NNSA employees are responsible for designing and maintaining the nation’s nuclear weapons, as well as for producing and dismantling the weapons, providing the Navy with nuclear reactors for submarines, and responding to nuclear emergencies.
The National Nuclear Safety Administration was struggling Friday to rehire some of the nation’s top nuclear specialists after they were fired by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency in an apparent massive mistake, according to reports that triggered security fears.
A federal worker at a Virginia town hall meeting complained last month that veteran employees at different agencies were given 15-minute sessions to justify their jobs to “19-, 20- and 21-year-olds.” One of Musk’s crew is a high school grad and college drop out who was fired from an internship after leaking sensitive information to company rival.
Jill Hruby, who served as the NNSA administrator during the Biden administration, told Bloomberg that the cuts are particularly concerning because the positions usually require high-level security clearances and extensive training of at least 18 months.
“Congress is freaking out because it appears DOGE didn’t really realize NNSA oversees the nuclear stockpile,” another source told CNN.
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