Actual post from Dec. 15 from one of the streams. This is a real topic. As far as promoting women and minorities even if their qualifications are not as good as the white male scientists, I am all for it. We need diversity at the lab and if that is what it takes, so be it. Quit your whining. Look around the lab, what do you see? White male geezers. How many African Americans do you see at the lab? Virtually none. LLNL is one of the MOST undiverse places you will see. Face it folks, LLNL is an institution of white male privilege and they don't want to give up their privileged positions. California, a state of majority Hispanics has the "crown jewel" LLNL nestled in the middle of it with very FEW Hispanics at all!
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Oh, what’s a few Billion$$$ among pals. After all, you have to admit NNSA’s doing an outstanding job with security (don’t blame Y-12 because the Threat Guidance didn’t include Nuns).
Hum, “multi-point safety and new detonators”, “scaled experiments,” which involve detonating half-size plutonium pits”, “the margin/surety capability”.
csworde 349Hey, this ought to get NTS fired up again.
The 7 possible FOUO designations are clearly defined, including such things as possible export control, personally protected information, non-disclosure agreements etc. The FOUO designation is accompanied by a signature block which describes which requirements apply.
If the requirement applies, the FOUO designation is required by public law. The public release of FOUO is controlled by a review and release process, generally by the governing (financing) agency. Pretty simple.
A less well known but equally valid reason for temporarily is if a document is incomplete, or in craft form and thus not ready for review and release.
DOD is not going to stand for this much longer, nor should they. It's probably only a matter of time, now, until what's left of the weapon labs and the rest of the nuclear weapons complex are ripped away from DOE and handed over to the DOD for oversight.
Unfortunately, DOD will not make this decision – Congress will & for whose benefit would you think?
Also, like the NNSA labs, they also have a lot of interest in material science, nanotechnology, bio-warfare research, etc.
I doubt DOD would just take the nuclear weapons production complex and then "let the lab's rot". There is actually a lot in common between research done for stockpile stewardship and the type of issues that are also importance to DOD.
Hahaha given history, that would be great! LLNL, a Naval research lab! I love it!
Based on my own experiences & opinions I agree with you. My experience was with paramilitary organization where retired military bosses were managing & directing both former military types & professionals (eng/sci).
In over thirty years of dealing with all three labs, they each have their own culture. SNL is excellent in teaming both inside and outside; LLNL is very good in teaming inside and good in teaming outside; LANL is poor at teaming inside and practically devoid of teaming outside.
I suspect that an examination of the funds into each lab from DOD would follow this trend of teaming ability.
I agree it would best to jettison the LANL staff. Some trimming of LLNL could do as well. Sandia is the only bright spot in terms of the NNSA labs. DOD labs are much better run and make real things, none of this sand box crap and "I am so smart" nonsense that has dragged our NNSA labs and Universities down the drain. Once the NNSA labs are in DOD than I say get rid of the DOE it is a wast of the taxpayers money. NSF and NIH need to get the axe as well. People the free market needs pick winners not the government.
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