US Nuclear Stockpile Agency to Furlough Hundreds as Shutdown Continues
WASHINGTON, 21 October (H.S.): The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the U.S. agency responsible for safeguarding the nation’s nuclear stockpile, will furlough approximately 1,400 employees as the federal government shutdown extends into its 20th day. This marks the first time in its 25-year history that the NNSA has been forced to take such a measure….