All that may be about to change. Federal legislation working its way through the U.S. Senate would reform FEMA rules to better allow for wildfire preparedness and recovery.

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.

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.

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

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.

Given those dynamics, having a more up-to-date legislative framework to guide how they all come together and operate in a time of regional and national need makes sense. Simply adding new language to ...

FEMA needs to be 'saved' and 'reformed,' says Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz. Reps. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., and Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., discuss why they're teaming up to make FEMA independent.