tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post4221102464447911180..comments2023-08-27T06:53:36.768-06:00Comments on LANL: The Rest of the Story: More reasons behind LANS' interest in RIFing, NOWFrank Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134775226991383924noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-39413275722580654312007-12-16T22:40:00.000-07:002007-12-16T22:40:00.000-07:00Perhaps one of the reasons behind LANS' interest i...Perhaps one of the reasons behind LANS' interest in RIFing, NOW came to them on Dec 5th:<BR/><BR/>http://www.lanlclassactionsettlement.com/faq.htm<BR/><BR/>Settlement Update (DECEMBER 13, 2007)<BR/><BR/>The Court has granted Final Approval of the Settlement and all appeals have been resolved. Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, the Claims Administrator prepared a final list of all Claiming Settlement Class members, and provided that list to the Laboratory on December 5, 2007. The Laboratory has ten days to provide certain data regarding the salary history of the Claiming Settlement Class members to the Claims Administrator, who will then transmit those data to Dr. Janice Madden. The Claims Administrator and Dr. Madden will then calculate the amounts due to each Claiming Settlement Class member in accordance with the Plan of Allocation.<BR/><BR/>Makes one wonder if this list will constitute the first pass of the follow-on phase(s) of the RIF.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-50008029984447136312007-12-16T20:34:00.000-07:002007-12-16T20:34:00.000-07:003:57 pm: Who said anything about PS Division? 3:03...3:57 pm: Who said anything about PS Division? 3:03 was talking about a LANL subcontractor called P2S, working for SAFE Div. Try to keep up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-45032016726857576222007-12-16T16:45:00.000-07:002007-12-16T16:45:00.000-07:00Yes, it is well known throughout LANL that PS Divi...Yes, it is well known throughout LANL that PS Division is one of the worst. They don't contribute anything but they do suck money out of the system and obstruct work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-19870731097246062702007-12-16T16:35:00.000-07:002007-12-16T16:35:00.000-07:0012/16/07 3:57 PM12/16/07 6:57 AMI believe that the...12/16/07 3:57 PM<BR/><BR/>12/16/07 6:57 AM<BR/>I believe that the correct number of new Bechtel is about 30.<BR/><BR/>That's the point!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-1720268143546303212007-12-16T15:57:00.000-07:002007-12-16T15:57:00.000-07:00Anonymous at 12/16/07 3:03 PM seems to be talking,...Anonymous at 12/16/07 3:03 PM seems to be talking, but not making a point.<BR/><BR/>I think that a "group" of only 26 people is by itself evidence that there is too much management overhead at LANL!<BR/><BR/>And, PS Division is the repository of the chronically unemployable at LANL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-81344791762235487852007-12-16T15:03:00.000-07:002007-12-16T15:03:00.000-07:0012/16/07 6:57 AMYou continue to be so naive and/or...12/16/07 6:57 AM<BR/>You continue to be so naive and/or stupid. Just as an example-Security Systems, SAFE-S3. P2S is a sub-contractor to a partner of LANS. Approximately 26 P2S employees are employed. There are many other groups like this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-67595958378674481592007-12-16T14:48:00.000-07:002007-12-16T14:48:00.000-07:0012/15/07 7:40PMU.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) h...12/15/07 7:40PM<BR/>U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) has a copy of the Mercer Human Resource Report along with the old and new management structure. Do the math and it tells it all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-82514884160978684612007-12-16T13:38:00.000-07:002007-12-16T13:38:00.000-07:00"Much of what they do in fact makes more work for ..."Much of what they do in fact makes more work for the direct-funded personnel. We would be better off if most of these managers and their bloated staff would just stay home. We can direct-deposit their paychecks." (12/16/07 6:57 AM)<BR/><BR/>Amen to that, 6:57 AM! Think of the increase in work efficiency that would result. And the morale boost, that would be priceless.<BR/><BR/>The direct funded staff at LANL need only a DL, a GL, and a couple of good secretaries to help keep the offices running smoothly. It's time to turn the clock back to the old days at LANL when management structure was far more streamlined and efficient.<BR/><BR/>More management layers and allied support staff is not the answer to problems at LANL. It's the heart of the problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-14967531508229604232007-12-16T10:39:00.000-07:002007-12-16T10:39:00.000-07:009:00 am, is it fair to say you're not impressed wi...9:00 am, is it fair to say you're not impressed with LANS?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-86100878332101726092007-12-16T09:00:00.000-07:002007-12-16T09:00:00.000-07:00If the total number of new hires from LANS parent ...If the total number of new hires from LANS parent organizations is less than 175, that's even worse than 1000 new hires. Why? With LANS costing $175M (Fee, GRT, pension contribution) on average, every new LANS manager costs the LANL budget greater than $1M per year - exclusive of salary, however obscene.<BR/><BR/>New LANS manager salaries aren't counted in the $175M LANS cost penalty. <BR/><BR/>NONE of these new LANS managers are earning their salaries plus their portion of >$1M in LANS management contract sunk costs by improving LANL efficiency. <BR/> <BR/>Voluntary and involuntary layoffs, Concur system, Oracle, new CYA contracting rules, JB weld, overflowing toilets, convoy training, highly paid staff emptying their own trash, new team leader positions, laptop pool fiasco, and the astronomical growth of upper management; NOTHING LANS has done has improved LANL's efficiency. NOTHING. Period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-65183150629815858452007-12-16T06:57:00.000-07:002007-12-16T06:57:00.000-07:00I believe that the correct number of new Bechtel i...I believe that the correct number of new Bechtel is about 30. BUT! pre-LANS we had the ADs, now we have 16. The number of division and groups have increased more than two-fold.<BR/><BR/>Each AD and DD needs a staff of at least one Deputy, an ADMIN, hot and cold running secretaries, a Chief of Staff, a Financial Analyst, etc.<BR/><BR/>While most of these people came from within the existing staff, they all needed salary increases AND they are ALL on overhead.<BR/><BR/>Frankly, most of them do little more than attend meetings and exchange Email with each other.<BR/>As far as I can tell, none of these new positions have done anything to bring in new funding.<BR/><BR/>Much of what they do in fact makes more work for the direct-funded personnel. We would be better off if most of these managers and their bloated staff would just stay home. We can direct-deposit their paychecks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-87830991444155795232007-12-15T23:30:00.000-07:002007-12-15T23:30:00.000-07:00"...the housing market here in Los Alamos would ha..."...the housing market here in Los Alamos would have skyrocketed upwards like that of SoCal during the housing boom. It did not."<BR/><BR/>I would be very surprised to find that 1,000 Bechtel/BWXT et al people have taken jobs at LANL. Several dozen, yes. A thousand? No.<BR/><BR/>Also, I wouldn't expect any one of them that might have any inkling of the future of LANL with a reduced workforce would've bought homes in Los Alamos. More likely than not, they would've bought or rented homes in Santa Fe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-40859197301217216412007-12-15T20:53:00.000-07:002007-12-15T20:53:00.000-07:00Wow, it must be good to be King/Queen, eh Terry? M...Wow, it must be good to be King/Queen, eh Terry? Mikex2? Sue? Mary? Scott? Jan? et al? RIF the work force so you that you all can live like royalty. Congress and DOE and NNSA can shove it up their rears the next time they question the workforce.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-83740004818123071702007-12-15T20:23:00.000-07:002007-12-15T20:23:00.000-07:00" Conservative Estimate: Approximately 1,000 Becht..." Conservative Estimate: Approximately 1,000 Bechtel (BWXT, etc) employees have come to LANL."<BR/><BR/>I've seen this stated several times now on this blog. Where is the data to verify this number? I find it very hard to believe. If 1000 new Bechtel employees came into LANL after June 1 '06, the housing market here in Los Alamos would have skyrocketed upwards like that of SoCal during the housing boom. It did not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-36074483862371588602007-12-15T19:45:00.000-07:002007-12-15T19:45:00.000-07:00Most of these positions predate LANS.Most of these positions predate LANS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-77618958859995574862007-12-15T19:40:00.000-07:002007-12-15T19:40:00.000-07:00" Mercer Human Resource ReportDate: March 3, 2007T..." Mercer Human Resource Report<BR/>Date: March 3, 2007<BR/>Title: Total Compensation Design "<BR/><BR/>Someone needs to post this Mercer report as a PDF on the web so we can read it and verify the claims.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-50826393019697721002007-12-15T17:39:00.000-07:002007-12-15T17:39:00.000-07:00all the morons in Washington have to do is look at...all the morons in Washington have to do is look at the numbers of Bechtel and Pantex managers who have arrived in Los Alamos since June 2006. It's so blatant it isn't funny...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com