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Los Alamos Whitleblower Moved Out

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Christopher Steele, a senior executive at Los Alamos National Laboratory who has strongly criticized safety procedures at the lab, has been transferred to a new job, the Los Angeles Times reports. Energy Department officials say he's getting what amounts to a promotion, to oversee safety training at DOE facilities across the country. Steele's take: They're trying to shut me up.

Tom Shoop is vice president and editor in chief at Government Executive Media Group, where he oversees both print and online editorial operations. He started as associate editor of Government Executive magazine in 1989; launched the company’s flagship website, GovExec.com, in 1996; and was named editor in chief in 2007.

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