The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has stepped down after being missing in action during a deadly hurricane season.

David Richardson has departed the embattled agency just six months after he was appointed acting chief by President Donald Trump. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA, said he will be replaced by FEMA Chief of Staff Karen Evans—previously a senior adviser at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency—starting Dec. 1.

“FEMA and the DHS extend their sincere appreciation to the senior official performing the duties of the administrator, David Richardson, for his dedicated service and wish him continued success in his return to the private sector,” a DHS spokesperson said.

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