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.

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?

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

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?

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"?

Nuc testing in Nevada bad idea.

Bad for trump disastrous for the world!
https://thebulletin.org/2020/06/why-a-us-nuclear-test-in-nevada-would-be-bad-for-the-world-and-trumps-reelection/

Unthinkable growth!

With race riots and and a depression level economy brought on by the coronavirus, how is the country going to continue increasing the NW complex by 20% every year? I see LinkedIn and Indeed.com postings for all sorts of jobs at the labs. I assume they will continue to increase their workforce by double-digits every year indefinitely. I harbor no ill will against the labs or NNSA, but the situation is strange.