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spanone

(135,791 posts)
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 09:03 AM Mar 2018

FEMA 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General told USA Today that 12 reports issued about disaster responses during the Obama administration had been rescinded for failing to meet DHS standards.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 FEMA’s 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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FEMA watchdog removes positive evaluations of agency under Obama. (Original Post) spanone Mar 2018 OP
Just another attack on Obama. Score one for the white supremacists. Vinca Mar 2018 #1
I ththink the term onethatcares Mar 2018 #4
Another sad, sad, piece of news, noting Trump continues his rampage, unabated. Ninga Mar 2018 #2
freaking scurvy assholes. Cha Mar 2018 #3
and Trump did such a fine job on Puerto Rico Angry Dragon Mar 2018 #5

Ninga

(8,272 posts)
2. Another sad, sad, piece of news, noting Trump continues his rampage, unabated.
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 09:08 AM
Mar 2018

Tell me he is not paving the way for a dictatorship.

Cha

(296,848 posts)
3. freaking scurvy assholes.
Sun Mar 11, 2018, 09:11 AM
Mar 2018

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

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