin, Sandra I.
• Position: Washington PULSE

The Energy Department's laboratories are among the nation's most treasured sources of technical innovation. They design everything from nuclear warheads to radiation detectors. The labs also would like to put their talents to work in the U.S. war against terrorism, but unfortunately the Defense Department keeps them out of the loop, scientists lament. The national laboratories do not have insight into the military's security problems, according to lab officials attending a Washington, D.C. conference. During a panel...