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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Re:  LLNL, NIF, LANL  --    Some food for thought:

DOE ORDER 350.1c3 (2/23/2010) states at III.3 that:

a.       In compliance with Section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 and Secretarial policy, a work force restructuring plan at defense nuclear facilities and other DOE facilities shall be prepared whenever the DOE determines that a change in the work force is necessary. Plans may be developed for multiple years, but the requirement for a plan is triggered when the planned change affects 100 or more employees at a site within a 12-month period, or when the Head of the Field Element determines that a change in the work force ill significantly affect the community. In instances where fewer than 100 employees are affected, the objectives of section 3161 shall be applied as feasible.

b. Work force restructuring plans shall be prepared in accordance with “Interim Planning Guidance for Contractor Work Force Restructuring,” published in the Federal Register Vol. 61, No. 44, dated March 5, 1996, as amended from time to time (Attachment 2).

And the Interim Planning Guidance states the following:

B.  Stakeholder Input to Plans:   Consultation with local, state, and national stakeholders is an essential element of the work force restructuring process. Special attention should be given to consultation with the existing work force, their representatives, and local communities. Input should be solicited and considered at appropriate points throughout the development of plans for implementing work force restructuring. In order to facilitate participation by stakeholders, the Office has made this Final Planning Guidance available through the Federal Register and through electronic means.  

Anybody at LLNL, NIF or LANS seen the plan or been asked for input?????
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 22, 2012 at 12:39 PM

    "Plans may be developed for multiple years..." The plan from 2007, in LANL's case, still stands.

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  2. LANL Layoffs 2012March 25, 2012 at 9:30 PM

    Actually, according to our director of Human Resources a new (or revised) plan was submitted to SecEn for approval. Assuming the Lab did not resubmit a 5 year old plan, a new plan was developed somewhere and sometime with no required input.

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