Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sou

[Timber Rattler]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/climate/nuclear-nnsa-firings-trump/index.html

Trump administration officials fired more than 300 staffers Thursday night at the National Nuclear Security Administration — the agency tasked with managing the nation’s nuclear stockpile — as part of broader Energy Department layoffs, according to four people with knowledge of the matter.

Sources told CNN the officials did not seem to know this agency oversees America’s nuclear weapons.

An Energy Department spokesperson disputed the number of personnel affected, telling CNN that “less than 50 people” were “dismissed” from NNSA, and that the dismissed staffers “held primarily administrative and clerical roles.”

The agency began rescinding the terminations Friday morning.

Some of the fired employees included NNSA staff who are on the ground at facilities where nuclear weapons are built. These staff oversee the contractors who build nuclear weapons, and they inspect these weapons.

It also included employees at NNSA headquarters who write requirements and guidelines for contractors who build nuclear weapons. A source told CNN they believe these individuals were fired because “no one has taken anytime to understand what we do and the importance of our work to the nation’s national security.”

Members of Congress made their concerns about the NNSA firings known to the Energy Department, a Hill staffer told CNN. A person with knowledge of the matter told CNN that senators visited Energy Sec. Chris Wright to express concern about the NNSA cuts.

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Yeah, this could have been bad, and might still be.

[dfwgator]

Forget it Jake, it's CNN.

[Wingnut]

Forget it Jake, it's CNN.

Yup constitutional crisis network news

[mountaineer]

That's CNN's take. I've read they were all probationary employees, mostly clerical, but will gladly wait for more facts before becoming hysterical, a la CNN.

[Timber Rattler]

Forget it Jake, it's CNN.

And everywhere else.  Face it, Musk screwed up here.  At least he's trying to fix it like he said he would.

[Hoodat]

In 2009, my company was contracted with these people to work on turning stockpile warheads into reactor fuel.   The initial allocation was $18 million.  Here we are fifteen years later, and we're still in the discussion phase.  Not a single capital expenditure has been made.  Not a single goal met.  Nothing but covering travel salaries and bonuses of their incestuous front groups.  I have no problem firing every single one of these people.  Good job, Elon.

[Timber Rattler]

Yup constitutional crisis network news

So the emails referenced here didn't happen?

Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-administration-wants-un-fire-nuclear-safety-workers-cant-figure-rcna192345?taid=67b0cdf1e6d2760001470968&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social

National Nuclear Security Administration officials on Friday attempted to notify some employees who had been let go the day before that they are now due to be reinstated — but they struggled to find them because they didn't have their new contact information.

In an email sent to employees at NNSA and obtained by NBC News, officials wrote, “The termination letters for some NNSA probationary employees are being rescinded, but we do not have a good way to get in touch with those personnel.”

The individuals the letter refers to had been fired on Thursday and lost access to their federal government email accounts. NNSA, which is within the Department of Energy and oversees the nation's nuclear stockpile, cannot reach these employees directly and is now asking recipients of the email, “Please work with your supervisors to send this information (once you get it) to people’s personal contact emails.”

The Department of Energy did not immediately respond to an NBC News request for comment.

Sounds like total incompetence to me...   

[Kamaji]

So the emails referenced here didn't happen?

Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-administration-wants-un-fire-nuclear-safety-workers-cant-figure-rcna192345?taid=67b0cdf1e6d2760001470968&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social

Sounds like total incompetence to me...   

Didn't they have home addresses and phone numbers on file?

[IsailedawayfromFR]

In 2009, my company was contracted with these people to work on turning stockpile warheads into reactor fuel.   The initial allocation was $18 million.  Here we are fifteen years later, and we're still in the discussion phase.  Not a single capital expenditure has been made.  Not a single goal met.  Nothing but covering travel salaries and bonuses of their incestuous front groups.  I have no problem firing every single one of these people.  Good job, Elon.

Yep, I would not trust anything by CNN.  This is sensationalism to make Orange Man look bad.

I suspect a very deliberate bending of the real truth is at hand.

Chris Wright will flesh this out as he is a very competent individual.