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2025-08-28 Home Front: Politix

Some FEMA employees put on leave following signing of dissent letter over capacity to respond to major disaster

[NYPOST] Some employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who signed a public letter of dissent earlier this week were put on administrative leave Tuesday evening, according to documents reviewed by The News Agency that Dare Not be Named.

More than 180 current and former FEMA employees signed the letter sent to the FEMA Review Council and Congress on Monday critiquing recent cuts to agency staff and programs, and warning that FEMA's capacity to respond to a major disaster was dangerously diminished.

Thirty-five signed their names while 141 signed anonymously for fear of retribution.

The News Agency that Dare Not be Named has confirmed that at least two of the signatories received notices Tuesday evening informing them they would be placed on leave indefinitely, with pay and that they must still check in every morning confirming their availability. It was unclear what the status was for other signatories.

The notice said the decision ''is not a disciplinary action and is not intended to be punitive.''

FEMA did not respond immediately to questions about how many staff received the notice and whether it was related to the opposition letter.

The Washington Post first reported that some FEMA employees were being put on leave.

The dissent letter contained six ''statements of opposition'' to current policies at FEMA, including an expenditure approval policy by which Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem must approve contracts exceeding $100,000, which the signatories said reduces FEMA's ability to perform its mission.

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Posted by Fred 2025-08-28 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1802 views ] Top

1 Signing the letter seems to have been a miscalculation in the game of Marco Polo that we are playing with the blob of bureaucracy.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-08-28 06:49|| 2025-08-28 06:49|| Front Page Top

2 How effective has FEMA been in responding to disasters? Volunteer actions have seemed to be much more effective in responding to disasters.

Posted by JohnQC 2025-08-28 15:07|| 2025-08-28 15:07|| Front Page Top

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