Reps. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., and Byron Donalds, R-Fla., introduced the FEMA Independence Act on Monday, which aims to ...

The FEMA Independence Act would have the agency report directly to the president. It comes as the Trump administration takes ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said during Monday’s Cabinet meeting that the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

Two Florida lawmakers want to reform federal emergency management and improve the efficiency of federal emergency response ...

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem and others are weighing whether to strip FEMA of some of its key ...

Byron Donalds and Jared Moskowitz have a plan to reform ... response efforts. They would remove the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a unit of the Department of Homeland Security, and ...

In Congress, House Republicans have echoed the need for FEMA reform and expressed interest ... in aid and has the authority to coordinate efforts across federal agencies. An internal council led by ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem expressed support for eliminating long-term disaster recovery efforts under the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ...

In a statement to CBS News on Saturday, a DHS spokesperson said the decision is "cutting out wasteful spending and bureaucracy that slows down relief efforts." "FEMA has implemented a full hiring ...