NNSA furloughs 1,400 amid 20-day shutdown | JQJO

As the U.S. government shutdown reaches day 20, the National Nuclear Security Administration will temporarily furlough about 1,400 staff—the first such layoffs since the agency was created in 2000—leaving fewer than 400 on duty, a spokesperson said. The Office of Secure Transportation can operate until 27 October. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the stockpile remains secure but modernization will slow. The Senate plans yet another vote to fund the government as 1.4 million federal workers go unpaid, amid partisan deadlock over healthcare funding and a Republican push to pay those still working.