It's been nearly five years, and the total cost of wasteful COVID-era spending is still being realized. A recent Department ...

Trump has launched a review of FEMA, which has faced conspiracy-fueled criticisms amid recovery from last year’s major ...

Representatives from Elon Musk’s DOGE were said to be examining data on FEMA grants, according to staff members.

Just four minutes before a federal funding freeze ordered by President Donald Trump’s administration was set to take effect, ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Friday that FEMA has resolved 80 percent of Western North Carolina cases ...

This is because the promise of FEMA money causes the states to under prepare for disasters, creating a cycle of dependency. Another, even more destructive effect is the process itself. It is a ...

Solutions include funding the federal agency properly, requiring states to share a larger burden of the responsibility and ...

WASHINGTON — Federal disaster aid is nearly everywhere. About 94% of Americans live in a county that has gotten Federal Emergency Management Agency help for disasters since 2011. But disaster ...

Trump's Homeland Security secretary vows to improve FEMA and cut red tape while touring damage left by Hurricane Helene.

Congress could allocate more FEMA funding each year through regular appropriations, so the agency doesn’t run out of money as it has. “When FEMA runs out of money, they begin taking care of ...

As of April 2024, the agency had not completed its review for this amount or any money it had awarded to the state. The lack of documentation has led the OIG to question $8.1 billion in FEMA spending.