Federal Agency Handling US Nuclear Stockpile to Furlough 80 Percent of Staff Amid Government Shutdown

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers said the National Nuclear Security Administration’s ‘carryover funding’ is running out.

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, gestures during a committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, on Sept. 29, 2021. Rod Lamkey/Reuters

The federal agency responsible for maintaining the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile will furlough most of its workforce as the government shutdown drags on, according to the House Armed Services Committee.

Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) said on Oct. 17 that about 80 percent of the staff at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will be furloughed as the agency’s funding runs out due to the government shutdown.