ORNL cyberthreat

Oak Ridge National Laboratory had to shut down Internet access last weekend to deal with an advanced persistent threat to information systems security. The KNS reports.

Early-career awards to ORNL PIs

From an ORNL release, Feb. 4: "Four Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are among the 69 scientists that will receive five-year research grants as part of the Department of Energy's new Early Career Research Program. The $85 million program, funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act by the department's Office of Science, is designed to support exceptional researchers during the crucial early career years, when many scientists do their most formative work. ORNL's grants will be at least $500,000 per year to cover year-round salary plus research expenses." Full release with scientists is here.

Computer systems pro's paid faster

Slow-pay customers are plaguing the entire economy, except that computer-systems vendors are getting paid faster than last year, the only one of eight major categories of services enjoying such improvement. The New York Times reports it.