Federal Emergency Management Agency

FEMA, union agree to new policies to fix overtime discrepancies under $16.5M settlement

The new policy is aimed at ensuring FEMA employees are properly categorized under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Workforce Rights/Governance

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FEMA employees win $16.5M settlement for unpaid overtime

Workforce Rights/Governance

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Government has led in disaster recovery; Can it continue?

Commentary

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FEMA suffering staffing shortages as natural disasters intensify

Agency Oversight

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE SATURDAY, DEC. 19, 2020 AND THEREAFTER - Personal protective masks are displayed on a pallet of protective gloves in the warehouse at the Body Armor Outlet store, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Salem, N.H. An Associated Press analysis shows states spent more than $7 billion this spring buying personal protective equipment like masks, gloves and gowns as well as vital medical devices like ventilators. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

The pandemic is by no means over, but the lessons learned are just beginning

Management

A Tuesday like no other: State Dept. remembers its 9/11 first responders and a new generation of diplomats

Workforce

Jawan Williams loads his vehicle with sandbags before landfall of Hurricane Ida at the Frederick Sigur Civic Center in Chalmette, La., which is part of the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. The storm is expected to bring winds as high as 140 mph when it slams ashore late Sunday. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

FEMA deploying over 2,000 employees as Ida carves destructive path

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