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The Department of Energy believes more than 40% of its employees are essential — meaning these people may be in the chopping range — with massive layoffs from the agency and the federal government as a whole.
A document viewed on Friday noted that of the agency’s current 15,994 positions, 9,004 are essential, meaning there are no 7,000 other positions.
The agency listed about 16,000 total positions does include nearly 1,300 people currently on furlough because they have accepted a “fork on the road” acquisition or a role related to diversity, equity and inclusion, and the government is trying to cancel it from the government.
It is not clear that everyone thinks non-essentials will be fired. A spokesman for the Department of Energy said no final decision had been made as of Friday night.
The spokesman said the department is conducting a “review of its organizational structure to ensure that operations are best suited to completing the DOE mission and aligned with the Trump administration’s priorities.”
“The final decision has not been made and multiple plans are still being considered,” the spokesperson added.
The document was first reported by the Associated Press.
The Ministry of Energy’s portfolio includes energy technology and innovation as well as nuclear weapons.
The news comes as thousands of employees were expelled from the Department of Health and Human Services and Veterans Affairs as the Trump administration attempted to cut workers more broadly.
However, these expellers (including previous attempts to fire recently hired from the Department of Energy) led to some staff being released and later recalled. In terms of energy, it includes employees working in nuclear safety and power agencies.
The agency and office of the Hill List believes that the Department of Energy considers it an essential document. These include the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response, the Office of Environmental Health, Safety and Safety, the Office of Environmental Management, the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, the National Nuclear Safety Administration, and the Power Authority of Bonneville, Southeast, Southwest and Western Regions.
The document section viewed on the mountain does not list the agencies deemed to be non-essential.
Democrats criticize the upcoming employee cuts.
“The Department of Energy’s arbitrary personnel reduction will jeopardize its ability to fulfill its mission to ensure the security and prosperity of the United States by addressing our energy, environmental and nuclear security challenges. Eat the sector will put the energy costs of U.S. households and businesses, mitigate the dangers of our national and global security, and put our national and global security at risk.
“These dangerous cuts should not be emitted,” lawmakers added. “We call for such stupid people to put aside and to prevail for our communities, nations and worlds.”