- Kara Voorhies, a DHS contractor with no emergency management experience, reportedly acted as a "shadow administrator" at FEMA, exerting significant control over spending and participating in high-level meetings.
- Voorhies, described as an "eyes and ears" for Kristi Noem's aide Corey Lewandowski, allegedly targeted federal grants for Muslim groups, diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, climate change, and the state of California.
- She instituted a line-by-line review of contracts and grants, canceling those that did not align with certain ideological priorities, and questioned the need for resources during catastrophic floods in Texas.
- Voorhies is currently under investigation by the DHS inspector general for her handling of FEMA contracts and her compensation, which may have been as high as $1 million annually.
- She is no longer employed by DHS, and the new DHS secretary, Markwayne Mullin, has rescinded the contract review rule that Voorhies helped implement.
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