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GAO: FEMA staffing cuts lacked strategy, hit regional staff hardest

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FEMA lost roughly 4,500 staff over the past 18 months, with many regions losing 9% or more. "None of this was done with a thought behind the mission needs."

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    GAO: FEMA staffing cuts lacked strategy, hit regional staff hardest (opens Federal News Network)

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    FEMA lost roughly 4,500 staff over the past 18 months, with many regions losing 9% or more. "None of this was done with a thought behind the mission needs."

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