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FEMA's ‘Shadow Administrator’ Was Paid by a DOGE Member's Startup for Months

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…

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An outside contractor described as FEMA’s “shadow administrator,” Kara Voorhies, was subcontracted by a company owned by Kyle Schutt, a member of the Department of Government Efficiency, while working for FEMA from fall 2025 to spring 2026. The arrangement was revealed in recent court filings.

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