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