FEMA: FEMA staff faced lies detector tests amidst DHS leak investigation, agency overhaul

Dozens of employees in the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (Phema), Including acting administrator Cameron HamiltonRecently, lies have passed through detector tests as part of a wide department of Homeland Security (Deads) According to CNN, a rift on the alleged leak of national security information.
Polygraphs, overall about 50 administered, are part of a push Trump administration To detect leaks, some of which revealed internal discussion on plans to allegedly destroy FEMA.
According to CNN, Hamilton was tested that Homeland’s Security Secretaries Christie Nom and Trump Elli Corey Levandowski with the future of Famma about the future of Famma, a few days after attending a high-level closed door meeting, which includes the options to fully scale or dissolve the disaster agency.
At least one FEMA officer was reportedly placed on administrative leave and according to sources quoted by CNN, was taken out of agency offices after a failed polygraph.
However, the move has touched an alarm between federal employees and whistleblower advocates, arguing that polygraphs are being used to suppress dissatisfaction and target those who are not even involved with classified materials.
“These employees had no access to classified information,” a FEMA officer was quoted by CNN. “It is a victim of a witch. They are trying to get rid of people and instigate fear”, the officer said.
According to the mirror, DHS spokesperson Trisia McLaglin defended polygraphs, saying, “We are a career civil servant about your standing, tenure, political appointment, or situation, we will track leakars and sue them to a full extent of law.”
McLaglin confirmed that some employees failed the test and faced criminal referrals, but emphasized that Hamilton approved his exam and remained in his post.
The use of polygraphs, especially mostly for those handling non-classified materials, has raised questions about the validity and fixed process. K Tom Divine Official accountability The project was quoted by CNN, stating that the number of tests was “dangerous,” note, “which was considered a sensitive, careful high-risk decision, is now a knee-shock reaction.”
The Polygraph sweep comes amidst a comprehensive effort by the Trump administration to overhall or possibly eliminate FEMA, according to the mirror with Secretary Nom, the agency is allegedly determined to determine.
Last month meetings included a discussion about the reversal of an executive order that created the FEMA Review Council, a step that could open the door to completely eliminate the agency.
The morale within FEMA is said to collapse. Many employees are considering voluntary separation or early retirement after new recruitment sanctions and an deferred resignation program that offers purchases. “You have a ton capacity of institutional knowledge to get out of the door,” said an official. “And then you have a double vaimi if you do not have enough manpower to complete the mission”, the officer said.
The report comes a few weeks before the upheaval Hurricane season Starts. According to CNN, significant preparations were delayed this year as DHS-laughed reviews disrupted the planning timeline. A disaster response worker said, “March usually when we are finalizing the storm plan. A lot has stopped,” said a disaster response worker.
A DHS hiring memo outlined a new policy, requiring most of FEMA’s temporary workforce, including the recurrected core staff, reservoirs, and local fare to be rebuilt by NOEM team. These activists, in the case of two to four years, forms about three-fourths of FEMA’s operational force, according to the official accountability office.
A FEMA official said, “They are the backbone of the response.” “Instead of preparing for storms, we are checking the renewal dates and justifying our jobs”, the officer said.
With increasing apprehensions that FEMA can be sidelined before the potentially destructive storm season, an official warned, “We will not really feel the result until something big and bad.”