The Federal Emergency Management Agency is set to have another interim director start next week, as President Donald Trump’s administration is about to complete a review of a potential agency reorganization.
Interim chief David Richardson resigned and will leave the role on Dec. 1, and Karen Evans, formerly a top official at the Energy Department for cybersecurity and emergency response will take the helm at FEMA, an administration official confirmed Friday.
Richardson had faced criticism over the federal government response to flooding in Texas over the summer that left more than 135 people dead. As Richardson defended his response in a House committee hearing in July, Republicans attributed the shortcomings in the response to structural deficiencies at FEMA.
