Thursday, June 10, 2004

Prime Contract Office to be focal point for Laboratory contract issues
The Laboratory's new Prime Contract Office (PCO) is providing institutional focus and oversight for issues related to the Department of Energy Prime Contract for Laboratory operations.

Flags lowered at University of California sites
University of California President Robert Dynes this week asked that flags at all UC properties be lowered to half-staff in observance of the passing of former President Ronald Reagan. The flags will remain at half-staff through July 5, Dynes said, adding that all UC campuses will remain open Friday.

DOE to bid Los Alamos contract separately
The Department of Energy on Wednesday decided it will bid the management contract for Los Alamos as a separate competition from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory contract.

Lab's first director focus of symposium this month
April 22 was the 100th birthday of Los Alamos' first director, J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Los Alamos NewsLetter to be distributed this week
The biweekly hard-copy of the Los Alamos NewsLetter for the week of June 7 is scheduled to be in mailboxes and newsstands this week.

Hunker talks focuses on cyber security
Carnegie Mellon University professor Jeffrey Hunker talked about cyber security and a national strategy for critical infrastructure security at a Director's Colloquium Tuesday.