NNSA to use essential—but unpaid—workers to keep weapons stockpile safe if shutdown continues
October 10, 2025, 3:18PMNuclear News

On day 10 of the government shutdown, the National Nuclear Security Administration has yet to furlough workers, but a spokesperson said that could change if members of Congress don’t agree on a continuing resolution to keep the government funded.
Should that be the case, the NNSA will resort to keeping only essential unpaid workers at some point if the government shutdown continues, an agency spokesperson told Nuclear Newswire.
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