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An employee of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been fired after signing an open letter warning the country about the dangers the agency posed under current leadership, The Handbasket is first to learn. In a memorandum sent on November 17th, the FEMA employee’s supervisor informed her that she had engaged in “conduct unbecoming a federal employee,” and was terminated immediately. A copy of the memo was shared with The Handbasket by someone with direct knowledge of the situation.
On August 25, a group of current and former FEMA employees signed an open letter called the Katrina Declaration which was sent to the FEMA Agency Review Council and related congressional committees. The letter, released on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall, stated that the agency was ignoring science, hurting disaster survivors and undermining their mission. “Our shared commitment to our country, our oaths of office, and our mission of helping people before, during, and after disasters compel us to warn Congress and the American people of the cascading effects of decisions made by the current administration.” The following day, all the current employee signatories who signed with their real names were placed on indefinite administrative leave without cause—and now, to the shock of others at the agency, one has...
The lawyer representing former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore alleged in court filings that accusations against Moore were part of a “litigation strategy designed to villainize Mr. Moore” ...