The Trump administration has halted the firings of hundreds of federal employees who were tasked with working on the nation’s nuclear weapons programs.

Summary

The Trump administration abruptly fired up to 350 National Nuclear Security Administration employees as part of a broader Department of Energy workforce purge led by Elon Musk’s DOGE.

The cuts, which heavily impacted nuclear weapons and waste management staff, sparked backlash from experts and lawmakers.

By Friday, all but 28 firings were rescinded.

Critics warn that such instability threatens national security and nuclear modernization efforts. Some reinstated employees remain uncertain about returning, fearing future disruptions.

  • Dimmer@leminal.spaceEnglish
    27·
    7 days ago

    DOGE will create a strong sense of disloyalty among fed workers, I won’t be surprise we will see some who holds or held critical info will start to work for other countries and groups in the next few years.

    • TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee
      25·
      7 days ago

      If I was Canada I would poach so many motherfuckers it would break records.

      Legal weed!

      Healthcare!

      A country that values you!

  • sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world
    23·
    7 days ago

    Wonder what percentage negotiated a raise for their return. As a fellow worker, I hope all of them got hefty raises. As a tax payer, this is easily the stupidest use of money possible and Elon should be fired for gross incompetence.

  • LuxSpark@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    17·
    7 days ago

    If only we had some sort of security department to deal with threats to the country.

  • Eddbopkins@lemmy.world
    11·
    6 days ago

    This is a new level of incompetence and inefficiency that has never been seen before in the US government