US EditionFEMA staff sound the alarm on disaster preparedness at rally in front of agency headquarters
FEMA staff protested cuts and administrative leave affecting 18% of full-time employees while warning that dismantling the agency risks public safety, organizers said.
- On Friday, current and former FEMA staff held a FEMA Solidarity Rally outside FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C., protesting workforce and program cuts and urging President Donald Trump to stop dismantling the agency.
- Amid upheaval at the agency since January, President Donald Trump appointed a 12-person FEMA review council led by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, with recommendations expected around December.
- The demonstration highlighted staffing losses and demands that employees who signed the August dissent letter have been on paid administrative leave nearly two months, while the GAO reports about 18% of permanent full-time employees, including 24 senior-level staffers, have departed.
- Any major change to FEMA's authority would require action by Congress, while House lawmakers introduced a bipartisan `FEMA Act` this summer proposing reforms and a Cabinet-level return.
- Michael Coen warned that staff felt compelled to alert Congress because agency upheaval since January, $100,000 spending approval requirement, and resilience and preparedness funding cuts delayed disaster response after deadly Texas floods.
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FEMA staff rally outside agency headquarters
Current and former Federal Emergency Management Agency employees rallied on Friday to continue pushing back on staffing cuts and other “dangerous” changes at FEMA under the Trump administration. A few dozen people gathered outside FEMA headquarters in Washington on Friday for a “FEMA Solidarity Rally.” Attendees called on FEMA to reinstate staff who signed a public dissent letter and urging Congress to pass a bipartisan emergency management refo…
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FEMA staff sound the alarm on disaster preparedness at rally in front of agency headquarters
Current and former FEMA staff have gathered for a “FEMA Solidarity Rally” outside the agency's headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Friday.
FEMA Staff Sound the Alarm on Disaster Preparedness at Rally in Front of Agency Headquarters
Current and former staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency demonstrated against workforce and program cuts during a “FEMA Solidarity Rally” on Friday, a potentially risky act of protest because some of the same staffers were placed on leave after signing a public dissent letter in August.
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