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Blog tenth anniversary today.

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December 11 2007, this blog was started to carry the torch for the LANL defunct blog "lanl the real story".
10 years of Bechtel hegemony,  rising management costs, low morale,  high bureaucracy at all levels,  stagnant wages! Also,
10 years of valuable lessons in private Labs management.
What has Congress learned?
Looking forwards to the return of UC and may be the arrival of UT,  finally!

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Anonymous said…
Glad the nightmare is about to end!
12/11/2017 10:30 AM
Anonymous said…

Great blog and maybe even a service to the nation. Thanks Scooby and Evil!
12/11/2017 7:51 PM
Anonymous said…
The Feds have learned nothing. History will repeat.
12/12/2017 8:52 PM
Anonymous said…
The Feds like having the Labs on a short leash. It makes them feel like leaders. Nonetheless, the dog has always been smarter than the owner.
12/16/2017 7:24 AM
Anonymous said…
This blog has little value any more to LLNL. Might as well change it's name to LANL the Real Story and Other Gossip,...
12/20/2017 12:00 AM
scooby said…
If you have any input on how to make this blog more relevant to LLNL, shoot!
Otherwise, feel free to stay away.
Cordially,
Scooby
12/20/2017 10:45 AM
scooby said…
My pleasure!
12/20/2017 10:45 AM
Anonymous said…
Friendly Advice to Livermore: Watch and learn -- you are next.
12/20/2017 3:37 PM
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