US EditionTrump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal - American Press
- The Trump administration has stopped the firings of federal employees involved in nuclear weapons programs, causing confusion among workers and experts concerned about community safety due to cost-cutting measures.
- Up to 350 employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration were laid off, with some locked out of their offices without prior notice.
- Acting Director Teresa Robbins later issued a memo rescinding the firings for all but 28 staff members, indicating a significant reversal.
- Experts like Edwin Lyman warned that the firings could destabilize the nuclear program and signal weakness to U.S. adversaries.
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'Have you considered resigning?': Maddow calls out Trump staffers who fired nuclear safety personnel
Rachel Maddow follows the reporting on Donald Trump's reckless firing of federal employees who work in the nuclear industry, cleaning up nuclear waste, managing a nuclear power plant, and ensuring the safety of the U.S. nuclear arsenal, and the ridiculous situation of instantly regretting firing nuclear safety personnel but being unable to get in touch with them to rescind the dismissal.
Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers, reversing DOGE cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has halted the firings of hundreds of federal employees who were tasked with working on the nation's nuclear weapons programs, in an about-face that has left workers confused and experts cautioning that DOGE's blind cost cutting will put communities at risk. Three U.S. officials who spoke to The Associated Press said up to 350 employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration were abruptly laid …
By Ella Nilsen and Rene Marsh, CNN Trump administration officials rushed to recover employees who were fired Thursday night at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), amid an avalanche of criticism, four people familiar with the layoffs and their consequences told CNN. More than 300 employees were initially laid off at the agency responsible for managing U.S. nuclear weapons. Since then, all but 25 of the NNSA employees have been re…
'Callous': Experts rip 'reckless' firing and re-hiring of nuclear weapons staff
Last Thursday, as many as 350 employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration were laid off, drawing condemnation from those concerned with national security. Some workers even lost access to their email before they saw the email that they were fired. But on Friday, the agency’s acting dir...
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