LANL Completes Voluntary Separation - Survey Characterizes People Taking the Separation

A long period of uncertainty about the nature and extent of LANL's "workforce restructuring" process has finally come to an end with the announcement by LANL that no further cuts will be pursued in the immediate future beyond the 430 or so voluntarily separating employees.

In response to the uncertainties, the Los Alamos Chamber convened a "community preparedness" dialogue late last year aimed at bringing a number of groups together to address the state of community preparedness for helping people in the face of continuing uncertainties with LANL budget and employment. The goal was to get better coordinated and to take a proactive approach to being prepared to help. Representatives of more than 35 groups and organizations have participated to date. This effort is being worked as part of the Chamber's CommunityMatters initiative.

One of the first needs identified by the group was for good information about people who would be leaving LANL and what their needs and interests are. The Chamber prepared a survey and worked with the community group to groom it to provide useful information. LANL gave it to most of the people taking the voluntary separation and Community Programs Office has compiled responses from the 140 that have been returned so far. Click here for a summary of all responses (pdf). Click here for a summary of Los Alamos resident responses (pdf).