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LAFO gets a new sheriff in town

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By scooby

Colleagues: 

Our friend and colleague Kim Davis Lebak is retiring after 28 years of public 
service. Throughout her distinguished career, Kim served in various capacities 
in DOE and NNSA offices across the country, including Livermore, Sandia, Pantex, 
Savannah River, and DOE/NNSA Headquarters. Most recently, she has been Los 
Alamos Field Office Manager. Kim has been an extraordinary public servant and 
contributed greatly to NNSA's missions. 

Steve Goodrum has been selected to serve as the new Los Alamos Field Office 
Manager. He has served as NNSA's Assistant Deputy Administrator for Stockpile 
Management since 2005. Steve's 40 years of experience in the nuclear security 
enterprise includes assignments as the Amarillo Area Office Manager and as the 
Sandia Site Office Deputy Manager. 

Please join me in thanking Kim for her service, and welcoming Steve to his new 
role. 


Frank Klotz

Comments

Anonymous said…
Mcmillan recently announced his retirement and now Lebak.
9/14/2017 8:02 PM
Anonymous said…
Looks like a house cleaning to me. UC, Bechtel, AECOM, BWXT are next....
9/15/2017 12:37 AM
Anonymous said…
Klotz (NNSA) forcing retirements as a result of the nuclear air shipment. Not coincidental, Pattiz, McMillian, Lebak, ......next?
9/15/2017 4:33 AM
Anonymous said…
Interesting move that could indicate NNSA is going forward with their plans to manufacture pits at LANL. Steve is a good choice to focus on the production mission.
9/15/2017 4:55 AM
Anonymous said…
Interesting move that could indicate NNSA is going forward with their plans to manufacture pits at LANL. Steve is a good choice to focus on the production mission.
9/15/2017 4:56 AM
Anonymous said…
Is there a NNSA web link to Lebak's retirement announcement?
9/15/2017 6:15 AM
Anonymous said…
Klotz (NNSA) forcing retirements as a result of the nuclear air shipment. Not coincidental, Pattiz, McMillian, Lebak, ......next?

September 15, 2017 at 4:33 AM


Would suspect that this move has more to do with Perry calling the shots than Klotz, who is not known for making tough decisions.
9/15/2017 10:02 AM
Anonymous said…
Gives you an idea how vengeful Rick Perry is. He just knelt in front McMillan with his hands clasped together as if McMillan was a messiah and praising him for how great and wonderful McMillan is. It appears the fall of the Holy Roman Empire (aka LANS) is finally beginning to take place.
9/16/2017 5:29 AM
Anonymous said…
Steve (Goodrum) is a good choice to focus on the production mission.

September 15, 2017 at 4:56 AM

This is an interesting decision because the DOE (and I mean DOE not NNSA because that has implication they are involved) Los Alamos area office has never been involved in the LANL weapon program other than having posters of stockpile stewardship in their offices. They only walk around the LANL nuclear facilities chewing gum (ala Pattiz) talking about their retirement dates.

9/16/2017 5:35 AM
Anonymous said…
Did Lebak keep LANS firmly in check per NNSA expectations, or enable LANS by promoting, defending, and protecting them?
9/16/2017 4:00 PM
Anonymous said…
Lebak is not the problem, the idiots on her staff are. Ever try to fire a Fed?
9/17/2017 5:41 AM
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