Question about how FEMA director gets his job

[Rude Horner]

I've been trying to Google this without much luck.

How does one get the job as FEMA's director? Does the president nominate him and then there's a vote by congress, or does the president just appoint the guy and there's no vote?

I'm asking because I was having an argument with a freeper-type about Brown, saying how unqualified he was for the job, and he came back with - "Well then why did Congress unanimously vote for him?"

I don't think the FEMA director gets voted on, but I want to be sure before I tell him that.

[hippiechick]

1. He serves at the 'pleasure of the President' ...

... as Brown himself so arrogantly stated in a press conference during the immediate aftermath of the hurricane.

[OregonBlue]

2. Somewhere on DU I saw article about how he was approved

unanimously by the Homeland Security Oversight Committee? on a voice vote. Will look for it.