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University of California

Violations of Classified Information Security Requirements at Los Alamos National Laboratory

Date: 09/28/2007 (Date of FNOV)

Misconduct Type: Poor Contract Performance

Enforcement Agency: Energy

Contracting Party: Energy

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $2,800,000

Disposition: Fine

Synopsis: The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) issued a final notice of violation to the University of California for five violations of the department’s classified information security requirements during the university’s tenure as the management and operating contractor of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The findings set forth in the FNOV are based upon investigation of an unauthorized reproduction and removal of classified matter from LANL discovered in October 2006. NNSA assessed a civil penalty of $3,000,000. In December 2007, NNSA agreed to cut the penalty to $2.8 million.