From 1950 to 1955 he was a member of the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project in Washington, D.C. In 1955 President Eisenhower appointed him to the Atomic Energy Commission, and in 1956 he received its Enrico Fermi Award, knowing that he was incurably ill with cancer.
Mula 1950-1955 siya ay isang miyembro ng Armed Forces Espesyal na Armas Project sa Washington, DC Noong 1955 President Eisenhower hihirangin sa kanya sa atomic Energy Commission, at sa 1956 niya na natanggap nito Enrico Fermi Award, alam na siya ay incurably sama sa kanser.