tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post6567078379433709605..comments2024-03-28T15:27:51.773-07:00Comments on LLNL - The True Story -: Lawrence Livermore Backs off Plans to Subcontract for Pro ForcesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-83797480908924959452010-09-27T11:51:40.907-07:002010-09-27T11:51:40.907-07:00Armed men in black
create a ripple at Mineta
San J...Armed men in black<br />create a ripple at Mineta<br />San Jose International<br />Airport<br />By Sharon Noguchi<br /><br />http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_16181812?nclick_check=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-71034790880154841742010-08-17T10:43:22.979-07:002010-08-17T10:43:22.979-07:00We desperately need more levels of highly paid man...We desperately need more levels of highly paid managers at the NNSA labs.<br /><br />It is our only hope for the future!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-87310250539608359692010-08-16T20:34:04.895-07:002010-08-16T20:34:04.895-07:00"And if AlCo Sheriff had the contract, some d..."And if AlCo Sheriff had the contract, some displaced Lab officer might have other opportunities to become sworn deputies (after graduating from the Academy in Dublin) or security officer at other county sites that the Sheriff services with security officers." Are you serious ? This is one of the carrots that PFD managment was dangling in front of it's Officer's. PD's are laying off everywhere. Upper Management has their jobs locked up, they don't care about the little people. How many jobs are being lost in Safeguards and Security Management ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-40780477599880002502010-08-11T19:53:19.672-07:002010-08-11T19:53:19.672-07:00How long until the "for-profit" LLCs dec...How long until the "for-profit" LLCs decide to start sub-contracting out all the scientific research?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-49118226272262045002010-08-09T21:27:29.072-07:002010-08-09T21:27:29.072-07:00“A time and materials contract would’ve given the ...“A time and materials contract would’ve given the laboratory the ability to scale up and scale down. We won’t be able to be as flexible.”<br /><br />Yes, the lab won't be able to be as flexible since the lab is not in control anymore. We have moved from a GOCO to a GOGO; welcome to the new mediocrity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-48136284216731707042010-08-09T16:18:28.147-07:002010-08-09T16:18:28.147-07:007:52 PM
That's the exact point LLNL was tryin...7:52 PM<br /><br />That's the exact point LLNL was trying to make with NNSA. The Lab does not know what the future security posture will look like when deinventory is complete in the next year. When the SNM is gone must of the justification for the heavily armed and specially equipped/trained security officer will go away - but exactly what the force will look like is not yet known. A multi-year "fixed price" contract would lock LLNL into paying for things it wouldn't need. If the contract was that the Lab just paid for labor under "time & material", it could be reduced as the need for officers went down. And if AlCo Sheriff had the contract, some displaced Lab officer might have other opportunities to become sworn deputies (after graduating from the Academy in Dublin) or security officer at other county sites that the Sheriff services with security officers. If a private company had the contract - like Wackenhut - they do not have any other big local contracts to move displaced Lab officers to, so they would be laid off, unless they wanted to move out of state to another DOE site run by Wackenhut. <br /><br />The best option for the Lab would have been an inital "T&M" contact for several years until the security posture was settled and stable, then move to a much lower fixed price contract. 10 years from now, the LLNL security force will look more like that at LBNL and SLAC than LANL.<br /><br />Bottomline, the Sheriff wanted the contract as "time & material" and was not interested in a profit margin (it a public non-profit agency), Wackenhut (a private company) wanted a larger "fixed price" contract so they had the change to make a profit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-85357437938368884952010-08-08T19:52:38.722-07:002010-08-08T19:52:38.722-07:00“A time and materials contract would’ve given the ...“A time and materials contract would’ve given the laboratory the ability to scale up and scale down. We won’t be able to be as flexible.”<br /><br />What utter nonsense. Fixed price and you are locked in. You actually want time and material contracts when you think there is uncertainty or disruption in the proposed work scope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-83242639259923847712010-08-08T17:52:43.363-07:002010-08-08T17:52:43.363-07:00If the staff is no longer needed, it makes no sens...If the staff is no longer needed, it makes no sense to keep them on, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-72285293540488118182010-08-08T12:13:11.279-07:002010-08-08T12:13:11.279-07:00‘We Won’t be Able to be As Flexible’
LLC Codewor...‘We Won’t be Able to be As Flexible’<br /><br /><br />LLC Codewords for:<br /><br />"We plan on laying off and firing a lot of lab staff in the next couple of years."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com