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Another Former HSEMA Employee Accuses Chris Rodriguez of Age and Race Discrimination

A new discrimination suit against the HSEMA director echoes a previous complaint about his alleged treatment of older Black employees.

by CAMILA BAILEYFEBRUARY 17TH, 2023

A new lawsuit is resurfacing allegations of workplace discrimination against the director of D.C.’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, Chris Rodriguez.

The civil lawsuit, filed Dec. 15 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleges former HSEMA employee Patrice White was abruptly fired in April of 2021 due to low performance review ratings that the suit says were “not justified based on her performance or accomplishments.” 

The complaint claims that White’s termination amounts to discrimination based on her age and race.

White says in the complaint that in February 2021, she met with HSEMA’s general counsel, who notified her of a poor performance rating and that the agency would seek to fire her. The complaint says HSEMA’s general counsel “repeatedly referred to Ms. White’s age, including asking about her birthday and when she would turn 62,” during the meeting.

White alleges that her termination was part of a trend under Rodriguez of showing preference for young, White workers at the expense of older, Black employees.

“Director Rodriguez made comments about wanting to fire older Black women, including Ms. White, and how he thought older Black women were not worth the amount he paid them, while not making the same comments about younger and/or Caucasian employees,” the lawsuit says.

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Situation Awareness: FEMA Should Improve Controls to Restrict Unauthorized Access to Its Systems and Information

 

News from the Department of Homeland Security OIG Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.   February 17, 2023                   Office of Public Affairs: dhs-oig.officepublicaffairs@oig.dhs.gov FEMA Should Improve Controls to Restrict Unauthorized Access to Its Systems and Information The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) did not consistently apply the information technology (IT) access controls needed to restrict unnecessary access to its systems and information. Specifically, FEMA did not promptly remove or adjust system and information access when personnel separated or changed positions. For example, 75 percent of the accounts for separated personnel we examined remained active beyond the individual’s last workday. Additionally, FEMA did not monitor and configure privileged user access, service accounts, and access to sensitive security functions as required. These deficiencies stemmed from insufficient internal controls and day-to-day oversight to ensure access controls were administered appropriately and effectively to prevent unauthorized access. Based on our testing, FEMA did not implement all the required security settings and address vulnerabilities timely for its IT systems and workstations. This occurred because FEMA was concerned updates might negatively impact system operations and because it faced operational challenges. The deficiencies identified during this audit exposed FEMA’s network and IT systems to risks of compromise by potential attackers. Additionally, these deficiencies could have limited the Department’s overall ability to reduce the risk of unauthorized access to its network, which may disrupt mission operations.   Read Report No. OIG-23-16 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL WWW.OIG.DHS.GOV  l TWITTER: @DHSOIG     Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations by Fiscal Year    2023  2022  2021  Reports by DHS Component CBP   CISA    FEMA   ICE   MANAGEMENT   TSA   USCIS   USCG   USSS  OTHERS Semiannual Reports to Congress (SAR) Apr 1 - Sep 30, 2022     Oct 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2022     Archive