LLNL - The True Story -

that this BLOG has been created. It was intended for anyone impacted by the privatization of the Lab to express their opinions and expose the waste, wrongdoing and any kind of injustice against employees and taxpayers by LLNS/DOE/NNSA. My co-authors tried their best to serve as impartially as we could and at the same time follow some basic rules. I have seen more anger in this BLOG than anywhere else. I would like to encourage contributors to steer away from repeated negative comments regarding LLNS/NNSA/DOE and whoever else. I feel we have seen enough anger and insult. The more negative we remain, the faster we sink! Someone in upper management is reading this BLOG and cannot take us seriously if all we do is insult them (They know they screwed up, still do and dont want to hear it every day). We stand a better chance of being heard by expressing our point of view as calm, collected and intelligent colleagues. not as angry people They will listen to us. It is time to shift gears upwar...

Anonymously contributed: Where will this end up? USA: layoffs Russia: "Russia to work on new nuclear missiles: Medvedev" http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BN10O20091224

Anonymously contributed: RHWM laid off 9 employees today; ftes and flex terms; More to go after the first of the year to cover a 3 million dollar screw up by rechtel. MERRY X-MAS FROM THE RECHTEL BOYS

On Dec. 8, the NNSA Livermore Site Office (LSO) released the Performance Evaluation Report presenting its assessment of our Laboratory’s performance for fiscal year 2009. The specific objectives, measures and targets we are judged upon are set out in the Performance Evaluation Plan (PEP) for each fiscal year. I am very pleased to report that we earned ratings of “outstanding” in mission and “good” in both operations and institutional management. In addition, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (LLNS) was awarded a one-year extension of the contract to manage the Laboratory. The contract between NNSA and LLNS was for seven years, extendable for up to 20 years in one-year increments based on performance. The “outstanding” rating for mission reflects our many achievements in applying science and technology to meet critical national security needs. Among the accomplishments cited by the LSO in support of this top rating were the completion and dedication of the National Ignition Faci...

A Gift I’ll Cherish Over the past three and a half years I have had the privilege to get to know and work with some of the finest men and women that I have ever met. Starting with George Miller and emulating out to all of you, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is truly the best and the brightest. That I had the opportunity to come here and participate in the Lab’s endeavors is a gift that I will always cherish. I am disappointed that I am leaving before we have completed the work we have collaboratively started when you welcomed me into the Lab family in October 2007. The nature of our work often requires that the nation’s needs subsume personal desires. The Department of Energy has determined that I am needed somewhere else. However, my departure should not be reason to slow down on the many good things that are currently under way. Baseline budgeting, improving service delivery methods and ISMS are just a few of the things that will continue to improve operating efficiency ...

Anonymously contributed: Frank Russo is leaving LLNL.

Anonymously contributed: Subject: DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE TO LAB EMPLOYEES E-LINE: A Message to Laboratory Employees From The Director Several local newspapers carried a story this morning with the headline: Laboratory Hides the Cost of the Colossal NIF Laser. The claim in the story is that the overhead charges for the NIF project and the National Ignition Campaign have been inappropriately low. This is incorrect. I'd like to tell you the facts. As is the common practice for many Department of Energy construction projects, NIF uses a construction overhead charge that ensures that the project pays for the Laboratory-wide services that it uses and requires. There are two reasons for this: -- It is important to ensure that the overall finances of the host institution are not distorted as the project initially grows and then declines. This ensures that the true cost of the project is properly reported. This is why the NIF and the NIC pay directly for services that are otherwise paid fo...

Anonymously contributed: As reported by this article in the Contra Costa Times

Interesting opinions at http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Lawrence-Livermore-Lab-Reviews-E35235.htm

Anonymous said... There is an email circulating to APS members asking the APS to reconsider its statement on climate change in light of the "Climategate" release of internal correspondence of members of IPCC. The lab is in a central position because of its long standing program to compare in an objective way the various models of climate. I wonder whether the lab is just reacting or seriously looking into whether any of its work might have been influenced by possible "filtering the data". See this link: Open Letter on Global Warming December 4, 2009 2:57 PM

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Anonymous said... Latest rumors about LLNL/LLNS... December 5, 2009 7:18 AM

Anonymous said... Highlights from the Parney presentation today: 1) He looks a lot like George M. 2) He can't be bothered to reorganize GS even though PMC rates are through the roof due to excessive managers 3) He doesn't think we should care about criticism that we are too expensive 4) He claims LLNL is excellent in all technical areas across the board, instead of pledging to stem the growing mediocrity and attrition of excellent technical staff 5) Rather that talk about accomplishments he is proud of in his career, he made disparaging remarks about his former employers DHS and DARPA 6) He gets lost a lot at LLNL (mentioned this about 4 times) December 3, 2009 8:59 PM

Anonymous said... Okay children, listen up. How's 1.5% to distribute, retroactive to Jan 1st, 2010 _NOT_ Oct 1st, 2009, and NO raise cards to be distributed. However on Feb 18th you'll be able to log onto LAPIS and see how much you're worth. LLNS not only made millions of dollars by delaying your raises by three months but they "did you", with one big stroke of the pen. Assuming I got the max of 1.5% it still was not enough to cover my increased cost for medical and state tax. This has been three years in a row so no wonder my disposable income at the end of the month has been diminishing. Do you think LLNS is telling us all a story here? Still want to give LLNS 100%? -- I DFTS. December 3, 2009 5:25 PM

Anonymous wants to know if an average of 1% raise motivate you to excel.