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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September 1, 2016 at 7:42 PM
"Agan" you are so full of BS. If it were true it would not only be stupid on the part of NNSA, it would be a a felony.
???, do you mean laws? those are for little people not the big players in the modern world. Don't believe me than than look who your next president is going to be. The people on this blog are so silly and niave it is almost cute at times.
September 5, 2016 at 5:47 PM
You are so silly, no laws will be broken, it will all be on the up and up, big government, big business, big money and bailouts. In case you have not been paying attention the push to privatize has has made a lot of money for some but could you please tell where the added benefit to any of the labs has been? Also could you tell me why the labs where privatized in the first place?
It was all legal and good and it is not too hard to guess that LM is going to a have to get a piece of the pie again, especially if Sandia is out for them the only logical choice would be for them to to get LANL. In any case how many other viable bidders are there even going to be, at best 3, so LM already has 33% chance going in. Bechtel is likely out and similarly UC due to the past performance, that just leaves LM and maybe Boeing, but Boeing is most likely going to get Sandia, so that leaves just...LM to get LANL. It may not be a "done deal" but other options are very limited.
Sad state of affairs, but you may be right that it will be 2020 before NNSA can get their act together to rebid LANL.
September 6, 2016 at 5:38 PM
My God, the lab is in very bad shape if this happens. It seems very had to imagine it can be rebuilt after this.
September 7, 2016 at 4:50 PM"
Hm, yes very good point, why was it rescinded, no information exists on this anywhere, very mysterious, very very mysterious. Oh look here is a reason that was
publicly announced as the reason. Just maybe it has something to do with "selling" the contract to someone else. Below is some info, it is very hard to find you have to use the internets and THE GOOGLE. Not hard, give it a try sometime.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/military/us-revokes-5b-contract-operate-nevada-national-security-site
The National Nuclear Security Administration on Wednesday rescinded a $5 billion, 10-year contract it awarded last week to a Lockheed Martin subsidiary to manage and operate the Nevada National Security Site because the company did not tell the agency it had sold the unit.
“This change in ownership raises substantial questions about the information in the NVS3T proposal, which could significantly impact the evaluation of the proposal and award decision,” said a statement from the National Nuclear Security Administration, a branch of the Department of Energy. NVS3T did not notify the NNSA contracting officer of the change in ownership and control as required by the request for proposal.
Boeing-Battelle-Univ Texas-UNM-Texas A&M LLC will get Sandia.
Lockheed Martin-UC LLC gets LANL
UC-Battelle LLC gets LLNL
Boeing-Battelle-Univ Texas-UNM-Texas A&M LLC will get Sandia.
Sounds good
Lockheed Martin-UC LLC gets LANL
I think Lockheed U-Texas gets LANL
UC-Battelle LLC gets LLNL
Stays with Bechtel
September 10, 2016 at 7:39 AM
Walmart + Home depot gets LLNL
PeP Boys + Jiffy Lube gets Sandia
UC is much more active and involved in LLNL than is Bechtel. It is down right criminal how much Bechtel gets ($20 million a year) for its "involvement" in the LLNL contract compared to how little it actually contributes to Lab operations and management. Too bad the IG or GAO is not smart enough to really do a deep dive audit of the true benefits acquired through for-profit M&O LLCs.
UC doesn't need an industrial partner for the next LLNL bid, especially if they lose out on a LANL contract. A nonprofit academic/science LLC (UC-Battelle) would easily win the LLNL contract if it were to go against an industrial lead LLCs.
My bet, LANS extended through 2020. Let the hate flow.
September 16, 2016 at 5:16 AM
I hate you! Just kidding. If they really need the Nevada Test site done first and it takes another year or more followed by a delay Sandia than 2020 could well be date. I think it all depends on if Sandia gets pushed back because of the NST. You might think they could do Sandia and NST at the same time however that may be just beyond the what NNSA and DOE are capable of. NNSA is just such a top notch organization of pure efficiency.