This is a link to a March 24, 2017 letter from three Senators to DOE Secretary Perry regarding DOE OIG confirmed retaliatory conduct by SRNS management against Sandra Black. The Senators ask if the involved SRNS managers will be held directly accountable for the retaliation. The Senators also ask about consequences for the Contractor.
https://www.wyden.senate.gov/download/?id=50DB3316-98A3-476B-B5AC-A1EF7D6EE033&download=1
Friday, March 31, 2017
Saturday, March 25, 2017
DOE whistleblower update
"Energy Department whistleblower finally gets justice, despite agency neglect"
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/powerpost/wp/2017/03/23/energy-department-whistleblower-finally-gets-justice-despite-agency-neglect/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/powerpost/wp/2017/03/23/energy-department-whistleblower-finally-gets-justice-despite-agency-neglect/
Thursday, March 23, 2017
NIF update
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Odd, it looks like a hopeful future. In any case science is not about success or failure, it is about truth and what may seem as a failure at first may turn out to be the one of the biggest discoveries since Newtons gravity. Let the discoveries began! Lux Lux Lux!!!!!
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Still want to work for UC?
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http://twitchy.com/wa-37/2017/03/19/digging-your-own-grave-60-minutes-and-michelle-malkin-take-a-look-at-the-h1b-visa-program/
60 minutes show on H1B visas.
60-80 Indian workers (from India) replace UCSF IT team (1/2 pay, no benefits)and Big Sis (Janet N) is behind it and Disney did the same.
The H1B program was never meant for this (a loophole).
Like it or not Mr. Trump (and maybe Bernie) addressed this in the campaign.
Me thinks Mr. Trump (or Bernie if he was elected) will deal with this soon, a lot on his plate right now. -
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AnonymousMarch 19, 2017 at 10:08 PMPerhaps we can hire some of those cheap but smart Indians on H1B visas to take over the high level work at the weapon labs.
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AnonymousMarch 20, 2017 at 6:37 PMDon't give the directors any ideas. They will think it is a great suggestion.
Saturday, March 18, 2017
How much would the military gain?
Under the budget plans, defence department spending would rise by $54bn (£44bn) or 10%, including $2bn for nuclear weapons, while homeland security would get a 6.8% boost.
In addition, the National Nuclear Security Administration, which oversees the maintenance and safety of the nuclear arsenal and its research labs, would gain $1.4bn.
DOE is -6% overall.
The Washington Post assessment is pretty good...
The Trump’s budget would cut DOE spending overall by $1.7 billion — or 5.6 percent from current levels — to $28 billion. But the money is redistributed. NNSA's budget would grow 11.3 percent while the rest of the DOE’s programs would be cut by 17.9 percent. The president would drop programs such as the Weatherization Assistance Program, which provides grants to states and some Indian tribes to improve energy efficiency for low-income families, and the State Energy Program, which gives grants to states. It would also eliminate altogether the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, which is popular in Congress and spends $300 million on basic research; Title 17 loan guarantees for new low-carbon energy projects; and the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Program, which has helped such companies as Tesla develop electric cars and Ford develop more-efficient combustion engines and light materials.
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AnonymousMarch 16, 2017 at 12:51 PMTesla and Ford are private companies. Why are taxpayers subsidizing them? Anyone remember Solyndra?
Trump is to gut the labs.
The budget has a 20% decrease to DOE office of science, 20% cut to NIH. NASA also gets a cut. This will
have a huge negative effect on the lab. Crazy, juts crazy. He also wants to cut NEA and PBS, this may not seem like
a big deal but they get very little money and do great things.
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