FEMA, DOGE and district of Columbia

FEMA CFO fired over payments to New York City for migrants says she had DOGE sign-off
"They told me to do these actions, to make these payments, and then they fired me," said Mary Comans, who was FEMA's chief financial officer.
Ex-FEMA official who was fired over migrants staying in 'luxury' hotels files lawsuit
An ex-FEMA official who was fired over payments to New York City for housing migrants in what critics called "luxury hotels" has sued the Trump administration.
Fired FEMA official sues DHS over NYC migrant hotel payments she says DOGE cleared
The former chief financial officer at the Federal Emergency Management Agency filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after she was fired for sending funds to house illegal immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security fired Mary Comans last month over an $80 million grant to New York City that was meant to reimburse the city
Fired FEMA official sues for unlawful termination
A former senior official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency who was abruptly fired three weeks ago during a political blowup over a hotel program for migrants sued the government on Tuesday for unlawful termination.
Former FEMA CFO sues after firing over New York grant to house migrants
CORRECTION: Mary Comans is the former chief financial officer of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. An earlier version of this story included incorrect information. The former chief
Ex-FEMA chief financial officer says she's gotten threats after being fired
The chief financial officer at FEMA was fired after Elon Musk alleged she illegally sent funds to New York City to book luxury hotels for migrants. However, in an interview with CBS Evening News co-anchor Maurice DuBois,
Four FEMA Officials Fired After Musk’s DOGE Claims Agency Funded Migrant Housing In ‘Luxury’ Hotels
The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday it was firing four officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, after tech billionaire and Department
'Fired for doing my job': FEMA official says DOGE illegally scapegoated her
The chief financial officer of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said she was fired for taking an action that tech billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency task force signed off on her doing in the first place,
Top FEMA official fired over payments for NYC migrants says DOGE gave approval
Former FEMA CFO Mary Comans, who was fired in February by the Trump administration for sending payments to New York City to cover hotels for migrants, says she was following DOGE's directions. Comans speaks out for the first time since her firing in an exclusive interview with "CBS Evening News" co-anchor Maurice DuBois.
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Former FEMA CFO Mary Comans sues Trump administration for defamation, unlawful termination
After being pushed out for sending an unauthorized payment, FEMA’s former CFO has filed a lawsuit in D.C. district court.
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FEMA finance chief fired for putting illegal migrants in 5-star hotels reveals sinister setup plot by DOGE
The ousted FEMA Chief Financial Officer has accused Elon Musk and the Trump administration of firing her without cause for something a DOGE lieutenant told her to do. Mary Comans was ...
FEMA official fired after Musk post sues Trump administration for defamation, unlawful termination
Mary Comans was one of four FEMA employees terminated after Elon Musk claimed FEMA disaster relief funds had been spent on luxury hotels for migrants.
Exclusive: FEMA firings reveal roiling tension and confusion within the Department of Homeland Security
One week into the Trump administration, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued a directive that the Federal Emergency ...