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Nuclear Modernization

NNSA Rolling On With Plans to Shore Up Federal Workforce

Monday, April 18th, 2022

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NNSA Rolling On With Plans to Shore Up Federal Workforce

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The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) aims to continue shoring up its workforce by adding the equivalent of 38 full-time employees in fiscal year 2023, according to newly released details of its 2023 budget request. The semiautonomous Department of Energy nuclear-weapons agency seeks about $496 million, a roughly a 7% year-over-year increase, for its federal salaries and expenses account. If granted by Congress, the request would cover pay raises for existing employees and bring the agency’s civil-servant headcount to 1,958…

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