Federal Emergency Management Agency

FEMA Reverses Course, Offers New Appointments to Term-Limited Disaster Workers

FEMA has begun offering new appointments to disaster workers whose contracts were not renewed in January, reversing a controversial decision that prompted a coalition of unions, scientific groups and local governments to sue the administration. The agency paused nonrenewals in late January, and about 159 CORE employees had been affected before the pause. The lawsuit alleging the cuts undermined FEMA's disaster preparedness mandate continues.