We stand with our friends at FEMA for standing up and speaking out. Solidarity. ✊✊
DHS & FEMA have chosen the vengeance route against the public signatories of the FEMA Katrina Letter. Effective immediately, all public signatories have been placed on administrative leave. They have also been ordered not to tell anyone. Whistleblowers are to be protected, not retaliated against.
![FEMA Memo Text
MEMORANDUM
Date: August 26, 2025
To: All FEMA Employees in the affected regions and all members of the FEMA National Emergency Management Agency.
From: Jay Bradley, Chief of Staff, FEMA. Joseph A. ... [rest of name is cut off] ..., Director, National Emergency Management Agency.
Subj: Employee administrative leave and a further notice.
Effective immediately, and continuing until further notice, you are being placed on administrative leave with pay and all benefits, including retirement, health and life insurance.
You will be responsible for your time sheet regarding working and future pay periods.
You may use your government issued cellular phone and tablet for personal use, but you will not have access to FEMAEMS facility, connect to FEMAEMS personnel, and like [sic] editor or your official capacity. Failure to comply will result in disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. You will continue to have access to your personal email, but you will not have access to FEMAEMS information or telecommunication systems including, but not limited to, your e-mail. You will have access to your voicemail, but do not retrieve or listen to any messages. You will have access to FEMAEMS facility, connect to FEMAEMS personnel, and like [sic] editor or your official capacity. Failure to comply will result in disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. If you need access to a FEMAEMS information or telecommunication systems to perform your duties, you must receive a written directive from your supervisor. You must contact your supervisor via telephone or e-mail only. Any violation of these rules will be viewed as an act of insubordination.
You must provide a current home address, a current home phone number, a personal email address and phone number where you can be reached while you access to your FEMAEMS information or systems.
You must not contact any FEMAEMS personnel until you receive a written directiv…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:obksvg6m2wchvxqwrqclknbs/bafkreiem7f3vubks2gr76g6wzgy2ptd2fuennzswokvpja3i5p767fjtlu@jpeg)
![FEMA Memo Text
MEMORANDUM
Date: August 26, 2025
To: All FEMA Employees in the affected regions and all members of the FEMA National Emergency Management Agency.
From: Jay Bradley, Chief of Staff, FEMA. Joseph A. ... [rest of name is cut off] ..., Director, National Emergency Management Agency.
Subj: Employee administrative leave and a further notice.
Effective immediately, and continuing until further notice, you are being placed on administrative leave with pay and all benefits, including retirement, health and life insurance.
You will be responsible for your time sheet regarding working and future pay periods.
You may use your government issued cellular phone and tablet for personal use, but you will not have access to FEMAEMS facility, connect to FEMAEMS personnel, and like [sic] editor or your official capacity. Failure to comply will result in disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. You will continue to have access to your personal email, but you will not have access to FEMAEMS information or telecommunication systems including, but not limited to, your e-mail. You will have access to your voicemail, but do not retrieve or listen to any messages. You will have access to FEMAEMS facility, connect to FEMAEMS personnel, and like [sic] editor or your official capacity. Failure to comply will result in disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. If you need access to a FEMAEMS information or telecommunication systems to perform your duties, you must receive a written directive from your supervisor. You must contact your supervisor via telephone or e-mail only. Any violation of these rules will be viewed as an act of insubordination.
You must provide a current home address, a current home phone number, a personal email address and phone number where you can be reached while you access to your FEMAEMS information or systems.
You must not contact any FEMAEMS personnel until you receive a written directiv…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:obksvg6m2wchvxqwrqclknbs/bafkreig7ebtholwj7wchjcwxpcmd6dsh3cr26wpgjjqlg6hmy7edtoe3r4@jpeg)