ORNL researcher indicted

ORNL researcher and UT faculty member Anming Hu indicted by the feds today. Looks like it could be another Thousand Talents case.

Diversity Managers

Are "Diversity Managers" at NNSA labs bought off to protect their NNSA contractor? Ever met an openly disgruntled race discrimination concerned diversity manager? Nope.

Coronavirus and LANL- LLNL

Coronavirus topic: If this gets going will part of the LLNL and LANL be devoted to fighting this, at least in terms of modeling and large scale simulations? Which place will be the big break out US city? The sure bets are LA, SF, Seattle but my guess it is going be something like Denver or Orlando first. This is actually starting to like possible pandemic.

Something strange is going on at TRIAD

Some strange things are going on at LANL as whole ares of the lab have been suddenly shut down to non-US citizens. Could be corona virus could be something else. Other rumors are things have not gone well for TRIAD the first year and the hammer is or will soon be coming down on LANL. Something very odd is going on.

Women and Minorities in STEM Are Discriminated Against

"Study Finds Women and Minorities in STEM Are Discriminated Against, to the Shock of No One"

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/8xvvya/study-finds-women-and-minorities-in-stem-are-discriminated-against-pew-research-center-tech-science

Virtual Nuclear Weapons Design

Article on nuclear weapons simulations with lots of hyperbole:

https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/virtual-nuclear-weapons-design-and-the-blur-of-reality/

Triad scores lower

Did anyone notice Triad got a worse at risk fee score for 2019 than LANS ever did except the WIPP year? What is going on?

Triad 2019: 66%

LANS 2018: 75%
LANS 2017: 70%
LANS 2016: 85%
LANS 2015: 74%
LANS 2014: 45% (WIPP accident)
LANS 2013: 82%
LANS 2012: 74%
LANS 2011: 83%
LANS 2010: 81%
LANS 2008: 81%
LANS 2007: 71%

How many STEM workers at Los Alamos?

To be fair how many actual STEM workers are there at LANL and Sandia? 1000-2000.

No degree required for STEM workforce!

You don’t need to go to college to work in STEM in New Mexico!

https://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2020/02/03/the-majority-of-nms-stem-workforce-doesnt-have-a.html

Why does trump want to spend billions on new nukes?

Insane!
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/spotlight/why-does-trump-want-to-spend-billions-on-new-nukes/ar-BBZWojg

LANL contract competition

The NNSA expects contract competition to manage LANL will yield $76.1 million in cost savings over the potential 10 year life of the contract

https://www.gao.gov/assets/710/704170.pdf