"opting instead to have a string of officials serve as acting leaders of the agency that he hopes to overhaul in the months ahead. Cam Hamilton worked as the senior official performing the duties of the administrator until May, when he was let go one day after he testified before a House committee that he did "not believe it is in the best interest of the American people to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency.""
"Richardson, who was working as the assistant secretary of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office at the Department of Homeland Security, was then named as the senior official performing the duties of the administrator at FEMA. Richardson testified before a House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee in July that FEMA's response to the catastrophic Fourth of July floods in Texas was well managed. "Texas got what they needed when they needed it," he said at the time."
"David Richardson, the senior official performing the duties of the administrator at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has resigned and moved to the "private sector," a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said Monday. Karen Evans, the agency's chief of staff, is expected to take on the role of acting administrator starting Dec. 1. "Mr. Richardson led FEMA through the 2025 hurricane season, delivering historic funding to North Carolina, Texas, Florida,"
David Richardson resigned as the senior official performing the duties of the FEMA administrator and moved to the private sector. Karen Evans, FEMA's chief of staff, will serve as acting administrator beginning Dec. 1. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson credited Richardson with leading FEMA through the 2025 hurricane season, securing historic funding for multiple states, and overseeing a review that cut waste and refocused rapid resource delivery. President Trump has not nominated a permanent FEMA administrator and has relied on acting officials. Cam Hamilton was removed in May after testifying against eliminating FEMA. Richardson defended FEMA's response to Texas floods, though some staff reported he was unreachable for about 24 hours.
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