ORNL could trim staff by up to 475, but officials hope for fewer cuts
With the federal budget under pressure, Oak Ridge National Laboratory has permission to reduce its staff by up to 475 employees, but officials hope they don’t have to make that many cuts. The workforce...
View ArticleBudget cuts cause concern in research community, including at ORNL
The budget deal that Congress approved earlier this month to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling kept in place automatic budget cuts known as sequestration. But those across-the-board cuts...
View ArticleORNL to lose 189 workers through voluntary separations by Dec. 31
One hundred eighty-nine employees at Oak Ridge National Laboratory will go off the payroll at the end of this month as part of a workforce reduction announced in September. ORNL had received permission...
View ArticleStaff size at Y-12, Pantex could be reduced through voluntary separations
The staff size at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge and Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, could be reduced as a new federal contractor takes over. Officials expect the staff reductions to...
View ArticleY-12, Pantex workforce reductions could total about 170 jobs
Workforce reductions at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge and Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, are expected to total about 170 jobs, officials said this week. That’s about 2 percent of...
View ArticleORNL to reduce workforce by up to 350 by end of year
Note: This story was last updated at 10:50 a.m. Aug. 9. Oak Ridge National Laboratory will reduce its workforce by up to 350 positions by the end of the calendar year, ORNL Director Thomas Zacharia...
View ArticleORNL workforce reduction could save $34 million per year, mostly affect those...
The workforce reduction of up to 350 positions at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is expected to decrease personnel costs by about $34 million each year, and the lab expects most of those who apply for...
View ArticleORNL reports strong interest in voluntary separations, but still needs to...
There has been strong interest in a voluntary separation program that could reduce the workforce at Oak Ridge National Laboratory by up to 350 positions, but the lab still has to review applications...
View ArticleORNL approves 204 for voluntary separations as lab reduces workforce
Lab managers have approved 204 of the 302 applications submitted for a voluntary separation program that could reduce the workforce at Oak Ridge National Laboratory by up to 350 positions. The...
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