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DOE OHA bias

 Is the DOE OHA legit or a DOE/NNSA contractor protective big brother?

if one reviews DOE OHA past “decisions”, very quickly you’ll see maintaining a DOE/NNSA employee security clearance is a ~50/50 mixed bag.

Essentially, unless you were
a spy for a foreign country, you had an opportunity to correct your behavior. Unless, you repeated the same behavior without a path forward.

In contrast, if you had a DOE/NNSA case before the DOE OHA against a DOE or NNSA contractor, you are f_cked, from the get go.

Google “DOE OHA” decisions to see for yourself.

A bacterium was raised from the dead

 This is a nice Easter story, scientists have raised a bacterium from the dead:

https://youtu.be/gPvFdMh1LAs?si=ikPt9ZJLkjIfkAnJ

I wonder...

 Anonymous contribution:

Historically, what is the legal consequence, for Federal Contractor

false testimony (under oath perjury risk) in ANY case involving the DOE OHA? Hint: basically zerol, 

How Chris Wright went wrong with the White House

Missteps in cutting clean energy spending and friction between staffers has led to questions about whether the former fracking company CEO will remain in the Cabinet.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/17/chris-wright-white-house-00612920

Nuclear agency’s top IT official says AI gains will lead to workforce cuts

 https://fedscoop.com/nnsa-ai-job-cuts-labor-impact/

Nuclear agency’s top IT official says AI gains will lead to workforce cuts
During an event Thursday, the National Nuclear Security Administration’s CIO said he wants to spend money as efficiently as possible.

Huh? How will that work, so far the NNSA labs are just getting bigger and bigger with more overheard non-technical staff, less productivity, and less efficiency,...way less efficiency. The bureaucracy is fighting back and appears to be winning. Has AI done anything?

Secrets held by LLNL appointees?

Some time ago, division leader Karl, appointed his successor division leader Joe. Appointed, meaning no interviews or challengers to this position were permitted. Within division leader Joes watch, one of his married tech supervisors was allegedly accused of having a romantic affair with a female NM tech that he “recruited”. A clear LLNL and Q clearance violation. Appointed division leader Joes response…was no response to this UC/LLNL misconduct. Got to wonder if the New York Times is looking into this carefully held secret like the Cesar Chavez news?