FEMA risks having ‘critically low’ staffing levels this hurricane season: GAO

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is at risk of having “critically low” staffing levels if there’s a major disaster, according to a nonpartisan congressional watchdog. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found in a report issued Tuesday that in Fiscal Year 2025, more than 4,300 staffers departed from FEMA, more than double the departure rate in Fiscal…