FEMA Official Defends Cuts to Disaster-Response Staff at Agency The Trump administration has made sweeping cuts to CORE employees, who often play a key role in responding to disasters across the country.

Rest of Rep Underwood’s comment to #KarenEvans:

“And so while #disasters are becoming more frequent and more severe, you’re cutting staff at #FEMA, creating confusion and operating without a plan. This will put lives and livelihoods at risk in the next emergency.” www.notus.org/trump-white-...
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FEMA Official Defends Cuts to Disaster-Response Staff at Agency The Trump administration has made sweeping cuts to CORE employees, who often play a key role in responding to disasters across the country.

#KarenEvans continues to defend #FEMA cuts and vacancies. At a Congressional hearing on 4/16/26, she said she has “approved the final nonrenewal” of employees “based on function and whether the work is still there for them to do.”

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This order came after #DOJ contradicted statements by #KarenEvans that #DHS made the decisions on whether or not to renew #CORE staff. DOJ attorney #RobertBombard said DHS had no role in the decisions, that #FEMA leaders made the decisions themselves.

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Noem, top DHS officials to be deposed in FEMA staffing cut lawsuit | Federal News Network The order comes after a DoJ lawyer contradicted a top FEMA official’s statement about whether DHS made the final call on staffing cuts.

Judge #SusanIllston orders that #DHS Secretary #KristiNoem & #KarenEvans to be deposed as part of the #AFGE lawsuit over Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employees ( #CORE). staffing cuts at #FEMA.

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DOJ contradicts FEMA on who approved mass firings "I don't have a great explanation for that," a DOJ lawyer says when asked to clarify in court.

In a written declaration, #KarenEvans said #DHS “decided not to reappoint” #FEMA #CORE workers fired in Jan. The #DOJ lawyer arguing against issuance of a preliminary injunction to block the firings said FEMA made the decision unilaterally.

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Exclusive: DHS begins slashing FEMA disaster response staff as 2026 begins | CNN Politics The Trump administration is abruptly cutting dozens of staff who are at the forefront of disaster response and recovery at the Federal Emergency Management Agency this week, according to internal emai...

#FEMA SOPDA #KarenEvans fired at least 50 employees from its Cadre of On-Call Response & Recovery #CORE team. Some got emails saying their “services will no longer be needed” after their contracts expire this month. More firings are expected.

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Trump’s New FEMA Chief Is Known as ‘The Terminator’ For Gutting Agencies FEMA head Karen Evans is known within the Trump administration as "The Terminator" for her slash-and-burn style of management, CNN reported.

The new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, aka FEMA, Karen Evans, is known within the Don The Con’s administration as “The Terminator” for her slash-and-burn style of management.

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