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The agency’s policy shift is poised to drastically reduce the federal aid states receive for natural disaster recovery.
David Richardson, the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, told staff on Friday he will "run right over" ...
Pressed during a May 7 committee hearing about abolishing FEMA, acting administrator Cameron Hamilton said he opposes it. He ...
During his first all-staff meeting, David Richardson reportedly warned employees against resisting change, stating ... the ...
Upheaval at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the May 8 dismissal of acting director Cameron Hamilton, has ...
FEMA acting chief David Richardson has laid out the agency's intent for this upcoming hurricane season, cementing plans to ...
The Stafford Act states that FEMA typically covers a minimum of 75 percent of the cost for most projects, such as repairing ...
An official with the state’s emergency response agency worried about costs if a wildfire, tornado or any other disaster were ...
The leadership change comes at a time when the agency, which is in charge of coordinating the federal government’s response ...
Hurricane preparations at FEMA have slowed to a crawl. With hurricane season weeks away, a new assessment raises a number of ...
President Donald Trump’s administration has replaced the acting administrator of the beleaguered Federal Emergency Management ...
David Richardson replaced acting FEMA head Cameron Hamilton, who was fired for telling Congress the emergency response agency ...