NIF (totally) explained

Or NIF for the layman.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/222792

Where Does All the Money Go?

Top 10 Recipients of Federal Contract Awards for FY 2010

FY 2010 Rank Parent Company Name Dollars % of total

1 Lockheed Martin Corporation $1,717,259,591 8.324%

2 Los Alamos National Security LLC $1,552,664,849 7.526%

3 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC $1,036,264,902 5.023%

4 Ut-Battelle, LLC $736,105,314 3.568%

5 Battelle Memorial Institute Inc $670,678,244 3.251%

6 Honeywell International Inc $477,616,671 2.315%

7 Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Pantex, L.L.C. $469,238,894 2.274%

8 Merck & Co., Inc. $400,360,817 1.941%

9 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, Lls $400,226,463 1.940%

10 Bechtel Group, Inc. $362,732,024 1.758%

Source: usaspending



Just one big fat happy NWC

How is Oak Ridge?

I have been considering applying for a position at Oak Ridge National Lab. In searching for information online (hoping to get a feeling for the work environment), I found the LLNL/LANL set of blogs, but I have seen nothing similar for ORNL.

Given that ORNL is also run by a private entity (UT-Battelle), are there similar problems? Do any readers have any opinions on ORNL?
Thank you!
Signed: anonymous coward

LANL BLOG shut down?

Anonymously asked:

Has the LANL Blog shut down? (LANL: The Rest of The Story)

Salary comparisons at simplyhired.com.

Compare salary average of the Lab against other companies!


http://www.simplyhired.com/a/salary/search/q-lawrence+livermore+national+laboratory+llnl/l-Livermore,+CA/q_1-Sybase/l_1-DUblin+CA

Be thankful!

To the complainers in this BLOG:

http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_14193481

LLNL is hiring!

Anonymosuly contributed:

This from R and D magazine dated Dec 22 2009:
"With a staff of about 6,500, LLNL anticipates hiring 5% of that number in 2010."

The naysayers who frequent this blog will be slitting their wrists and drinking coo-laid over this.