LANL: The Real Story

Final Phase: LANS officially assumed the LANL contract June 1, 2006. This blog shuts down July 1.

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Saturday, February 23, 2008

Requiem

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It has been a year and a half since the closing post on LANL, The Real Story. The LANL I knew and worked at for 20 years is dead. In hono...
Friday, June 30, 2006

Last Post

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This is the last post to LANL, The Real Story . 869,847 visitors, 3,274,719 page views as of today. This blog will remain on-line for so...

A good enough performance?

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http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=7055808 Los Alamos National Laboratory A good enough performance? Jun 15th 2006 F...
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LANL Blog Comes to End on Friday

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Photo by K ATHARINE KIMBALL/JOURNAL Site was popular place to post comments about laboratory BY JOHN ARNOLD Journal Staff Writer Los Alamos...
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One of my favorite news storys about LANL and the blog

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Mainly because of the picture placement... NY Times Article --Doug

NNSA Establishes New Office to Lead Future of Nuclear

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Hi Doug, Most importantly, I send you my best wishes for your upcoming bike trip. Hopefully it will be an enjoyable time to forget all th...

Service-based match to 401(k)

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Ok to post w/ my name. As you might guess, the Newsbulletin declined to publish it. Thank you so much for your service to "the rest ...
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LANL program gets help from Senate committee

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By ANDY LENDERMAN | The New Mexican June 30, 2006 A new chemistry building and environmental cleanup programs at Los Alamos ...
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Thursday, June 29, 2006

First seen in the signage

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Hey doug. Eat your heart out, nobody's got this picture but me, since LANS pulled that "Operated by ..." just as soon as they ...

HPC person needed

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Hi Doug: We are looking for an HPC person also with good general Linux skills: 1) Hands on! i.e. not afraid of the hardware aspects 2) ...

KRSN back on the air

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Hey Doug, Not anything to do with the Lab, but of local interest anyway. KRSN returned to the air today (at 3:00 pm) after being silent for ...

Audit Blasts Labs on Explosives Management

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Audit Blasts Labs on Explosives Management BY JOHN ARNOLD Journal Staff Writer Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories failed...

News for Lab Employees from Society of Professionals, Scientists, and Engineers

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Doug, Please add the attachment to the LANL Blog. For future historians, I think having a copy of the SPSE included in the LANL Blog, part...

Albuquerque Security Clearance Job Fair

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Doug: You and I have spoken briefly in the past. I wanted to let your readers know that ClearanceJobs.com will be holding a Security Clearan...

Employees challenge pension contribution plan

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MICHELLE LOCKE Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. - Some employees at the University of California are challenging their bosses...

Two Los Alamos employees injured

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By ASSOCIATED PRESS June 28, 2006 LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) - Los Alamos National Laboratory has suspended all hoisting and rigg...

Finito -- Good2Go

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Doug, this will be my final post to the blog. I want to thank you so much for setting up "The Real Story". It's given everyo...
Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Revised Shutdown Schedule

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All, I am bumping the shutdown schedule for the blog up 12 hours. The new shutdown date is Friday afternoon, 6/30. The reason is that brig...

Panel boosts warhead; adds millions to LANL budget

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ROGER SNODGRASS, roger@lamonitor.com , Monitor Assistant Editor A Senate appropriations subcommittee added $35 million to the pot for the Re...

I wasn't going to post this

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Bernie Foy is someone for whom I have a great deal of respect. He has never been afraid to speak out at LANL when he saw a situation that n...

Favorite Posts

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Feeling a bit retrospective here: this is one of my favorite posts from the past 1 1/2 years. The photo was taken by my office-mate as he ...

Employees to receive COBRA packet from UC

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June 29, 2006 No action needed by employees Laboratory employees who were employees of the University of Califor...

Submission restrictions

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Some of you have noticed that the submission of comments to recent posts has been restricted. The reason for this is that a "contribut...

LANL Blog Closing Comment

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Dear beneficiaries, supporters, and especially Doug Roberts host LANL Blog, Although tempted to write a contribution to this Blog about my f...
Tuesday, June 27, 2006

LANL wants to beef up stock of nuke triggers

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The Associated Press June 27, 2006 WASHINGTON -- Energy Department officials want to quadruple the number of plutonium pits, or...
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Monday, June 26, 2006

Lab's per diem practices don't comply

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Submitted by Anonymous: _______________________________ Doug, Looks like our new corporate overseers are taking no time at all to begin livi...
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Chancellor's death linked to job stress

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[A half dozen people have sent me this story. I had decided not to post it here, being of the opinion that by now those problems that exist...
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Saturday, June 24, 2006

New director aims to take LANL forward

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By ANDY LENDERMAN | The New Mexican June 24, 2006 LOS ALAMOS -- The director of Los Alamos National Laboratory says he's r...
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Friday, June 23, 2006

We have decided not to go forward with this arrangement...

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Doug, Please post, if you see fit, anonymously. Thank you. And thank you for your blog. I will miss it. ____________________________________...

Off-Budget Nuclear Weapons Lab Financing Scheme Disclosed

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Please post this press release anonymously. At the bottom is an article stating a rebuttal from LANL. Contact Nuke Watch to get more detai...

Congress fumes at NNSA chief for leaks

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ROGER SNODGRASS, roger@lamonitor.com , Monitor Assistant Editor Key Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee pursued their com...
Thursday, June 22, 2006

LANS Will Develop a “Work Free, Safety Zone” at Los Alamos.

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Submitted by Anonymous: ______________________________________- LANS Will Develop a “Work Free, Safety Zone” at Los Alamos. Just like Be...

Not a single person in the room...

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Submitted by Anonymous: ___________________________________ Can you imagine the meeting where this was introduced and not a single person i...
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Wednesday, June 21, 2006

GAP Releases DOE Plan to Merge Office of Environment, Safety and Health

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6/21/2006 GAP Releases DOE Plan to Merge Office of Environment, Safety and Health The Department of Energy has proposed dissolving the Offi...

Next

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Prestigious contract is up for grabs By Eric Stern -- Bee Staff Writer Published 12:01 am PDT Saturday, June 17, 2006 Story appeared on Page...
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Energy Dept. won't abandon pensions

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It had sought to stop paying defined-benefit plans for contractors' new hires. Officials will review the issue. Associated Press ...
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Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Information from Senator Bingaman's office.

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Doug~ Please place on "BLOG" I was provided this information from Senator Bingaman's office. We are glad DOE has placed a hold...
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Friday, June 16, 2006

---- HAZARD NOTES ----

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Submitted by Anonymous: _____________________________ Doug, I can't believe what I just saw. In one of the buildings near where I work ...
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One of the "Silent Partners" takes a glance at the blog

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They've been here before: access_log:12.45.118.180 - - [02/Jun/2006:15:24:21 -0600] "GET /~roberts/blog/valid-atom.gif HTTP/1.1...
Thursday, June 15, 2006

Nuclear Lab Readies Employee Cutbacks

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Hi Doug, FYI: I don't have the AP URL but this comes from http://www.nti.org/d_newswire/issues/2006_6_15.html#C1104703 #C1104703 N...
Wednesday, June 14, 2006

LANL-ALL2001: Message from NNSA Director Brooks regarding cyber security breach

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From: owner-lanl-all@maillist.lanl .gov [mailto: owner-lanl-all@maillist.lanl .gov ] On Behalf Of Communications Office - LANL Notices Se...
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