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Brandon Williams, NNSA Head Nominee, Vows To ‘Push Back’ For ‘Specialized’ Workforce

Sarah Salem

Tuesday, April 8th, 2025

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Facing possible steep cuts to the agency he has been nominated to lead, former Rep. Brandon Williams (R-N.Y.), President Trump’s nominee to head the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), on Tuesday pledged to advocate for the "specialized" workforce handling the U.S. nuclear stockpile. “If confirmed, I commit to you that I will stand up for the men and women of NNSA [National Nuclear Security Administration], that we are, that I will advocate for them,” Williams told a Senate panel. “We’re…

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