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FEMA losing roughly 20% of permanent staff, including longtime leaders, ahead of hurricane season

  • FEMA faces significant staff departures just weeks before hurricane season begins.
  • Voluntary buyouts and early retirement offers initiated this large workforce reduction.
  • Many experienced leaders managing critical disaster response operations are exiting the agency.
  • Roughly 1,000 workers accepted offers, totaling about 20% of permanent full-time staff.
  • This personnel loss creates a significant brain drain impeding response capabilities.
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FEMA losing roughly 20% of permanent staff, including longtime leaders, ahead of hurricane season

The agency tasked with delivering billions of dollars in assistance to communities devasted by natural disasters is about to lose a huge portion of its workforce, including some of its most experienced and knowledgeable leaders who manage disaster response.

·Atlanta, United States
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WFXB broke the news in on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
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