President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an executive order establishing a review council for the Federal Emergency Management ...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, who on Friday talked about shutting down the Federal Emergency Management Agency, on ...
Our research finds that conditions were placed on $12 million in Katrina aid, out of nearly $122 billion.
From natural disasters to homeland security, FEMA’s development tells the story of resilience, adaptation and innovation in ...
President Donald Trump’s call to possibly eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency has Nebraska officials waiting ...
The move follows a Jan. 20 Department of Homeland Security directive to dissolve membership of all advisory committees.
FEMA was absorbed by DHS in 2003, prompting criticism that its highly bureaucratic nature rendered the agency ineffective in addressing natural disasters.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has billions of dollars in disaster funds, which are used to reimburse states ...
FEMA brings in emergency personnel, supplies and equipment to stricken areas. Its reputation was battered by its poor handling of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the agency has struggled to recover.
It’s the possibility of getting rid of FEMA entirely that has lawmakers worried about how states would be able to respond to disasters. Senator Bill Cassidy said an alternative could happen.
“FEMA has turned out to be a disaster,” Trump ... be justified following the agency’s response to the 2005 Hurricane Katrina flood, which killed more than 1,800 people.