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Livermore Lab office closed amid federal anti-DEI crackdown

 Livermore Lab office closed amid federal anti-DEI crackdown. 

National Labs directors talk about the crackdown.

https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/livermore/2025/02/16/livermore-lab-office-closed-amid-federal-anti-dei-crackdown/

NNSA layoffs

 Apparently, among the latest Elon (Or fElon) decisions, a few nuclear scientists with lots of experience were among the people laid off  at NNSA.

FElon realized the gaffe. Does anyone know they got hired back?

US will begin testing nukes

Inside secret US lab where US will begin testing nukes again amid fears of WWIII

Oddly enough project 2025 advocates for testing again.

https://www.newsbreak.com/daily-mail-560402/3814420926097-inside-secret-us-lab-where-us-will-begin-testing-nukes-again-amid-fears-of-wwiii

LLNS contract

 Will DOGE undo the 5 year less than transparent, LLNS contract extension in favor of a transparent less expensive non-profit contractor review to manage LLNL?

DOE and NNSA layoffs

 DOE and NNSA layoffs

Between 1,200 and 2,000 DOE workers were laid off recently. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/sweeping-us-energy-department-layoffs-hit-nuclear-security-loans-office-sources-2025-02-14/

How long before this hits employees working for LLNL, LANL, Sandia and NNSS?

Sweeping US energy department layoffs

 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/sweeping-us-energy-department-layoffs-hit-nuclear-security-loans-office-sources-2025-02-14/

Sweeping US energy department layoffs hit offices of loans, nuclear security, sources say
By Timothy Gardner and Valerie

I think it is pretty naive to think that some cuts one way or other will not coming to the labs.

Will DOGE reduce non-technical management at LANS/L?

 What will DOGE think about the excessive number of LLNL managers, many with zero technical talent themselves, assigned to “rank” the engineering and technical staff at LLNL that consume millions of dollars to rank lab employees to a high resolution with poor accuracy? Does LLNL really need that many non-technical managers on the payroll?