Watchdog Finds FEMA Staff Performed Oversight Without Requisite Authorization

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Watchdog Finds FEMA Staff Performed Oversight Without Requisite Authorization

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employees carried out oversight of agency contracts issued during disasters when they were not qualified to do so, according to a recent report from congressional watchdog the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Every year, FEMA grants billions of dollars to contracts for responding to natural disasters, such as to provide temporary housing to affected individuals and other aid. The GAO reviewe…