Comments on: A Future for Nuclear National Labs in Homeland Security? http://www.hlswatch.com/2008/06/18/taskforce-to-recast-mission-of-nuclear-national-labs/ News and analysis of critical issues in homeland security today. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:40:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Steven Proctor http://www.hlswatch.com/2008/06/18/taskforce-to-recast-mission-of-nuclear-national-labs/#comment-111312 Steven Proctor Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:55:43 +0000 http://www.hlswatch.com/2008/06/18/taskforce-to-recast-mission-of-nuclear-national-labs/#comment-111312 Jonah: I hope Homeland Security, the Co-chairs, the bi-partisan group and the Task Force will assist and support secured access by local, State and Federal Emergency Management (EM) personnel for researching and planning mitigation activities. Thanks for sharing and stay safe out there Steven Proctor, FPEM EM Operations Coordinator Jonah:

I hope Homeland Security, the Co-chairs, the bi-partisan group and the Task Force will assist and support secured access by local, State and Federal Emergency Management (EM) personnel for researching and planning mitigation activities.

Thanks for sharing and stay safe out there

Steven Proctor, FPEM
EM Operations Coordinator

]]> By: Jonah Czerwinski http://www.hlswatch.com/2008/06/18/taskforce-to-recast-mission-of-nuclear-national-labs/#comment-109172 Jonah Czerwinski Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:27:12 +0000 http://www.hlswatch.com/2008/06/18/taskforce-to-recast-mission-of-nuclear-national-labs/#comment-109172 ARNOLD -- I've not been given a list of the other Task Force members. Will update here when it becomes available though. Jonah ARNOLD –

I’ve not been given a list of the other Task Force members. Will update here when it becomes available though.

Jonah

]]> By: William R. Cumming http://www.hlswatch.com/2008/06/18/taskforce-to-recast-mission-of-nuclear-national-labs/#comment-109063 William R. Cumming Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:27:40 +0000 http://www.hlswatch.com/2008/06/18/taskforce-to-recast-mission-of-nuclear-national-labs/#comment-109063 The Labs are DOE. No administration has successfully integrated the lab structure into the Department since it was created as part of the AEC reorganization in 1974. Perhaps time that science & engineering R&D capability of the Labs be fully utilized for national purposes beyond bomb research and maintenance. The tensions between basic science and the military-industrial-academic complex received an interesting analysis in the 1997 bio captioned "Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the Century." Is also discussed formation of the National Research Council. While not the most brillian biography the book does capture some of the issues confronting Bush and the science establishment from the time of the all-out push to win WWII. My question for the new group is not benefit/cost of the labs or the need for them but instead how can the scientific and engineering resources of the nation be best enhanced by using the labs for broad national purposes including the specific ones identified in its new charter. The task force is a great idea and Jonah glad to have you involved. Perhaps the tension raised between secrecy and the labs and the impact of that tension on performance should also be addressed. The Labs are DOE. No administration has successfully integrated the lab structure into the Department since it was created as part of the AEC reorganization in 1974. Perhaps time that science & engineering R&D capability of the Labs be fully utilized for national purposes beyond bomb research and maintenance. The tensions between basic science and the military-industrial-academic complex received an interesting analysis in the 1997 bio captioned “Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the Century.” Is also discussed formation of the National Research Council. While not the most brillian biography the book does capture some of the issues confronting Bush and the science establishment from the time of the all-out push to win WWII. My question for the new group is not benefit/cost of the labs or the need for them but instead how can the scientific and engineering resources of the nation be best enhanced by using the labs for broad national purposes including the specific ones identified in its new charter. The task force is a great idea and Jonah glad to have you involved. Perhaps the tension raised between secrecy and the labs and the impact of that tension on performance should also be addressed.

]]> By: Arnold http://www.hlswatch.com/2008/06/18/taskforce-to-recast-mission-of-nuclear-national-labs/#comment-109060 Arnold Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:56:10 +0000 http://www.hlswatch.com/2008/06/18/taskforce-to-recast-mission-of-nuclear-national-labs/#comment-109060 Is there a public list of all the task force members? I could not find one on the Stimson website. Is there a public list of all the task force members? I could not find one on the Stimson website.

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