Berkeley Lab IT News Archive

The IT Division is pleased to welcome Jeff Woodbury as the new IT Support Services Group Lead, overseeing Embedded Support, Endpoint Management, and Workstation Support and Berkeley Lab’s Help Desk group. Jeff brings a rich and varied background to Berkeley Lab, with deep experience spanning higher … [Read more...] about IT Division Welcomes Jeff Woodbury as IT Support Services Group Lead

If you have any design projects you need completed before the end of the fiscal year (September 30th, 2025), reach out to the Creative Services team (CSO) as soon as possible. As the fiscal year draws to a close, the CSO team at Berkeley Lab faces increasing demand for creative services. Due to … [Read more...] about Plan Ahead: Year-End Projects with the CSO Team

Story written by Erica Yee The Hulk may only exist in comic books and on-screen, but the machine that exposed fictional physicist Bruce Banner to gamma radiation and turned him into a green giant was based on a real-life Berkeley Lab device. Director Ang Lee replicated the Lab’s Gammasphere for … [Read more...] about How High-Performance Computing Enables a Multi-Decade Journey to the Next Generation Gamma-Ray Detector

On Wednesday, July 23rd between 6AM - 7AM PDT, the primary authoritative DNS Server will be taken offline for scheduled maintenance. During this time, any dynamic or manual updates to the DNS server for all domains administered by LBNL will be unavailable. Registration of names for dynamically … [Read more...] about LBNL DNS Upgrades with Potential for Lingering Effects

Tired of mixing work and personal calls on your cell phone? Avaya Workplace makes it easy to keep your Berkeley Lab communications separate and professional. It allows you to access your voicemail and place calls across multiple devices, including your computer, smartphone, or tablet. Offered at no … [Read more...] about Avaya Workplace Soft Phone: Use Your Lab Number, Not Your Cellphone Number

In response to increasing cybersecurity and research security threats, Berkeley Lab has updated its Requirements on Technology Use During Foreign Travel to better protect government systems, Lab data, and employees during international trips. These threats, which include the tracking or seizure of … [Read more...] about New requirement on Technology Use During Foreign Travel

Starting June 30, 2025, Berkeley Lab employees will be required to follow updated records management practices in compliance with the latest revision to DOE Order 243.1C. One of the most significant changes is the classification of certain emails as records, requiring Lab employees to understand … [Read more...] about New Email Records Requirement Starts June 30: What You Need to Know

In our ongoing efforts to enhance security and user experience across the Berkeley Lab community, IT is preparing for a significant upgrade to our authentication methods with the planned Lab-wide rollout of Passkeys later this year. As an initial step in this transition, we will soon be releasing an … [Read more...] about Upcoming Login Screen Refresh Paves the Way for Passkeys

Each spring, Berkeley Lab welcomes a group of curious and energetic second graders for an unforgettable experience—an immersive, hands-on introduction to the world of computer science. For over a decade, the Berkeley Lab IT Division has hosted this annual 3-day educational outreach program, designed … [Read more...] about Second Graders Discover the Magic of Technology at Berkeley Lab