Diversification

Weapons labs, especially LANL and LLNL, seem to need a clear plan that leads to diversification. Congress has said (including New Mexico congressmen) that this diversification has to occur.

The trick is to diversify without competing directly with private industry while being competitive with other labs.

Entrepreneurial leave is one mechanism that will promote diversification.

Incentivizing people who can accomplish diversification instead of punishing them would change things.

Requiring an investigator to be nationally competitive not just 'stovepipe competitive' is required.

Techniques of avoiding Stevenson-Wydler conflicts are well known.