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The bill trades modest near-term administrative costs and possible short disruptions for greater transparency into FEMA staffing that enables targeted workforce reforms and better continuity of disaster-recovery services.
FEMA staff, government contractors, and state governments will get more targeted workforce reforms because GAO will report timely, disaggregated staffing data within 180 days that supports workforce planning and targeted policy changes.
People recovering from disasters — including low-income individuals and people with disabilities — will benefit because the report must identify turnover drivers and FEMA actions to reduce staff loss, which could improve continuity of recovery services.
Congress and oversight bodies will have timely, detailed information on FEMA disaster-recovery staffing to inform oversight and evidence-based policymaking.
Taxpayers and federal staff will face modest new administrative costs because preparing the GAO report requires staff time and resources.
Local governments and disaster-affected communities could experience short-term disruptions to FEMA operations if rapid policy changes are implemented quickly in response to the report's findings.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires GAO to report within 180 days on FEMA caseworker and disaster‑recovery staff turnover, tenure, rotations, employment types, and retention actions.
Official title: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel turnover of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.
Introduced July 14, 2026 by Tim Moore · Last progress July 14, 2026
Requires the Government Accountability Office to deliver a report to Congress within 180 days of enactment analyzing staff turnover at FEMA with a focus on case management personnel and staff detailed to disaster recovery. The report must quantify turnover rates, tenure statistics, rotation patterns, employment type counts (full‑time, part‑time, temporary, contract), and describe actions FEMA is taking or planning to reduce turnover. The goal is to give Congress detailed, disaggregated data about FEMA disaster‑recovery staffing to inform oversight and potential policy or workforce changes.