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McMillan is actually good for LANL?

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By scooby
Maybe McMillan is actually good for LANL. At least he got rid of William Rees, who was an utter disaster. He got rid of all the good managers and completely turned everything upside down.
It went so fast on Fr, that we still have his picture an Bio on the GS webpage (today We), but with Terry Wallace the new PAD.

Maybe McMillan will reorganize the lab.

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Anonymous said…
Thank God that nothing has changed at the LANL. We continue to be led by a bunch of nerds who continue to hack away at themselves at the top. So much politics for so little at stake.
9/01/2011 4:43 AM
Anonymous said…
The only measure I have for McMillian is to see if he has the courage to do the right thing and get rid of Knapp. It's interesting how Rees was "run out of Dodge" for abusing people while it's OK for Knapp to conduct business in this manner. If anyone is going to be abusing workers at LANL it will be "the boys from Livermore" and no one else. End of story!
9/01/2011 4:52 AM
Anonymous said…
Let's not jump to conclusions on this decision. D'Agostino (NNSA) fired Rees. MacMillan only carried out the order from NNSA. The only decision that MacMillan has made thus far was to promote Knapp to Acting PAD for Weapons. Tough decision!
9/02/2011 3:37 PM
Anonymous said…
Gee, did you talk to D'Agostino about firing Rees?
I find this attitude really irritating, nothing good can come from management. Maybe it's time to get your paranoia examined.
9/02/2011 6:16 PM
Anonymous said…
Gee, did you talk to D'Agostino about firing Rees?
I find this attitude really irritating, nothing good can come from management. Maybe it's time to get your paranoia examined.

September 2, 2011 6:16 PM

I know a lot of you were hoping you could use this opportunity to promote MacMillan as a tough guy and actually making tough decisions. Sorry to rain on your parade.
9/02/2011 7:07 PM
Anonymous said…
Was it NNSA that fired Reese? Sure it wasn't Chu? Maybe his real name was Win Ho Reese?
9/03/2011 8:05 PM
Anonymous said…
Speaking of Dr. Chu, I wonder what part he had in the sleazy half billion dollar Solyndra deal that has recently been uncovered?


March 20, 2009 – Solyndra, Inc. announced today that it is the first company to receive an offer for a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantee under Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Solyndra, a Fremont, California-based manufacturer of innovative cylindrical photovoltaic systems, will use the proceeds of a $535 million loan from the U.S. Treasury’s Federal Financing Bank to expand its solar panel manufacturing capacity in California.

“The leadership and actions of President Barack Obama, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and the U.S. Congress were instrumental in concluding this offer for a loan guarantee,” said Solyndra CEO and founder, Dr. Chris Gronet.
9/15/2011 8:17 PM
Anonymous said…
Per today''s AP it sound like the investigation may soon be looking at Dr. Chu's part in this ugly affair:

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"A spokesman said Thursday that the inspector general is reviewing the role and actions of the Federal Financing Bank, a government corporation supervised by the Treasury Department. The bank provided the low-interest loan to the Fremont, Calif.-based company." The "concern" is that Obama has pushed levers to get the investment in a venture controlled by a "friend" on a fasttrack, with the White House Office Of Management Supervision urging the DOE to release the funds without proper diligence. "The House energy committee released documents Wednesday that appeared to show senior staff at the White House Office of Management and Budget chafing about having to conduct "rushed approvals" of a loan guarantee for Solyndra. Republican members of the committee said the emails raised questions about whether the loan was rushed to accommodate a Solyndra groundbreaking ceremony in September 2009 that featured Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Steven Chu."
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9/15/2011 8:23 PM
Anonymous said…
The Chicago Tribune has reported tonight (Sep 18th) that the U.S. Department of Energy employee who helped monitor the Solyndra half billion dollar loan guarantee was one of Obama's top fundraisers. This thing is beginning to reek to high heaven.

Dr. Chu has lots of 'splaning to do to the FBI investigators looking into this fraud. I expect to see Dr. Chu sweating in front of a Congressional hearing for this massive DOE "stink bomb" within a week or two.
9/18/2011 8:35 PM
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