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As the U.S. government shutdown enters day 17—the longest full funding lapse on record—the National Nuclear Security Administration will furlough about 80% of its workforce after exhausting carryover funds, House Armed Services Chair Mike Rogers said. Around 1,400 employees will be sent home Monday, leaving 375 essential staff to focus on core safety and nonproliferation operations; most research and stockpile work will pause. The agency’s secure transportation office is funded through October 27. Speaker Mike Johnson blamed Senate Democrats, and Republicans warned of possible Thanksgiving travel disruptions.

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