'LabUPDATE' Newsletter Features Contract, Shank

Dynes

The latest issue of LabUpdate, the University of California's newsletter about its managed laboratories, features President Robert Dynes' comments on prospective lab contract competition, as well as a story on Berkeley Lab Director Charles Shank's plans to step down at the end of the year. Lab research into building energy controls and vehicle battery testing are also highlighted. Go here to read Issue #13.

Corporate Travel Cards
Are for Lab Use Only

Corporate travel cards may be issued to career employees who travel on official Laboratory business at least once a year. Except in extenuating circumstances, corporate travel cards should be used only for expenses associated with official Laboratory travel. Amounts charged to the cards are billed directly to the cardholder. The cardholder is personally responsible for paying all charges and keeping the account current. The Laboratory will not reimburse or pay late fee charges incurred in connection with the corporate card. Travelers are reimbursed by submitting a travel expense report. P-cards may not be used for travel expenses or registration fees. Go here to read the policy on corporate travel cards.

PG&E Schedules 115kV Switching for Thursday

PG&E will be performing switching on the 115kV transmission line to the Lab this Thursday. The procedures will be transparent to the employees and it is highly unlikely that an interruption of power will occur. However, the possibility of an electrical outage always exists. Staff should take all necessary precautions. For information, contact Jim Murphy at x4175 or Mahesh Gupta at x5220.

Windows Users: Beware
Of the Beagle.F Worm

A new worm variant, Beagle.F, is sending infected attachments in
messages with the subject: "RE: Wau...beautiful." Delete such messages and
be sure to not forward them to others. The worm bypasses mail
scanners and spoofs e-mail addresses. If you received the email, please delete the message permanently. It is likely that the worm will not infect computers unless the supplied password is unzipped. Go here for more information about this virus/worm.