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FEMA's acting director, David Richardson, testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday morning ...
Kristi Noem suggested FEMA’s response to deadly Texas flooding was a model for the future. A resigning FEMA official ...
Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders are looking for clues about the money — and the future of FEMA itself.
FEMA ‘joke’ from chief raises concerns about ... 2,000 full-time staffers–a third of its entire workforce–were either terminated or voluntarily left the agency amid concerns about its future.
FEMA was overhauled in 2003 and since then, Louisiana has received nearly $47 billion for 28 disasters — more than any other state — that helped 3.5 million households and nearly 43,000 public ...
Kidd highlighted concerns about volunteer management, local emergency management credentials and codification for the state's ...
The debate over FEMA's future comes as residents like Allison Walla of Fulshear continue to experience frustrating delays with the agency. After Hurricane Beryl left her without power for nearly ...
The Legislature will look at proposals for emergency preparedness in a special session that was already planned over hemp ...
Communities weighing their disaster readiness in the face of an escalating threat landscape have the greatest concerns about cyber and pandemic vulnerabilities and report the need to make greater ...
During the historic year of 2020, Mr. Gaynor oversaw FEMA’s first ever operational response to a nationwide pandemic while simultaneously responding to a record amount of disasters. As a member of the ...
Concerns Over Federal Readiness for Hurricane Season. 6/13/2025 | 26m 47s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Federal agencies including FEMA plan for hurricanes amid a staffing and funding crunch.