Jeremy Greenberg, the head of FEMA's National Response Coordination Center submitted his resignation Wednesday and will depart the agency in two weeks.
It was not clear to staff whether FEMA's David Richardson meant it literally or as a joke, but current and former employees who spoke with CBS News said the comment flustered many.
One FEMA official described the strategic plan as the agency's "organizational backbone," saying, "Without it, there are just a bunch of offices doing whatever they feel like doing."