Peter Gaynor

‘We have a way to go and a lot to do,’ FEMA administrator says of culture improvement efforts

The initiatives FEMA began over the course of the last 18 months to address harassment, discrimination and employee engagement challenges in the workforce…

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(AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

FEMA calls workplace harassment and discrimination findings ‘alarming’ and ‘unacceptable’

Workforce

FILE - In this March 19, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump attends a teleconference with governors at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters, Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Washington. From left, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx and Adm. Brett Giroir, assistant secretary for health. There’s the standard process for getting urgently needed coronavirus equipment: send a request to FEMA. Then there’s the other way: have a buddy who can pick up the phone and call the Trump White House. Trump’s team has proudly recounted instances where a call to the White House has produced fast results for those who have an in with the president. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Poolm, File)

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

Agency Oversight

DHS gets kudos for management reforms

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2017, file photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, three U.S. aircraft carriers USS Nimitz, left top, USS Ronald Reagan, left center, and USS Theodore Roosevelt, left bottom, participate with other U.S. and South Korean navy ships during a joint naval exercises between the United States and South Korea in waters off South Korea's eastern coast. U.S. President Donald Trump promised to end “war games” with South Korea, calling them provocative, after meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 12, 2018. His announcement appeared to catch both South Korea and the Pentagon by surprise. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP, File)

CBO: DoD will need $735B by 2033 to cover cost of plans

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Plagued with harassment, staffing shortages, FEMA vows to invest more in its people

Workforce

Peter Gaynor

‘We have a way to go and a lot to do,’ FEMA administrator says of culture improvement efforts

FEMA calls workplace harassment and discrimination findings ‘alarming’ and ‘unacceptable’

Senate, House Democrats blast FEMA for unfilled positions

FEMA prepared for upcoming hurricane season thanks to pandemic response

Federal inspectors general bring attention to unfilled colleagues’ roles

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

DHS gets kudos for management reforms

CBO: DoD will need $735B by 2033 to cover cost of plans

Plagued with harassment, staffing shortages, FEMA vows to invest more in its people