Source: Fox News
Summary
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s directive to cut FEMA’s workforce in half was unlawful. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston found that the Department of Homeland Security violated a 2005 law by reducing FEMA’s authority. The judge said the agency was forced to stop renewing contracts for disaster-response workers. The ruling did not include immediate penalties, but the parties have until Oct. 9 to submit briefings on relief. Unions argued the cuts would harm FEMA’s mission and were not approved by Congress.
Our Reading
As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
DHS took control of FEMA’s personnel decisions.
Judge Illston found no evidence of reasoned decision-making.
FEMA projected staffing at half previous levels without explanation.
The Signal messages deleted may have shown more about the process.
Author: Evan Null
