DHS says FEMA funding for Helene recovery in NC has surpassed $1 billion

The Secretary of Homeland Security said on Friday that more than $1 billion in FEMA funding has been disbursed to North ...

‘She’s the enforcer’: New FEMA chief led effort to rein in agency spending, strip funding from Muslim groups, sources say

When Karen Evans arrived at the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a senior adviser this spring, her mandate was clear: help the Department of Homeland Security tighten its control over the agency ...

GOP North Carolina senator lifts holds on DHS nominees after FEMA funds approved for his state

Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) said Friday he will lift his remaining holds on President Trump’s nominees to the Department of ...

Suspended FEMA workers who criticized Trump administration got their jobs back — until DHS leaders found out

In a dramatic about-face, the Trump administration on Monday re-suspended more than a dozen FEMA employees mere hours after CNN broke the news that they’d been reinstated to the agency following a ...
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FEMA’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year

As 2025 draws to a close, the departure of the beleaguered acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, David ...
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Noem demands more control over FEMA and Homeland Security funding, which could slow disaster response

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is tightening her grip on her department’s purse strings, ordering that every contract and grant over $100,000 must now cross her desk for approval, according ...
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‘Get FEMA out of Homeland Security’: Former FEMA director

(NewsNation) — Michael Brown, who led FEMA during Hurricane Katrina, believes the agency should be rid of unnecessary bureaucracy and independent from the Department of Homeland Security. Brown joined ...

Noem at odds with Trump-appointed panel over future of FEMA

A panel appointed by President Donald Trump to review whether to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency has instead concluded in a report that the agency should be more powerful and ...
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FEMA begins security overhauls following cyber incident and employee firings

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has made several changes to its internal security posture following a cyber intrusion that prompted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to purge two dozen ...

FEMA employees who signed letter critical of Trump unsuspended, then resuspended

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) staffers who signed a letter critical of the Trump administration were unsuspended, then resuspended when the administration learned about their ...

In a Reversal, FEMA Won’t Reinstate Suspended Workers

Employees suspended in the summer after signing a letter critical of the president were told they could return to work. But ...
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Noem fires two dozen FEMA employees over alleged cybersecurity gaps

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has fired two dozen Federal Emergency Management Agency information technology employees, including top leaders, for allegedly neglecting security protocols and ...