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The reaction to Kristi's policy on reviewing contracts above $100K causing a delayed response occurred BEFORE the flooding in TX. A policy change her office said would result in each contract being scrutinized for 5 days.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is requiring her office to review and sign off on all contracts and awards over $100,000.
“All proposals for my consideration must include all relevant details, including any mission impact, dollar values, description of the supplies or services, any timeliness issues and a description of the proposed action,” Noem wrote in the memo obtained by Federal News Network. “Requests for approval of obligations above the $100,000 threshold must be submitted via memo through the Executive Secretary process. As with any request for secretarial approval, please allow a minimum of five days for front office review.”
Based on the last three fiscal years’ data, Noem’s office will have to approve more than 5,100 contract actions that are worth over $100,000 in the federal fourth quarter alone.
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Kim appeared on Thursday’s All In on MSNBC, where Chris Hayes quoted from a letter the senator wrote to Noem regarding hurricane preparedness.
“The reports of FEMA’s incomplete 2025 hurricane season plan on the cusp of the start of hurricane season and DHS’ slowness in providing the plan to this Committee are equally unsettling,” Kim wrote in the letter, which also expressed concern over Noem’s policy regarding $100,000 expenses.
“Is this policy still in place, as far as you understand it?” Hayes asked Kim.
“As far as I understand it, which is one of the stupidest decisions and policies I’ve ever heard of, especially when it comes to disaster response,” the senator replied. “And for an administration that tries to talk about red tape, they are adding red tape here. They are adding bureaucracy. They’re making it harder for us to be able to deploy and be able to get resources out. And that’s the most serious when it comes to responding to disasters.”
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In Kristi's defense, like most of trump's cabinet appointees, she isn't qualified to lead the agency she is in charge of. Besides, she was busy doing other things while people were drowning.
‘Absolutely nuts’: DHS secretary to review all contract, grant awards over $100k
Just ahead of the busiest time of the year for most agency acquisition shops, the Homeland Security Department is throwing in an extra layer of review for its procurement efforts.DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is requiring her office to review and sign off on all contracts and awards over $100,000.
“All proposals for my consideration must include all relevant details, including any mission impact, dollar values, description of the supplies or services, any timeliness issues and a description of the proposed action,” Noem wrote in the memo obtained by Federal News Network. “Requests for approval of obligations above the $100,000 threshold must be submitted via memo through the Executive Secretary process. As with any request for secretarial approval, please allow a minimum of five days for front office review.”
Based on the last three fiscal years’ data, Noem’s office will have to approve more than 5,100 contract actions that are worth over $100,000 in the federal fourth quarter alone.
‘Absolutely nuts’: DHS secretary to review all contract, grant awards over $100k | Federal News Network
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued new guidance requiring contracting officers to give her office five days to approve contract and grant awards.
federalnewsnetwork.com
‘One of the Stupidest Decisions and Policies I’ve Ever Heard Of’: Democratic Senator Goes off on DHS Secretary
On Wednesday, CNN reported that the response by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is under DHS, was hindered by a new policy Noem put in place, whereby she must personally approve contracts and grants of more than $100,000. According to that report, Noem did not authorize FEMA’s deployment of urban search and rescue teams until more than 72 hours after the floods began.Kim appeared on Thursday’s All In on MSNBC, where Chris Hayes quoted from a letter the senator wrote to Noem regarding hurricane preparedness.
“The reports of FEMA’s incomplete 2025 hurricane season plan on the cusp of the start of hurricane season and DHS’ slowness in providing the plan to this Committee are equally unsettling,” Kim wrote in the letter, which also expressed concern over Noem’s policy regarding $100,000 expenses.
“Is this policy still in place, as far as you understand it?” Hayes asked Kim.
“As far as I understand it, which is one of the stupidest decisions and policies I’ve ever heard of, especially when it comes to disaster response,” the senator replied. “And for an administration that tries to talk about red tape, they are adding red tape here. They are adding bureaucracy. They’re making it harder for us to be able to deploy and be able to get resources out. And that’s the most serious when it comes to responding to disasters.”
‘One of the Stupidest Decisions and Policies I’ve Ever Heard Of’: Democratic Senator Goes off on DHS Secretary
Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) shredded Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday amid reports that a new policy she implemented at her department hampered the federal response to the Texas floods.
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In Kristi's defense, like most of trump's cabinet appointees, she isn't qualified to lead the agency she is in charge of. Besides, she was busy doing other things while people were drowning.
Noem asks followers to choose favorite portrait of her as cowgirl
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