Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has approved contract renewals for more than 2,000 Federal Emergency Management Agency workers as hurricane season approaches.
David Richardson, FEMA’s top political official, requested the renewals last week, saying 2,652 On-Call Response/Recovery Employees, known as CORE, have contracts that are set to expire this calendar year.
“If terms are allowed to expire, it may impact FEMA’s ability to conduct its mission during the 2025 hurricane season,” Richardson said in a previously unreported May 14 memo seen by Bloomberg Government.
Noem’s signature appears on the memo’s approval line, which is stamped May 19. The agency announced ...