Prior to leading the federal emergency response, Fugate was the emergency director in Florida. " Congress never intended for FEMA to supplant insurance," he said. Speed and accountability ...

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 ...

FEMA said it is encouraging survivors to be aware of fraud and con artists who commonly take advantage of disasters.

The chairman of a House Homeland Security subcommittee is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency to detail what it did to prepare for Hurricane Helene after it became clear there would be ...

‘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.

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 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 ...

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has called on the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Deanne Criswell, to resign as the government body continues to face ...