Report recommends additional penalties for Sandia and Los Alamos national laboratories “because of the overt nature of Sandia and Los Alamos’ actions and their failure to fully comply with federal direction in this case.”
http://www.abqjournal.com/209187/politics/federal-report-labs-wrongfully-hired-wilson-as-lobbyist.html
http://www.abqjournal.com/209187/politics/federal-report-labs-wrongfully-hired-wilson-as-lobbyist.html
It was pay to play. And when you think of it, Bechtel was brought in for their expertise and this is right up their alley.