The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) terminated two employees following an internal investigation that uncovered sexually explicit online communications with foreign nationals and inappropriate workplace conduct at a critical national security facility.
FEMA’s Insider Threat Program identified the misconduct through routine monitoring systems designed to protect sensitive government operations.
The investigation revealed serious security violations at the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center, a hardened facility responsible for protecting the nation during emergencies and potential nuclear threats.
The first terminated employee worked in FEMA’s IT Services Division and maintained top secret security clearance.
Investigators discovered this individual had logged into Facebook Messenger on the agency’s unclassified network to engage in sexually explicit conversations with someone believed to be located in the Philippines.
Records obtained by the Daily Caller show the IT worker exchanged multiple messages with the foreign contact between August 19 and August 27.
In one message, the employee wrote, “I saw your post on a Philippine dating group here, so I messaged you.”
The terminated worker later referenced “Manila Philippines” in conversations and expressed plans to visit the country in “November or December.”
User Activity Monitoring revealed additional concerning behavior on August 25, when the employee searched Google Maps and Hotels.com for Cavite, a city in the Philippines’ Calabarzon region.
A follow-up review uncovered another exchange on August 28 where the employee told the foreign contact, “but I can’t bring my phone inside my workplace, so I leave it in the car. Only chat here on FB Messenger while I’m working.”
In the same August 28 conversation, the employee made explicit sexual comments, writing, “I wish you were here sitting in my lap while I work,” and, “I want to hug your waist while I work and smell your hair, kiss your neck.”
Investigators determined these messages represented part of a broader pattern of explicit online communications, demonstrating both the extent and frequency of the employee’s inappropriate conduct while on duty at the secure facility.
The second terminated employee worked as an Environmental Protection Specialist in FEMA’s Environmental Historic Preservation office in Alabama.
Monitoring systems detected this individual repeatedly accessing pornography sites using the agency’s unclassified network.
Records show the Alabama-based employee engaged in explicit conversations with multiple users online during work hours.
The investigation revealed the worker made numerous sexual comments and uploaded pornographic images during these exchanges.
The Daily Caller outlined that on August 30 and 31, the Environmental Protection Specialist uploaded a pornographic image from a computer file labeled “work memes” while communicating with a user identified as “tooMessyForMe.”
This activity occurred on government networks meant for official business purposes.
Both terminated employees were stationed at FEMA’s Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center near Bluemont, Virginia.
The facility serves as a critical component of the nation’s emergency preparedness infrastructure, designed to maintain government operations during national emergencies, terrorist attacks and nuclear strikes.
The Department of Homeland Security’s Insider Threat Operations Center conducted the investigation that led to both terminations.
DHS officials who oversee FEMA confirmed that at least one worker had accessed what they classified as “deviant pornography,” including bestiality content.
The firings occurred on Tuesday following the completion of the internal probe, the New York Post reported.
