If FEMA didn’t exist, could states handle the disaster response alone?
Imagine a world in which a hurricane devastates the Gulf Coast, and the U.S. has no federal agency prepared to quickly send ...
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FEMA insurance program runs out of money
The Treasury Department loaned the flood program $2 billion to pay claims, likely raising costs for policyholders.
DOGE challenges $59 million FEMA payment for New York City migrant housing
The discovery of a $59 million FEMA payment to New York City for housing migrants comes as DOGE continues to find ...
Is FEMA on the chopping block?
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wants the Federal Emergency Management Agency dramatically reorganized ...
FEMA Accused of $417 Million Financial Systems Contract Breach
Digital Systems Group Inc. says FEMA should pay $417 million for breaching a financial management system contract by sharing ...
Trump wants states to handle disasters without FEMA. They say they can’t.
State and local emergency managers are facing a serious question in the wake of President Donald Trump’s first few weeks in ...
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Another viewpoint: Federal emergency management could use reform, not elimination
During a recent tour of communities in western North Carolina and neighborhoods in Los Angeles devastated by natural ...
FEMA needs to be improved, not discarded | Opinion
Like any federal agency, FEMA would benefit from a study to determine how it might more efficiently accomplish its crucial ...