Trump Administration in Chaos Over NNSA Staff Firings and Attempts to Rehire
The Trump administration attempts to reinstate National Nuclear Security Administration employees fired amid national security concerns after Chernobyl drone incident.
The Trump administration has since tried to reverse their terminations, according to media outlets, but has reportedly struggled to reach the people that were fired after they were locked out of their federal email accounts.
US goverment seeks to rehire recently fired nuclear workers
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The move comes as Trump and one of his top advisers, tech mogul Elon Musk, seek to slash the size of the federal government.
Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them
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The agency runs off a $25bn annual budget, and is now overseeing a weapon modernization program.
Trump administration backtracks on firing nuclear arsenal workers
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President Donald Trump's administration has acted with unprecedented speed — and in some cases, questionable legality — in seeking to cut large portions of the federal government, laying off staff and ending contracts.
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Nuclear security is highly specialized, high-pressure work, but it's not particularly well paid.
Trump firings cause chaos at agency responsible for America's nuclear weapons
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The firings — part of a wave of terminations across the federal government this week spurred by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency — underscore the chaos as the world’s richest man seeks to quickly overhaul the federal bureaucracy in Trump’s image.
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Summary
In a dramatic turn, the Trump administration is seeking to reinstate National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) employees terminated last Thursday, amid concerns that the mass layoffs could threaten national security, especially following a Russian drone incident at Chernobyl. While initial reports stated over 300 employees were let go, the Department of Energy claims the number was under 50. NNSA officials struggled to contact the dismissed staff due to lost access to email accounts and asked supervisors to relay reinstatement information. The agency's firings are part of broader federal workforce cuts driven by President Trump's push to reduce government size and spending.
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