Congressional Democrats are questions DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's new FEMA rules, which they believe is making disaster ...

Sen. Peter Welch introduced legislation Thursday to reform federal disaster management with an eye toward more local control.

Rhetoric from Trump administration officials appears to be shifting more toward reforming the Federal Emergency Management ...

Despite the state's experience and expertise, Florida has historically relied on tens of billions of recovery dollars provided by FEMA.

The legislation also seeks to eliminate FEMA’s backlog of 800 open disaster declarations, some of which date back decades. Changes to the way FEMA doles out funding would require state and ...

However, Congress will likely have to approve of some structural changes to how FEMA supports states during natural disasters via legislation. Congress also sets the agency’s budget. Trump has ...

(The Center Square) – Long plagued by inefficiency and politicization, the Federal Emergency Management System could soon see major reforms if Congress passes bipartisan legislation introduced ...

The FEMA Review Council, among other things, is eyeing how states qualify for federal aid and differing levels of federal support for natural disasters.

Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) on Wednesday unveiled the Disaster Assistance Improvement and ...