Scandal goes on at atomic bomb lab

After last weeks' shocking news that two electronic data storage devices reported missing at the National Los Alamos Laboratory 19 workers "of all levels" have been put on investigative leave
Los Alamos has been under intense scrutiny since November 2002, when allegations surfaced about purchasing fraud, equipment theft and mismanagement. The ensuing scandal prompted an overhaul of lab business policies and a culling of top managers. The University of California has managed the lab for the federal government since it was created 61 years ago to build the atomic bomb. Because of the lapses, the Energy Department has decided to put the management contract up for bid when it expires in 2005.