Some FEMA staff are put on leave after signing dissent letter
Source: The Associated Press via NPR
POLITICS
Some FEMA staff are put on leave after signing dissent letter
AUGUST 27, 20251:21 AM ET
By The Associated Press
The Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters is photographed in Washington on May 5, 2025.
Gene J. Puskar/AP
Some employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who signed a public letter of dissent earlier this week were put on administrative leave Tuesday evening, according to documents reviewed by The Associated Press.
More than 180 current and former FEMA employees signed the letter sent to the FEMA Review Council and Congress on Monday critiquing recent cuts to agency staff and programs, and warning that FEMA's capacity to respond to a major disaster was dangerously diminished. ... Thirty-five signed their names while 141 signed anonymously for fear of retribution.
The Associated Press has confirmed that at least two of the signatories received notices Tuesday evening informing them they would be placed on leave indefinitely, with pay and that they must still check in every morning confirming their availability. It was unclear what the status was for other signatories. ... The notice said the decision "is not a disciplinary action and is not intended to be punitive."
FEMA did not respond immediately to questions about how many staff received the notice and whether it was related to the opposition letter. ... The Washington Post first reported that some FEMA employees were being put on leave.
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Read more: https://www.npr.org/2025/08/27/nx-s1-5518787/some-fema-staff-are-put-on-leave-after-signing-dissent-letter
The Washington Post article is behind a paywall.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/08/26/fema-employees-leave-trump-administration-letter/
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these are people who would KNOW what the repercussions are - they're doing America a solid by letting us know and what does Trump.2 do about it? PUNISHES THEM 
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