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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFEMA watchdog removes positive evaluations of agency under Obama.
The watchdog agency in charge of reviewing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has removed a dozen largely positive reports evaluating FEMA's response to disasters under the Obama administration.
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General told USA Today that 12 reports issued about disaster responses during the Obama administration had been rescinded for failing to meet DHS standards.
"At DHS OIG, we hold ourselves to the highest standards for our important work conducting oversight on behalf of American taxpayers," said Arlen Morales, a DHS spokeswoman. "It has come to our attention that we may have failed to meet these standards in some of our reports evaluating FEMAs initial response to several disasters."
Nine of the reports were signed by White House chief of staff John Kelly, who was previously head of the Homeland Security Department. The agency's chief under President Obama, Craig Fugate, told USA Today that it was "curious" that the reports had been removed from FEMA's website.
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General told USA Today that 12 reports issued about disaster responses during the Obama administration had been rescinded for failing to meet DHS standards.
"At DHS OIG, we hold ourselves to the highest standards for our important work conducting oversight on behalf of American taxpayers," said Arlen Morales, a DHS spokeswoman. "It has come to our attention that we may have failed to meet these standards in some of our reports evaluating FEMAs initial response to several disasters."
Nine of the reports were signed by White House chief of staff John Kelly, who was previously head of the Homeland Security Department. The agency's chief under President Obama, Craig Fugate, told USA Today that it was "curious" that the reports had been removed from FEMA's website.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/377780-fema-watchdog-removes-positive-evaluations-of-agency-under-obama
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Vinca
(50,172 posts)1. Just another attack on Obama. Score one for the white supremacists.
onethatcares
(16,133 posts)4. I ththink the term
white house supremacists fits a little better.
Ninga
(8,266 posts)2. Another sad, sad, piece of news, noting Trump continues his rampage, unabated.
Tell me he is not paving the way for a dictatorship.
Cha
(295,929 posts)3. freaking scurvy assholes.
they're so jealous of President Obama.. and for a person like Obama who likes to make everything the best possible.. this must be so hard to bear.
I just know he's going to be helping in 2018 and 2020
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)5. and Trump did such a fine job on Puerto Rico