Sandia National Laboratories Company Description
Sandia stands for national security. Established in 1945 as part of the Manhattan Project, Sandia National Laboratories performs research and development related to national security and defense. Its focus is nuclear weapons systems research, but the lab also performs nonproliferation assessments, infrastructure assurance, and other research and development on such topics as energy and environmental technologies and economic competitiveness. Sandia National Laboratory's recent duties have expanded to combat terrorism, aid homeland security, and support US military in Afghanistan and Iraq. A part of the US Department of Energy, Sandia is operated by Lockheed Martin. Its annual budget is about $2.2 billion.
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