FEMA Hires New Director of External Affairs; John "Pat" Philbin Responds to PRNewser

Beginning 12/31, FEMA will have a new Director of External Affairs to replace John “Pat” Philbin, two months after the press conference scandal that cost Philbin a position at ODNI.

We again contacted Philbin for comment. Philbin wished Jonathan Thompson luck, and reiterated his feelings on the situation:

“The continued reference by the media to the FEMA press briefing as ‘staged’ is simply not accurate because it is not what I authorized or condoned, and this was affirmed in the DHS-led inquiry.