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Monday, May 2, 2005 Director's NotebookCreating a Science Council and the Chief Science Officer position are but two of the accomplishments designed to strengthen science at Los Alamos. They are discussed by Laboratory Director Pete Nanos in Monday's Director's Notebook.To read the Director's Notebook, click here.
Mandatory electrical safety all-hands meeting on Wednesday
In the interest of improving our electrical safety performance and in line with a recent Department of Energy-wide letter, I am taking actions to bring specific focus on electrical safety during the month of May.
Informational meetings on purchase cards scheduled
As part of a Laboratory-wide effort to increase and encourage the use of purchase cards (P-cards), the Laboratory has doubled the per-transaction and monthly limits for P-cards, with even higher limits possible with division management approval.
Release 3a to expedite purchasing process
The Enterprise Project’s Release 3a software product debuted last Friday. Release 3a facilitates selected purchasing functions for Laboratory employees.
Area G public meeting set for Tuesday
A public meeting on the Laboratory’s Area G radioactive waste disposal area is scheduled for Tuesday evening in Santa Fe.
Lab's ALEXIS satellite completes its mission
Diane Roussel-Dupre of Space Data Systems (ISR-3) sets up the ground station for the last contact with ALEXIS last Friday afternoon at the ALEXIS satellite operations center at Technical Area 3.
Lab retiree Boedeker on UC television today
Laboratory retiree and amateur radio operator Bill Boedeker will talk about his involvement in arranging a conversation between astronauts on the International Space Station and school children on Earth, on a edition of "Behind the White Coat" today on University of California television. supercomputing
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Ayyorgun breeds wireless nodesSelf-organizing sensor network research wins awardWireless sensor networks soon may allow engineers to wirelessly monitor miles of gas and oil pipelines, rescue workers to detect signs of life under rubble, and monitor illicit trafficking and intrusions on international borders . . . Currents, the Laboratory's monthly employee magazine, is now available online.  |
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