Management company settles for $18.4M after nuclear weapons plant staff fudged their timesheets

Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC, manager of the Pantex nuclear weapons facility, agreed to pay $18.4 million to the U.S. government after technicians were found to have falsified timesheets submitted to the NNSA; CNS fired the offenders, self-reported, and fully cooperated with the investigation, with DOJ emphasizing accountability for misuse of public funds while noting the settlement does not constitute an admission of False Claims Act liability.