Gary Leonard Gary Leonard, head of the Legal Office, wrote this column. Happy new year from the Legal Office! We handle many items in the Legal Office, including procurement matters, tech transfer issues and ethics questions. The nondisclosure agreement, or NDA, affects all of these areas. Employees often bring to the Legal Office NDAs they receive from various businesses. An NDA is an agreement that a vendor or a potential research partner typically wants the laboratory to sign before showing…
Gary Leonard, Fermilab general counsel, wrote this column. Gary Leonard Employees at the laboratory have asked whether Fermilab has an ethics policy and, if so, what the policy says. The short answer is that we do have an ethics policy. And today, all Fermi Research Alliance employees will see an important new training course in their ITNAs. The course will help make staff aware of what the policy says. FRA is a contractor of the Department of Energy, and because…
Editor’s note: Because it is election season, we are rerunning this column on policies on Fermilab employees’ political activities. The article originally appeared in the Oct. 27, 2010 issue of Fermilab Today. Gary Leonard, Fermilab general counsel, wrote this column. Gary Leonard Election season is upon us. We are inundated by the press and with roadside signs and television spots proclaiming the virtues and vices of various candidates. I encourage all of you, as responsible citizens, to participate in our…