The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will proceed with reducing its workforce after temporarily halting the process during the severe winter storm in January. The staff cuts primarily involve CORE employees, who are part of the Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery and are essential to emergency response and recovery efforts.
FEMA managers confirmed that the pause was a response to the increased demand for personnel during the storm but that the agency is now moving forward with its planned workforce adjustments.
**Why this matters**
CORE employees are critical to FEMA’s ability to respond quickly to disasters and manage recovery operations. Changes to this workforce could impact the agency’s capacity to handle future emergencies effectively.
Source: NewsData