Proposed FEMA reform would speed up disaster funding, provide technical assistance to small towns, and protect pre-disaster ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem denied reports suggesting the deployment of resources to Texas was delayed because of ...

Even though there are still dozens of people missing, and endless mounds of mangled vegetation and vehicles, it is not too ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is tightening her grip on her department’s purse strings, ordering that every ...

A 2023 Government Accountability Office report indicated that FEMA only had 5,000 full-time staff members, as well as a group of reservists and emergency-response workers who could be called up to ...

The delivery of disaster aid is on the Government Accountability Office's High-Risk List for the first time as climate-related costs soar, Federal Emergency Management Agency staffing lags, and ...

The consequences of past funding and accountability issues creating present day trust issues is exacerbated by the lack of state government transparency in just about everything the governor is ...

Still, a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that FEMA had a 35% gap in necessary staffing in 2022, and a heavy workload was leading to burnout and retention issues.

The Government Accountability Office said staffing levels and other workforce issues at the Federal Emergency Management Agency “has limited its capacity to provide effective disaster assistance.” ...

‘I will run right over you’: New FEMA head issues warning to Trump critics Acting director David Richardson addressed FEMA after congressional testimony led to the removal of his predecessor.