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United States I: Review Says Sandia Obstructed Probe Into Security Breach Sandia National Laboratories managers impeded two internal investigators who were probing various security breaches at the New Mexico facility, according to an independent review (see GSN, June 25). The investigators were focusing their investigation on an employee who allegedly gained access to sensitive computer files and took photographs of sexual encounters in restricted laboratory areas. The review — completed by Norman Bay, a former U.S. attorney for New Mexico — noted, however, that managers did not obstruct probes into the loss of a set of master keys to laboratory facilities, videotapes of guards sleeping at work or a security guard stealing computer equipment. The review also concluded that the investigators did not face any type of retaliation during or following the investigation. Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) sharply criticized the report, calling it “80 to 90 percent pure whitewash.” The senator said the Bay report was part of a Sandia culture that attempted to cover up problems and “shoot the messenger” (George Lobsenz, Energy Daily, July 2).
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