FEMA vows changes after ‘deeply alarming’ sexual misconduct allegations against former top HR official

By Anna Giaritelli

Published July 30, 2018 9:26pm ET

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FEMA vows changes after ‘deeply alarming’ sexual misconduct allegations against former top HR official — Department of Homeland Security personnel deliver supplies to Santa Ana community residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Guayama, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Even before the storm hit on Sept. 20, Puerto Rico was in dire condition thanks to a decade-long economic recession that had left its infrastructure in a sorry state. | (Carlos Giusti/AP)

The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday announced significant changes in oversight procedures following the Homeland Security Department watchdog’s release of a report regarding allegations of sexual misconduct by a former agency official.

“These allegations are deeply disturbing and harassment of any kind will not be tolerated at FEMA,” FEMA Administrator Brock Long said in a statement.

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