[All_jlab_accounts] JLab Director Statement on Jan. 15 Restructuring Action

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_/Sent on behalf of Jefferson Lab Director Hugh Montgomery/_


Dear Colleague,

Today, 46 employees were released as the lab restructures. Several 
divisions are implementing changes to their organizations which reflect 
this restructuring.

The goal is to position the lab for the upcoming phase, dominated by 
operations of CEBAF for physics at 12 GeV, for a number of years. The 
restructuring is based on our understanding of the Department of 
Energy's intent, in terms of support, for this new phase. A second 
component influencing the restructuring is our "Work for Others." This 
went through a definite decline with the Free-Electron Laser (FEL), in 
particular, but still we have a lot of volatility in this area. Senior 
management has the goal of retaining our ability to operate the FEL as 
the need arises. Apart from future Navy work, there are several 
initiatives to use the FEL accelerator to support particle and nuclear 
physics experiments, and other R&D work. Although there are one or two 
formal steps which remain to be implemented to make this happen, the 
appropriate changes are incorporated into the organizations you will see 
today.

We realize that change, even for the good, is a challenge for personnel, 
and we depend on the support of our staff as we go forward. Our goal has 
been and remains to generate an exciting and productive future for the lab.

We do not yet understand what the 2015 budgets hold, but two days ago we 
saw that the appropriations for Nuclear Physics match the 2014 
President's Budget request. However, we need to see how this will flow 
down to us. On a positive note, the lab's Utilities Infrastructure 
Modernization (UIM) project was fully funded.

Sincerely,

Mont

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