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FEMA workers put on leave after letter criticizing Trump administration, Washington Post reports
- On Monday, 191 current and former FEMA employees published the Katrina Declaration, criticizing agency policies and leadership under President Trump.
- The letter, released to coincide with two decades since Hurricane Katrina, warned that budget reductions and policy changes jeopardize disaster preparedness.
- The declaration outlined six key objections and called on lawmakers to elevate FEMA to an independent Cabinet-level agency while safeguarding its staff from politically motivated dismissals.
- More than 20 FEMA employees who signed the letter received emails on Tuesday placing them on immediate paid administrative leave with assurances it was not punitive.
- This suspension raised concerns about whistleblower protections and FEMA's reduced capacity to respond effectively to disasters like recent deadly Texas floods.
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FEMA suspends staff who signed a letter criticizing Trump - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday suspended around 30 employees after those workers wrote to Congress warning that the Trump administration had gutted the nation’s ability to handle hurricanes, floods and other extreme weather disasters.
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Several of the FEMA employees who signed a letter expressing concern about the state of the agency have been placed on administrative leave.
About 20 FEMA Employees Placed on Leave After Letter Criticizing Trump Administration
WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews)— Roughly 20 employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency have been placed on leave after signing a letter accusing the Trump administration of “gutting” the agency’s workforce. The letter, signed by about three dozen current and former FEMA staffers and backed anonymously by nearly 150 more, warned that recent administration policies were […]
FEMA employees critical of Trump placed on leave
About two dozen FEMA employees have been placed on leave after they signed an open letter criticizing the Trump administration’s cuts and personnel decisions. The letter warns the cuts undermine the progress FEMA has made after Hurricane Katrina, a storm that slammed the Gulf Coast 20 years ago this week. Amna Nawaz discussed the changes with Craig Fugate, the FEMA administrator from 2009 to 2017.
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