Washington – Officials of the National Nuclear Security Administration attempted on Friday to inform certain employees who had been released the day before who should now be reintegrated – but they had trouble finding them because they did not have their new coordinates .
In an email sent to NNSA employees and obtained by NBC News, the officials wrote: “The dismissal letters for certain NNSA probation employees are canceled, but we do not have a good way to contact this staff.”
The individuals to which the letter referred had been dismissed on Thursday and lost access to their messaging accounts of the federal government. The NNSA, which is within the Ministry of Energy and oversees the country’s nuclear stock, cannot reach these employees directly and now asks the recipients of the email: “Please work with your supervisors to send this information (Once you have obtained it) in personal contact with e-mail people. »»
The Ministry of Energy did not immediately respond to a request for comments from NBC news.
The administration of President Donald Trump acted at an unprecedented speed – and in some cases, questionable legality – by seeking to reduce large parts of the federal government, to dismiss the staff and to end contracts. But this speed has led to complications, in particular the dismissal of agencies of people really want to keep.
E -mails come after several employees – all civil servants – at the NNSA Opinion dismissal received Late Thursday, according to a source with direct knowledge of notifications. NBC News examined the termination notification, which included the object line: “Termination notification during the probation / trial period”.
The NNSA is responsible for designing, building and supervising the stock of American nuclear weapons.
The opinions of termination, which read “today”, occurred a few hours after a Russian drone striking the Chernobyl plant in Ukraine. The NNSA follows nuclear risks in Ukraine, including via sensor systems.
The saga of the NNSA is from the Trump administration mass fire executed Throughout the federal government this week, the mainly reduction of employees of employees classified as “probationary”.
Certain departments have seen a massive number of layoffs, such as the Ministry of Internal Security, where more than 400 people have been informed that their jobs had been cut.
An NNSA nuclear security specialist dismissed Thursday because she was a two-year probation employee told NBC News that she was still locked in her email, but her manager had called to inform her that his “dismissal was canceled” and to present himself on Tuesday on Tuesday.
“I’m going to be honest, I intend to continue looking for work,” said the employee. “I will come back, but as soon as I find another role, I will leave.”
When asked why she would always seek a job elsewhere, she said that she had “no faith, I will keep my job”.
This decision comes as Trump and one of his best advisers, the Elon Musk technology tycoon seek to reduce the size of the federal government.
The federal cuts were welcomed by democrats, unions and progressive organizations. Over 60 proceedings Against the Trump administration alleging that executives of management and other violations are pending.
Kevin necklace And Daniel Arkin contributed.