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Article: National laboratory boss addresses loss of classified materials.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- July 13, 2004
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By Wren Propp, Albuquerque Journal, N.M. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jul. 13--SANTA FE, N.M. -- Follow the rules or lose your job. That's the message Los Alamos National Laboratory director Pete Nanos says he is issuing to lab employees following the latest loss of classified materials.
Calling the latest breach of security a case of "willful disregard" of security rules, a tough-sounding Nanos told state lawmakers Monday he was ready to fire employees who continued to ignore security procedures.
He said he has "smoked out" a number of individuals he believes have continued to treat classified materials carelessly despite lab ...