FEMA chief to reimburse government for personal use of federal vehicles

Source: Politico

FEMA chief to reimburse government for personal use of federal vehicles
POLITICO first reported last week that an IG investigation had been opened into Long's use of government Suburbans for routine weekend travel to his home in North Carolina.

By DANIEL LIPPMAN 09/21/2018 10:06 PM EDT Updated 09/21/2018 10:33 PM EDT


FEMA Administrator Brock Long has been forced to reimburse the government for improper personal use of federal government vehicles and acknowledged “mistakes” that he and FEMA made in using those vehicles.

A DHS Inspector General investigation found there was “inappropriate use” of the vehicles, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said in a statement released Friday night.

Nielsen said she reviewed the IG report that found Long, tasked with helping the government manage the response to hurricanes and other emergencies, used government vehicles for “non-official reasons.”

“Use of Government vehicles to provide home to work transportation for the FEMA Administrator was never authorized in accordance with applicable law,” she said.


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