Updated March 25, 2026 Federal Dismantlement
Serious Rights Violation Ongoing
FEMA Dismantlement — Budget Cuts, Mass Layoffs, and Destruction of Disaster Response Capacity
A systematic effort to dismantle federal disaster preparedness and response capacity through budget cuts, mass layoffs, program terminations, and structural reorganization. FEMA's workforce has already shrunk by one-third, with plans to cut it in half. The disaster response workforce faces a 41% cut and the surge workforce an 85% cut, leaving the country dangerously unprepared for hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, and other disasters.