GOP senators raise concerns over 'suddenly' reassigned director at the Department of Energy

Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, led a group of GOP lawmakers in a letter to the Department of Energy raising concerns of a "sudden" reassignment within the department.

"We are also aware that a study conducted by an outside contractor, which the Department has had in its possession since April, outlines disturbing findings as to the state of counterintelligence across the Department, to include the national laboratories," Risch wrote.  Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate. 

"As you are well aware, the Department of Energy and the research it supports, especially at the national laboratories, is among the most important national security work undertaken by this country," the letter continued. "The findings in the contractor study, which Congress requested, are deeply concerning."