LANL contract not extended by NNSA
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Tri-Valley Cares needs to be on this if they aren't already. We need to make sure that NNSA and LLNL does not make good on promises to pursue such stupid ideas as doing Plutonium experiments on NIF. The stupidity arises from the fact that a huge population is placed at risk in the short and long term. Why do this kind of experiment in a heavily populated area? Only a moron would push that kind of imbecile area. Do it somewhere else in the god forsaken hills of Los Alamos. Why should the communities in the Bay Area be subjected to such increased risk just because the lab's NIF has failed twice and is trying the Hail Mary pass of doing an SNM experiment just to justify their existence? Those Laser EoS techniques and the people analyzing the raw data are all just BAD anyways. You know what comes next after they do the experiment. They'll figure out that they need larger samples. More risk for the local population. Stop this imbecilic pursuit. They wan...
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But in a memo to employees, lab Director Charlie McMillan said LANL did not receive an additional year on a possible contract extension.
“Under the Prime Contract, if the lab meets certain performance standards the government may choose to award an additional year to the LANS contract. As of last year, we had earned five consecutive award terms,” McMillan wrote.
“This year, we did not meet NNSA’s criteria for award term. Under the new Performance Evaluation Plan adopted for sites across the NNSA for FY 2013, sites were required to score “Very Good” or higher on each of five performance objectives (in previous years, 4 out of 5 were required).”
The lab’s contract currently runs through FY 18."
"Last year, the lab received an 80 percent score but also received a contract extension thanks to a one-time waiver by then NNSA principal administrator Neile Miller."
But...you do care because...
When the LANL operations contract is rebid in 2018, there will be tremendous pressure on the liars, cheats, incompetents and fools populating Forrestal to make themselves look good by reducing the LANL compensation package rules under the new contract. This is just what happened in 2007 when contract -48 was replaced with a rebid contact -44 the severely reduced employee total compensation.
So,
-you will lose medical insurance contributions and retiree medical insurance.
-The quisling in human resouces will be forced to use low comparable organizations for compensation comparisons.
- 401k and retirement contributions will be reduced or eliminated.
-etc all the stuff they did in 2007 to screw up the labs while making themselves look good.
So what do you need to do?
Have a well written, tough, functioning UNION CONTRACT in place with all of the appropriate T&Cs so you are protected in writing from NNSA liars like Tom D'Agostino, Tyler Pryzbylek, Bodman, who will be jonesing you with happy talk and a big smile while they screw you and your family (as in 2007).
Remember 2007! Have the contact in place and functioning well by 2018. Name it the "Bodman, Pryzbylek, D'Agostino and other NNSA a*****s" memorial contract - never again.
Merry Christmas and best wishes, especially to our NSA observers.
They lied publically that they would pay their part of the agreement and you believed them.
Let those who can hear the drums be warned.
Only 49 % for the "management" rating? Does that mean that LANS managers won't be getting any raises or bonuses this year? Nah, I doubt it.
Only 49 % for the "management" rating? Does that mean that LANS managers won't be getting any raises or bonuses this year? Nah, I doubt it.
December 22, 2013 at 9:28 PM"
A manager once told me that if half of the science vanished at the labs that they would get the same score for the science section.
December 23, 2013 at 2:52 PM
Right. How do you propose this be accomplished, and by whom?? Oh, wait, you were talking to Santa. How's the weather on your planet?
1. Keep LANL from having bad news.
3. Keep Congress happy.
4. Suck up to NNSA
5. Act lucky to be in the presence of NNSA.
6. Say you follow environmental rules.
7. Pay lip service to affirmative action.
8. Say you retain talent, while reducing compensation.
9. Participate in lie that LANL employees and NNSA equally contribute to the 403b plan,
10. Ask for permission for everything, the answer is "no".
11. Implement expensive new unfunded mandates without compensating increases in budget authority.
12. Provide local hookers to NNSA visitors.
13. Accept blame for losing stuff that doesn't exist.
14. Do not tell the truth
December 23, 2013 at 2:52 PM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
How in the hell does LANS get a 49% on Management and Operations. It's a "take home exam" guys! All you had to do was answer the questions that were given to you a year ago!
December 23, 2013 at 6:55 PM
Jeeze guys, it is an 'M&O contract'! For crying out loud, you would think that someone would be paying attention to the basics!! The pathetic failing score this year, on top of the failing score last year (given a hall-pass by Neile Miller), is a terrible report card for Charlie and his team. He's been at the helm for two years, and it may already be time for a change.
You'd think LANL (and LLNL) folks would be smart enough to get ahead of those bozos, but it is really hard. If they decide they're going to give you a 49%, they will.
1. Keep LANL from having bad news.
3. Keep Congress happy.
4. Suck up to NNSA... "
...and let's not forget item 11, the most important factor of all:
Don't trip... Wear shoes that GRIP!
The LANS executive team has an extreme obsession with those "slip & trip" metrics.
January 1, 2014 at 2:52 AM
As long as Glenn Mara, Bret Knapp, Charlie Macmillan, Mike Anastasio keep whispering (i.e. telling) Norm Pattiz what to do!
January 1, 2014 at 2:52 AM
That is only one of several events in the past two years that would have been career ending in other locations.
Because his replacement, Bret, is busy in California for the time being. Nanos was nothing compared to whats coming.