Friday, September 15, 2006

Office of Science Town Hall meeting is September 18
The Office of Science Program Office is hosting a Town Hall meeting from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, September 18 to strengthen the research network at the Laboratory and to position Los Alamos to secure long-term funding for new ideas within the Chemical Sciences Division, Department of Energy Office of Basic Energy Sciences (OBES).

iProcurement changing how Lab makes certain purchases
Buying safety shoes, clothing and glasses at the Laboratory becomes Web-based starting today.

Revised management guidance on salary increase authorization process
Laboratory managers received revised guidance on this year’s salary management process, which has been extended to September 28.

When it rains it pours
The North American monsoon season arrived a little earlier than usual in Los Alamos and the southwest, and it has delivered healthy amounts of rain to Los Alamos and White Rock.

More changes in store at Diamond-Jemez intersection
New detours in the intersection of Diamond Drive and Jemez Road as part of the Security Perimeter Project are scheduled to occur. And a number of changes are scheduled to occur over the next week.

Weed spraying scheduled this weekend
KSL Services ground crews are scheduled to spray herbicides within Technical Area 3 on Saturday.