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Labs furloughs

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By scooby

 Heard that lab furloughs will be on the way if the shutdown lasts much longer.


The question is really how long the shutdown will last. Lost of rumors
(1) Until next Monday after the no Kings rally.
(2) Until, Nov 1st because some other things kick in
(3) Until Thanksgiving when people cannot fly and demand something.
(4) Until Christmas (See 3)

I have no idea but we did 35 days before so we still have some time. I am betting for 30-35 days again.

Somehow the lab just seems much more nervous about this one.

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Anonymous said…
I predict once it gets into November, Republicans will abandon the filibuster and change Senate rules, then pass the CR on a party line vote. This filibuster business just doesn't work anymore for the country. Things are too evenly divided.

At LANL, I'm getting mixed information about how long the lab can stay open. Apparently the director said today that we have money until early November, but it's a fluid situation because the lab has $3B in the bank, but of the wrong color. They are trying to get permission from NNSA to use some of that for operations. I think it's also hard to calculate exactly when they need to shutdown because it depends on how much they need to preserve for security and other essential operations. I have a feeling we will get a lab wide email at 2:37 pm on a Tuesday, "Attention everybody! We just ran out of money! Lock your doors, turn off your experiments, put your pits in a box, switch off the lights and leave immediately."
10/15/2025 8:34 PM
Anonymous said…
"I predict once it gets into November, Republicans will abandon the filibuster and change Senate rules, then pass the CR on a party line vote. This filibuster business just doesn't work anymore for the country. Things are too evenly divided. "

Maybe this is the plan all along by the Dems? I am not sure I really have a hard time figuring what the goal of all this is.
10/15/2025 9:51 PM
Anonymous said…
Just a random guess by someone who doesn't know what they're talking about. Like all of us. With the judge temporarily blocking the firing of workers today the individuals making the decisions will keep it closed until the order is lifted or the Supreme Court rules the judge is wrong and he can, in fact, fire the workers and bring in the AI replacements. Or not. However it works out the probability of it being solved in the next few days is rather low.
10/15/2025 10:29 PM
Anonymous said…
Similar story at Sandia - "fluid situation, wrong color of money, probably can stay open until November 7th, etc. etc.". However, there are already direct-funded projects that are running on empty, so there is talk about having those folks charge overhead, or training, or move to some other project. There are also rumors of a patchwork furlough of staff going out in phases as their money runs out. Definitely interesting times.
10/16/2025 12:55 AM
Anonymous said…
Nuclear security chief warns Johnson of shutdown impacts

https://www.eenews.net/articles/nuclear-security-chief-warns-johnson-of-shutdown-impacts/
10/16/2025 5:51 AM
Anonymous said…
Very well could be. Then after the midterms, they can pass another free money glitch bill in the trillions. Better invest in TIPS now.
10/16/2025 7:05 AM
Anonymous said…
The web is filled with conspiracies.
(1) This is a distraction from the Epstein files. (Whatever)
(2) The government will open for 3 days in November and close again. (How do they do this)
(3) The Dems just need to hold on a couple of more weeks to feel good about themselves.
(4) Once troops are not paid or it gets serious and Republicans back down in a couple of weeks.
(5) Some crazy stuff happens that we cannot predict.

I go with the shutdown will go a couple or more weeks,
with some compromise.
10/16/2025 7:06 AM
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