FEMA Workforce: Staff Reductions and Lack of Planning May Impact Mission Readiness
What GAO Found The increasing number and complexity of disasters demonstrates the need to ensure that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) workforce can meet its core mission to help people before, during, and after disasters. In response to 2025 presidential directives, many federal agencies have taken steps to reduce the size of their workforces. In fiscal year 2025, FEMA employed about 25,134 employees, on average. However, over 4,300 employees separated from FEMA in fiscal year 2
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Published: 4 August 2026
Source: US GAO Reports
Category: Policy
Topics: Jobs & economy
Retrieved: 5 August 2026
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