US EditionNuclear security agency begins furloughing workers as part of shutdown, energy secretary says
The furlough affects about 1,400 National Nuclear Security Administration workers, leaving fewer than 400 to maintain nuclear stockpile safety during the ongoing government shutdown.
- The National Nuclear Security Administration will furlough 1,400 employees due to the government shutdown, leaving fewer than 400 to protect the nuclear stockpile, according to Energy Department spokesperson Ben Dietderich.
- This furlough marks the first time since the agency's creation in 2000 that federal workers have been furloughed during a funding lapse, said Ben Dietderich.
- Energy Secretary Chris Wright plans to address the shutdown's effects on U.S. nuclear deterrent efforts at the Nevada National Security Site.
- More than 700,000 federal employees have been furloughed, with estimates suggesting almost 2 million paychecks may be withheld if the shutdown continues past October, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center.
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U.S. begins sending nuke workers home as shutdown drags on
The agency responsible for safeguarding the U.S. nuclear stockpile began placing most staff on enforced leave on Monday, an official said, as yet another congressional vote to end the crippling government shutdown failed.
The shutdown of the federal government in the United States continues. Around 1,400 employees, who work with the security of the country's nuclear weapons stockpile, are being laid off without pay.
The shutdown of the federal government in the United States continues. Around 1,400 employees, who work with the security of the country's nuclear weapons stockpile, are being laid off without pay.
Trump administration puts 1,400 nuclear staffers on furlough
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) furloughed more than three-quarters of its staff Monday as the government nears its fourth week of a shutdown. A Department of Energy spokesperson told The Hill that 1,400 NNSA employees will be furloughed by the end of Monday, leaving fewer than 400 working at the agency, which is in…
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