Is LLNS HR open?

 Hello, 

I am a retiree trying to reach HR at LLNL for a question. I have been trying for a month with via e-mail to 

llnl-benefits@llnl.gov

And through voice mails. 

Is HR still confined? 

Any tip is appreciated. 

Bad Faith Bargaining Practices

 Citing "Bad Faith Bargaining Practices"

Lawrence Livermore National Lab Workers Plan for Three-Day Strike

https://www.independentnews.com/news/lawrence-livermore-national-lab-workers-plan-for-three-day-strike/article_46303102-ee4d-11eb-be27-df539f7b3e48.html

LLNL Panel Sheds Light on Gender Bias in the Scientific Community

https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/llnl-panel-shed

s-light-on-gender-bias-in-the-scientific-community/

Los Alamos nuclear waste too hazardous to move

 Report: Some Los Alamos nuclear waste too hazardous to move

https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/report-some-los-alamos-nuclear-waste-too-hazardous-to-move/article_59875868-f3b9-11eb-8af9-fb6a70a28705.html

Los Alamos National Laboratory has identified 45 barrels of radioactive waste so potentially explosive — due to being mixed with incompatible chemicals — that crews have been told not to move them and instead block off the area around the containers, according to a government watchdog’s repo

Are the labs in decline?

 Are the labs in decline? Or more to the point if they are is something only to with the labs or is it bigger than that?

What exactly is the future of the NNSA labs?

I just read this.

Of course the US is in retreat mode. Everywhere you go you hear talk of seccession, civil war, uncontrolled immigration.. We’re no longer the good guys, so servicemen are just mercenaries. Today’s military would make the mixed-race divisions that bugged out in the Korean war look like Stonewall Jackson’s regiment at 1st Bull Run. Who would fight for this sh_t show? Not to mention the mentally retarded weapon systems. What do you call $20 billion of sunk costs? An aircraft carrier.

Cuomo

 Cuomo: Hiding in plane sight while claiming to be a champion of the MeToo movement?

What does it say for the national respect and understanding of the MeToo movement when 11 women (so far) said Governor Cuomo
inappropriately touched or groped them? Will Cuomo’s staff accused of aiding and abetting such behavior by covering up, discrediting, or destroying the careers of these courageous women be held accountable too?

Cease & Desist Letters

 LANL, SNL served with Cease & Desist Letters over COVID-19 Vaccine, Testing, and Masking Requirements

https://losalamosreporter.com/2021/07/26/organization-sends-cease-and-desist-letter-to-lanl-regarding-covid-19-mandates-threatens-legal-action/

SNL has also been served, but there is no article yet. Here is a link to the letter: https://file.io/HaKVZTW4E1mz

How far off was NIF?

 In 2012, NIF failed to achieve ignition, and subsequently, Dr. Ed Moses left LLNS employment. Have any external peer reviews estimated how far off NIF was in terms of peak power or energy to achieve momentary fusion?