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Results are out and Charlie will go down as the only Director to never earn a contract extension.
Sad, so very sad.
Anonymous Anonymous said...

As Charlie said the score was very disappointing to LANS. This whole private contractor thing has been a complete disaster. If you have any doubt just remember when LANS rolled out the "lab" purpose, misguided, inane, inappropriate and a waste of time. Well they sure have dropped that like a rock. LANS needs to go and the sooner the better.
December 17, 2015 at 7:50 PM
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Anonymous Anonymous said...
An end date for Bechtel!
December 17, 2015 at 8:36 PM
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Anonymous Anonymous said...
Goodbye you corporate turds. Don't let the door hit you on the ass.
December 18, 2015 at 4:12 AM
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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Does this mean they will stop cycling through Bechtel cronies that are incompetent stay parked for three years at a huge salary
do nothing, look down on the technical staff, and move on to their next assignments. Don't they also get their lifelong benefits transferred to LANL?
December 18, 2015 at 7:54 AM
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Anonymous Anonymous said...
The end date being?

December 18, 2015 at 8:09 AM
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Anonymous Anonymous said...
yes parent company employees get their Bechtel service credit counted as Years of service at LANL. Higher ranking ones (and not just parent co.) are being granted vacation accrual rates at the pre-1992 or so rate as part of hire package (Director has the right to over-ride the vacation policy for whoever he wants). So much for that ethical rant Charlie was on for a few weeks.

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Anonymous said…
Yep, Charlie is 0 for 4 in his ability to earn a contract extension. The LANL contract will run until the end of the years that Mike and team earned, and then some new operator will take over. Considering just how much of a total disaster he has been as Director, maybe Charlie will be replaced and someone from outside will finish out the current contract term.
12/21/2015 10:09 AM
Anonymous said…
Charlie has never been the leader or the visionary that he believes himself to be. He is the perfect stooge. That is why he was hired.
12/21/2015 6:26 PM
Anonymous said…
The contract was lost the day that Charlie was named as Director. It just took a bit of time for the folks in Washington to finalize the details, but there was never any doubt about the final decision. He was never taken seriously in any venue other than his own mind.
12/22/2015 7:41 AM
Anonymous said…
Charlie McMillan is awesome... well, at least his expensive GQ-style dress is a head turner.

Best dressed LANL Director evvvaaaah!
12/23/2015 11:46 AM
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