FEMA Review Council takes aim at “red tape”

FEMA Review Council takes aim at “red tape”

A panel appointed by President Donald Trump to recommend reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency is looking to take on bureaucracy and “red tape” at FEMA. The FEMA Review Council met for the first time on Tuesday. Trump directed the establishment of the council in January. The panel is co-led by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Trump later appointed a total of 12 members to the council. They …

Bryant sworn in as FEMA Review Council vice chair, members told to “reimagine” the federal agency

President Donald Trump, looking to overhaul FEMA, has tasked the council with recommending ways to return power to state emergency managers. Former Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant has been sworn in as the vice chairman of the President’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council.