Chris Currie

FEMA suffering staffing shortages as natural disasters intensify

The number of natural disasters requiring a federal response seem to be on the rise. Yet the first- response agency FEMA suffers from staffing shortages….

Agency Oversight

TSA’s biggest challenge in two decades? Securing better pay for frontline workers, leaders say

Workforce

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GAO flags longstanding quality and organizational concerns with DHS OIG

Agency Oversight

Morale at DHS: Not as bad as you think?

Workforce

(AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Despite 2,000 reserve vacancies, FEMA insists it’s ‘ready every day of the year’

Agency Oversight

DHS leadership shakeup further delays progress on long-standing management issues

Agency Oversight

Chris Currie, Government Accountability Office, GAO

Despite DHS leadership vacancies, GAO sees progress in risk areas

Federal Drive

How should FEMA handle disciplinary procedures for temporary employees?

Workforce Rights/Governance

Chris Currie: Earthquake-proofing federal buildings

Federal Drive

Chris Currie: To-Do list for DHS’ re-org of NPPD

DHS moving forward with NPPD reorg plans, despite objections from Congress

Cybersecurity

DHS cancels $6 billon program to detect bioweapons, with no Plan B

After six years, the Department of Homeland Security decided in April to abandon its strategy to upgrade biological weapon detection equipment in large…

Congress