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Article snippet: White House officials in recent days have reportedly been discussing possible replacements for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) head Brock Long. The Wall Street Journal reports that senior officials have discussed replacing Long, who was appointed to the position last year by MORE, due to an investigation into the FEMA chief's potential misuse of federal resources. A White House official told the Journal that chief of staff MORE has decided to leave Long in place until a final report on his conduct becomes available. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill on Friday. It was reported earlier this week that Long is facing an inspector general investigation over his use of government vehicles and staff to drive him from his office in Washington, D.C., to his home in North Carolina. Staffers were then put up in hotels at taxpayer expense. The investigation involved surveilling Long as he was driven along the more than six-hour commute, according to the Journal. The investigation has found that Long often travels with a caravan of federal workers and has spent roughly 150 days in North Carolina since taking the job in June 2017. Politico reported this week that Long was told last year that his trips violated the law and that Homeland Security Secretary MORE asked him to consider resigning. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general is also probing communications between Long and a FEMA contractor ... Link to the full article to read more