FEMA's ‘Shadow Administrator’ Was Paid by a DOGE Member's Startup for Months
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By Newsdesk
·1 min read·Updated 23 hours ago
Aug 12, 2026 6:00 AM
Details from recent court filings show that DOGE's influence within government—and potential conflicts of interest—extend further than previously known.
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An outside contractor once described as the “shadow administrator” of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was actually working, for at least part of her time in government, for a company owned by a member of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, according to recent court filings.
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