fema is bleeding talent and institutional knowledge

Likely, the powers that be within the Department of Homeland Security don’t give a hoot who leaves the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Those of us in the biz know that you can’t have senior folks from one element of FEMA leave and not have an impact on day-to-day operations and especially disasters.

See this short article, FEMA’s Top Counsel Has Quit. He’s the Third to Leave in Six Months

Comments about the departure from very senior staff (on LinkedIn) who have already left FEMA, had high praise for the person leaving.