Federal legislation working its way through the U.S. Senate would reform FEMA rules to better allow for wildfire preparedness and recovery. Many of the changes addressed in the legislation were ...

Proposed FEMA reform would speed up disaster funding, provide technical assistance to small towns, and protect pre-disaster mitigation funds nationwide ...

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders have introduced legislation in the U.S. House that could provide the most robust legislative reform of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA ...

Sean Plankey, the nominee for CISA director, said he'd "allow the operators to operate" at the cyber agency, while focusing on the agency's core missions.

Senator Welch says his bill is focused on empowering local communities specifically on when aid is available, who makes ...

FEMA is in need of serious reform. Disaster relief and response should be focused on the truly catastrophic, and DHS grants should be focused on those areas of greatest risk.

Since May 2018, FEMA has funded an additional $86.2 million in wildfire mitigation for 228 projects, providing increased protection to nearly 2,500 properties.

FEMA was ready to respond to this week's floods in Texas—but was delayed by administrative hurdles and approval processes ...

"By releasing this discussion draft legislation, we hope to engage our colleagues and stakeholders on comprehensive FEMA reform," Graves said in a Thursday statement. "This draft bill includes ...

Overhauling the Stafford Act: Passed in 1974 and amended multiple times since, the Stafford Act defines the authorities and functions of federal disaster response. This powerful piece of legislation ...

There’s one piece of FEMA reform, however, that some may see as easier to digest. The National Flood Insurance Program is $23 billion in the red, by FEMA’s count, and it loses money steadily.