The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Sandia National Laboratory-New Mexico (Sandia) is involved in a variety of research and
development programs to enhance national security through
technology. Sandia develops technologies to sustain, modernize,
and protect the nuclear arsenal of the U.S., prevent the spread of
weapons of mass destruction, defend against terrorism, protect
national infrastructure, ensure stable energy and water supplies,
and provide new capabilities to the armed forces. Sandia is
administered by the National Nuclear Security Administration
(NNSA) and is operated for NNSA by Sandia Corporation, a
subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation. Sandia employs
about 8,500 people. According to Sandia personnel records, 2,174
Sandia employees, including students and consultants, and
subcontractor employees with personnel security clearances
terminated employment at the Laboratory between March 1, 2002,
and February 28, 2005.
