TOMORROW @ 10AM: Hearing on FEMA Workforce Challenges

(WASHINGTON) – Tomorrow, March 1^st,  the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response & Recovery, chaired by Rep. Val Demings (D-FL), will hold a hearing entitled, “FEMA: Building a Workforce Prepared and Ready to Respond Part 2.” The hearing will be an opportunity to examine FEMA’s ongoing workforce challenges (including recruitment, training, and retention), the impact these challenges have on FEMA’s ability to meet its mission, and how the agency can strengthen its workforce. This hearing is a continuation of a FEMA workforce hearing the subcommittee held in January.

This virtual hearing will be streamed live on YouTube and on our website.

Event details:

WHAT: Subcommittee Hearing – FEMA: Building a Workforce Prepared and Ready to Respond Part 2

 WHEN: Tuesday, March 1 @10:00am EST

WITNESS: Hon. Erik A. Hooks, Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Updated info and livestream available here.

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