Is the annual LLNS AAP worth a "hill of beans" in terms of actually addressing diversity employment disparities at LLNL?
Friday, June 19, 2020
Thursday, June 18, 2020
U.S. inertial confinement fusion (ICF) program finding increase
ICF funding:
https://www.laserfocusworld.com/lasers-sources/article/14175399/congress-boosts-inertialconfinement-fusion-budget-review-results-expected-by-end-of-fy20
Interesting that pulsed power ICF, which has shown no progress, gets a 30% increase, although the $ amount is small. Thankfully no $$ are being spent to build a new Z machine. This is probably a relief to SNL which has no need for that program.
At least LLE Rochester wasn’t able to extort the government for more money. Their budget remains flat.
https://www.laserfocusworld.com/lasers-sources/article/14175399/congress-boosts-inertialconfinement-fusion-budget-review-results-expected-by-end-of-fy20
Interesting that pulsed power ICF, which has shown no progress, gets a 30% increase, although the $ amount is small. Thankfully no $$ are being spent to build a new Z machine. This is probably a relief to SNL which has no need for that program.
At least LLE Rochester wasn’t able to extort the government for more money. Their budget remains flat.
Monday, June 15, 2020
How y'all doing?
How are sites doing in the resumption of work now that COVID restrictions are being lifted and some states are seeing an increase as restrictions are being lifted?
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Diversity harmed at LLNL
After nearly 30 years of false promises regarding diversity,
not much has changed at LLNL. Lab careers of the outspoken, those that pushed the envelope as AEM Lab employees did in the 90s, endured careers that were systematically and forever harmed.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j7terW7ySzlYcubcN2C57bIgaH8qw_7m/view?usp=drivesdk
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
How is Bill doing?
As those before him since the 2007 transition, is LLNL Director Bill Goldstein simply a stooge for the for-profit LLNS LLC contractor? What has being the LLNS "President" meant thus far to LLNL employees besides unjustified mass layoffs and systemic benefit reductions?
Saturday, June 6, 2020
Manageable managers
"Advance opportunities are biased and many are given to those who can be manageable."
Unfortunately true. So how many of our LANL and LLNL Diversity Managers are "Manageable"?
Unfortunately true. So how many of our LANL and LLNL Diversity Managers are "Manageable"?
Friday, June 5, 2020
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