Billion-dollar nuclear overrun gets award for "management excellence."

CNN reports that the Department of Energy honored the National Nuclear Security Administration for its work on the National Ignition Facility (NIF), the world's largest laser, b at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, for management excellence, despite its being eight years behind schedule and over $3.5 billion over budget.  Lou Dobbs interviews Ingrid Drake of the Ploughshares-funded watchdog group Project on Government Oversight, who says that "the days of being 600 times over budget are over."  Tri-Valley CAREs' Marylia Kelley also spoke out against the nuclear weapons project, warning that it poses health and environmental dangers to the workers and residents in the Bay Area.  Watch the CNN interview below:

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