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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Upthread someone said RIFs were happening this week … for MITRE. Not sure if trying to return there makes sense. [/quote]

The RIF is another 600 people by August 11th. One more RIF "potentially" in October. [/quote]

That’s the total # employees @CNA! Technical and administrative staff. [/quote]

Govie here. I've been seeing some stuff that makes me think some of the less-well-run FFRDCs are gonna have a rough few years. From what I've heard, it sounds like Mitre was already a mess thanks to their old president, and now RAND is heading down the same path. CNA, IDA, and LL are also taking some hits, but it seems like their leadership is doing a better job of handling things than the others.

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IDA had contracts cancelled so they RIFd people. Same as everywhere else. What exactly do you think was different in terms of leadership?[/quote]

http://www.thinktankwatch.com/2023/12/rand-corp-received-millions-from.html

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I was asking what CNA, IDA, and LL specifically are doing well now, weirdo RAND person. [/quote]

These things aren’t happening at CNA.[/quote]

Because of something their leadership is doing correctly, which IDA and LL also are doing correctly? If so, what? Because IDA did have RIFs. [/quote]

It looks like the top brass at places like CNA, IDA, and Lincoln Labs are being really careful. They're basically keeping their heads down and not making a big deal about any policies where they might disagree with Trump. But then you have RAND. Their brass seems to be doing the opposite, at least when it comes to tech policy. They're actively pushing a very specific position and making noise. It's probably no surprise that this has put a target on their back. Politico and the NY Post have already run stories on them, and the GOP seems to be investigating their work. It seems like RAND's decision to speak out on AI policy is drawing a lot of heat that the others are managing to avoid by staying quiet.
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