"FEMA at the start of January abruptly stopped renewing employment contracts for a group of staffers known as Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery, or CORE employees, term-limited hires who can hold senior roles and play an important role in emergency response. But FEMA then paused the cuts in late January as the nation braced for the gigantic winter storm that was set to impact half the country's population. FEMA did not say whether that decision was linked to the storm."
"The two FEMA team managers, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the staffing changes with the media, were told this week that dismissals were going to resume soon but were not given a specific date. It was not clear how many people would be impacted. FEMA staff told The Associated Press that the policy indiscriminately terminates employees without taking into account the importance of their role or their years of experience."
FEMA paused renewing CORE employment contracts in early January and halted cuts late that month as a massive winter storm approached. Managers report dismissals will resume soon without specific dates, and the number affected is unclear. CORE employees total over 10,000 and comprise nearly half of FEMA's workforce; they serve on two- and four-year contracts and can hold senior emergency roles. Staff report that terminations are applied indiscriminately, eliminating entire teams or leaving groups without managers, and that decision authority within DHS or FEMA is unclear. Managers increasingly learn of terminations only when employees are notified.
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