FEMA’s response to natural disasters is meant to provide relief and recovery. Yet, its handling of Puerto Rico’s post-Hurricane Maria recovery only worsened the crisis. Systemic mismanagement, poor ...

A year before Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, information technology used by the Homeland Security Department to support disaster management was so disconnected and inadequate that employees ...

Recent fixes to long-standing problems at the Federal Emergency Management Agency are in jeopardy as the Trump administration slashes programs and cuts staff, emergency experts warn. FEMA has been ...

Sure, FEMA can dissolve and let the state handle emergency responses. We have one of the best-managed state governments in the U.S. We have some of the best-managed and cheapest home, storm and auto ...