tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post6852924565307462974..comments2023-08-27T06:53:36.768-06:00Comments on LANL: The Rest of the Story: Lab-contractor laxityFrank Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134775226991383924noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-88546704870725184432007-11-01T22:27:00.000-06:002007-11-01T22:27:00.000-06:00Well 5:56, LLNL has had many solutions foisted on...Well 5:56, LLNL has had many solutions foisted on it that were the result of LANL and LASO screw-ups. Including the transition to corporate foolishness. While the taxpayer pays, I know too well what we paid.<BR/><BR/>Ben Dover<BR/>LLNLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-45226494274534257482007-11-01T08:10:00.000-06:002007-11-01T08:10:00.000-06:0010/31/07 5:56 PM"Once again it looks like LLNL wil...10/31/07 5:56 PM<BR/>"Once again it looks like LLNL will pay for LANL's SNAFU!"<BR/><BR/>Bullshit! LLNL doesn't pay a damn thing. The taxpayer pays. Once again you bozos don't get it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-37497894192510203892007-11-01T08:07:00.000-06:002007-11-01T08:07:00.000-06:00"Overcoming a six-decades-old culture of arrogance..."Overcoming a six-decades-old culture of arrogance, and fallout in managerial shoddiness, isn't easy."<BR/><BR/>For sure this qualifies as the understatement of the decade. Still to early too tell, but maybe even the millennium.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-18150722203789238732007-11-01T07:33:00.000-06:002007-11-01T07:33:00.000-06:00Anonymous 10/31/07 9:43 PM said..."As for KSL cook...Anonymous 10/31/07 9:43 PM said...<BR/><BR/>"As for KSL cookbooks, check with Erickson, Schlindwein, and Padilla."<BR/><BR/>Indeed, these guys are a major part of the problem. I can tell you that they have been hostile toward TSMs who have complained about KSL costs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-84695757701850064522007-10-31T21:43:00.000-06:002007-10-31T21:43:00.000-06:00As for KSL cookbooks, check with Erickson, Schlind...As for KSL cookbooks, check with Erickson, Schlindwein, and Padilla.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-7282216821043364882007-10-31T19:00:00.000-06:002007-10-31T19:00:00.000-06:00You mean laxative?You mean laxative?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-87912366455839359422007-10-31T17:56:00.000-06:002007-10-31T17:56:00.000-06:00Mmmm - What do KSL, LANS and LLNS all have in comm...Mmmm - What do KSL, LANS and LLNS all have in common?<BR/><BR/>Ripping off the govermnment.<BR/><BR/>Once again it looks like LLNL will pay for LANL's SNAFU! I best buy some more K-Y Jelly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-18496848505645463942007-10-31T16:00:00.000-06:002007-10-31T16:00:00.000-06:00About 10 years ago, employees of KSL's predecessor...About 10 years ago, employees of KSL's predecessor performed some modifications to the electrical distribution in our laboratory. Of course we had to pay for it. One assumes that the work was performed by Journeyman Union Electricians.<BR/><BR/>A few weeks later, their inspectors came by for an inspection and we were told that there were many code violations and that the work would have to be re-done. Of course, we had to pay for it AGAIN!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-1098607595361720942007-10-31T15:23:00.000-06:002007-10-31T15:23:00.000-06:00Fundamentally, the problem has been around for awh...Fundamentally, the problem has been around for awhile. When responsible LANL employees would try to communicate or fix these problems, management would look the other way. Group leaders and project leaders were then left having to explain significant cost increases on ANY project that KSL would execute. Audits and assessments were too busy looking at useless things when you tried to solicite help in looking into the issues. And CFO was often unwilling to discuss the problems, only to see that the books were balanced.<BR/><BR/>And little has changes since LANS has arrived.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-85609736069407646762007-10-31T14:46:00.000-06:002007-10-31T14:46:00.000-06:00Get rid of KSL and their subs like Eberline, and y...Get rid of KSL and their subs like Eberline, and you will have saved lots of money and kept incompetent, greedy people from eating at the public trough.<BR/><BR/>Eberline has had many of the same issues regarding overbilling...why no look at them either?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-58698622664732130252007-10-31T11:59:00.000-06:002007-10-31T11:59:00.000-06:00"Since LANS seems to always do the opposite of wha..."Since LANS seems to always do the opposite of what is logical and wise, perhaps we should beging telling the world how efficient and cost-effective the KSL service is."<BR/><BR/>Oh come now, you can't be that naive! Why do you think Lab leadership always gets it wrong? It's not LANS, it's Lab leadership, which is the same leadership that was there before LANS. It's the same mindset. Cover up problems. Cover up anything that may bring into question the managment oversight of the Lab and/or cost the overseer money. The overseer used to be UC. Now the parent is LANS, which now consists of UC and a few of its military-industrial buddies. So now do you understand why these things don't get reported, much less fixed? Get it now...finally!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-78865602863429073442007-10-31T10:31:00.000-06:002007-10-31T10:31:00.000-06:00KSL has taking bill padding to an extreme which h...KSL has taking bill padding to an extreme which has never been seen before. They can do this because some LANL managers in the facilities department are acting as KSL's enablers. That LANS doesn't seem to care about any of this is very sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-35819193797982367882007-10-31T08:19:00.000-06:002007-10-31T08:19:00.000-06:00This business of overcharging, etc., has been goin...This business of overcharging, etc., has been going under ZIA, PanAm World Services, Johnson Control, and now Zia. Many of us have complained on many occasions and nobody has been willing to address the issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-66469606183461249652007-10-31T08:05:00.000-06:002007-10-31T08:05:00.000-06:00LANS Mgt definitely took a decrement to their cred...LANS Mgt definitely took a decrement to their credibility in the eyes of many when the KSL contract was renewed. Most people I spoke to said the move showed a combination of an obvious lack of concern about cost control and total cluelessness.<BR/><BR/>I asked someone on the LANL side who works with KSL and their stories involved billing for work not performed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-2136158062063320322007-10-31T07:23:00.000-06:002007-10-31T07:23:00.000-06:00Hmmm, if the problem is "fixed" then why is the La...Hmmm, if the problem is "fixed" then why is the Lab going to have an internal audit of the KSL contract?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-73486195752329243062007-10-31T07:22:00.000-06:002007-10-31T07:22:00.000-06:00For almost a year and a half, I've heard LANL empl...For almost a year and a half, I've heard LANL employees begging LANS management to do something about the KSL situation. Instead of fixing it, LANS extended the KSL contract for another year. Since LANS seems to always do the opposite of what is logical and wise, perhaps we should beging telling the world how efficient and cost-effective the KSL service is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-14515238961774113282007-10-31T05:52:00.000-06:002007-10-31T05:52:00.000-06:00"If, as his public-relations folks claim, the situ...<I>"If, as his public-relations folks claim, the situation already has been taken care of..."</I><BR/><BR/><B>Newsflash!</B> Kevin Roark saying "the problem has been fixed" carries as much weight as a fart in a hurricane.<BR/><BR/>-GussieGussie Fink-Nottlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17432364594434404990noreply@blogger.com