WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal agency tasked with overseeing the U.S. nuclear stockpile has begun furloughing employees as part of the ongoing federal government shutdown, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Monday.

In a post on X, Wright said the National Nuclear Security Administration is furloughing federal workers as part of the shutdown, which began Oct. 1. In his post, Wright did not mention the number of workers who were being furloughed or what their roles are.

President Donald Trump’s Republican administration fired hundreds of NNSA employees earlier this year, before reversing course amid criticism the action could jeopardize national security. Similar criticism emerged Monday after Wright’s announcement.

The NNSA has said it could furlough up to 1,400 workers as a result of a f

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