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FEMA chief has 2 jobs, raising concern in heart of hurricane season
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA and the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, confirmed to ...
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House Democrat Grills Trump’s FEMA Boss About Deadly Texas Flood: Do the Victims ‘Deserve an Apology?’
"You seem uninterested in learning what went wrong and how to respond better. Do the victims and survivors in Texas deserve an apology?" The post House Democrat Grills Trump’s FEMA Boss About Deadly ...
FEMA plans to release nearly $1 billion in security funding after CNN report on proposal to slash it
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is making nearly $1 billion in disaster preparedness and homeland security funding ...
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Federal records contradict what FEMA's leader told Congress about Texas flood response
Funding for FEMA's disaster survivor hotline lapsed the day after the Texas floods, federal records show. It took DHS ...
FEMA chief ‘can’t see anything that we did wrong’ in Texas flood response
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting leader has adamantly defended the federal government’s response to historic flooding in Texas earlier this month, saying lawmakers’ attacks on the ...
Greg Stanton Presses Acting FEMA Director David Richardson About Texas Floods Response
During a House Transportation Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) asked Acting FEMA Director David Richardson about his agency's response to deadly floods in Texas.
Exclusive: ‘A more vulnerable nation’: FEMA memos lay out risks of plan to cut $1B in disaster and security grants
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has proposed cutting nearly $1 billion in grant funding for communities and first responders nationwide to better prepare for disasters and to bolster security ...
The Independent28d
FEMA leader hasn’t been seen in over a week sparking concern
Richardson hasn’t visited the site of the floods, the deadliest in the U.S. in a quarter century, ending a longstanding tradition of FEMA leaders being publicly available following natural ...
David Rouzer Stunned By Acting FEMA Director David Richardson's Response To His Question On Grants
During a House Transportation Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. David Rouzer (R-NC) asked Acting FEMA Director David Richardson about the agency's grants.
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FEMA Director Defends Texas Flood Response as ‘Model’ for Disasters
David Richardson, the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), on Wednesday defended his agency’s handling of recent deadly floods in Texas, claiming the response was a ...