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FEMA Extends Contracts, Ends Staff Probe, Releases $1B

5/1/2026

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FEMA announced contract extensions for CORE disaster-response staff and two-year renewals for reservists.
Fourteen employees who signed a dissent letter were told the probe is closed and will return Thursday.
The staff had been on paid leave for eight months after the August letter, briefly reinstated in December, then placed on leave again.
FEMA has released over $1 billion in backlogged grants and reimbursements and lacks a permanent administrator.

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FEMA announced contract extensions for CORE disaster-response staff and two-year renewals for reservists.
Fourteen employees who signed a dissent letter were told the probe is closed and will return Thursday.
The staff had been on paid leave for eight months after the August letter, briefly reinstated in December, then placed on leave again.
FEMA has released over $1 billion in backlogged grants and reimbursements and lacks a permanent administrator.