The layoff of Nuclear Safety People went on months ago (DOGE) and the outrage at the stupidity of it caused the Trump people to recend the move quickly….
This time I think they think this is gonna scare Democrats?
Nope….
The ‘game’ of ‘Chicken’ goes on…
Wait for the Update…..
The Trump administration is planning to furlough the vast majority of the civilian staff at a key agency that helps manage the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile, according to a notice obtained by POLITICO.
The National Nuclear Security Administration, which falls under the Energy Department, will exhaust its available funding on Saturday, according to the notice NNSA sent to lawmakers.
As a result, approximately 1,400 employees will be furloughed, the notice states, while about 375 will remain on the job for work that has been exempted from the shutdown. In all, about 80 percent of the agency’s personnel won’t report to work on Monday.
The agency doesn’t directly operate U.S. nuclear weapons, which falls to the Pentagon. But it is a key component of America’s nuclear capabilities by maintaining and modernizing warheads, overseeing Navy nuclear propulsion and managing nonproliferation programs. Republicans on Friday warned there could be consequences because of the furloughs, though the memo to lawmakers states the Energy Department and NNSA “are looking at all options to ensure continuity of our critical national security missions.”
House Armed Services Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), alongside House GOP leaders, said at a news conference Friday that “another consequence” of Senate Democrats blocking the Republican-backed funding stopgap was staff reductions at the National Nuclear Security Administration….
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A House Armed Services spokesperson clarified, however, that the panel was told those staff were being temporarily furloughed and not completely laid off….
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Energy Department officials, though, have warned that the shutdown would result in halting some nuclear security programs and staff furloughs….
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