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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March 12, 2014 at 11:40 AM
It was reported that the Deputy Director's husband was hired as a consultant, and that there was insufficient oversight on the award of the contract.
But, but, say it can't be true.
Surely all this was fixed after the scandal of the last consultant (Wilson) that was hired by LANL with problems. Can anyone say with a straight face that there were any changes?
The way it was reported in the paper, Charlie knew about it in 2012. What a stinky mess.
March 12, 2014 at 5:15 PM
That is exactly why she "stepped down" .... with dignity. Charlie knows he should have fired her when her learned of this but rather chose to "protect her". So who's gonna question Charlie's actions. It's no wonder Knapp bailed, beautiful timing. All I can say, is that maybe one of the "Big Three" will feel some "pain" now like they been handing out for 8-years.
March 12, 2014 at 12:54 PM
Sound like a good ole fashioned "cover up". But, does anyone care? Does DOE/NNSA have the balls to clean up this caca?
Look we are a for profit private company. This is how for profit corporations work. You have to bend the law a bit and it pays off. It is the way of the world now and there is no going back. You are all just jealous that you could not swing these kind of deals. All of you would if you had a chance. We are all in it for money and some of us are better than others. The labs have been sheltered from the real world for a long time but they are no different than any other place and now must play by real world rules. It is eat or be eaten, cheat or be cheated, grow or die, get to a tipping point or fail, see what the dog sees or go blind.
You have no idea how the world works, except for what you read by Ayn Rand (if you read at all). "You are all just jealous that you could not swing these kind of deals." What "deals" are you talking about? Corruption, lying, and cheating are not "deals." They are the way the lowlife scum lives. Some of us know how to survive and prosper without acting like scum. Sorry if you don't.
March 13, 2014 at 12:40 PM
If it isn't classified it's public record. If the report made Charlie "look bad" then Charlie IS bad.
March 13, 2014 at 1:08 PM
One thing is for sure, and that is that he is NOT "good" at identifying, promoting and keeping a strong leadership staff. He is coming up on three years as Director, and has had lots of issues filling top slots. In any given month, there are several 'acting' PAD or AD positions. While all large organizations are expected to have periodic turnover in leadership, LANL has seen a constant stream of 'acting' leaders for the past few years. The uncertainty of the situation has led to confusion with sponsors and added more stress to the workforce.
March 14, 2014 at 2:18 PM
State your definition of the term. I've never met anyone who thought he was too well paid and gave some of his salary back. I have, however, met many people who though they were underpaid, but that the other guy was overpaid and therefore "greedy." What's your story? Or is "greed" just your mindless one-word answer to every question?
March 12, 2014 at 5:32 PM
What part of "Limited Liability Company" don't you understand? The parent companies are shielded from any liability from actions of the LLC.
The blue hair person is 10 times smarter than you.