The deal reached in the Senate Sunday would reverse the mass firings initiated during the government shutdown — and guarantee backpay for furloughed government workers. Why it matters: The provisions stymie the Trump White House effort to slash the federal workforce in the shutdown.

(The Hill) – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) furloughed more than three-quarters of its staff Monday as the government nears its fourth week of a shutdown. A Department of Energy spokesperson told The Hill that 1,400 NNSA employees ...

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 visit to Nevada, Wright said the ...

We have no reason to doubt the U.S.’ nuclear capacity. But we have every reason to question how seriously this administration takes that responsibility.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright says that new tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Donald Trump will not include nuclear explosions

The Trump administration is confident that as more companies look to secure licenses to build nuclear reactors, the NRC will expand.