US EditionTrump administration makes major changes to a report it commissioned on FEMA reforms, AP sources say
Kristi Noem's office cut a 160-page FEMA reform report to 20 pages, removing federal funding increases and shifting disaster responsibilities to states, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's office sharply revised a FEMA Review Council draft, cutting it from over 160 pages to roughly 20 and reflecting President Donald Trump's push to reduce the federal disaster role.
- On Jan. 24, President Donald Trump created the FEMA Review Council by executive order, which held three public meetings between May and August in Washington, D.C., New Orleans, and Oklahoma City.
- The initial draft included nine `key principles` covering public assistance, flood insurance, and direct grants, but the revised draft reportedly removes mitigation programs and slashes preparedness funding.
- Council members and emergency management leaders said the cuts raised alarm about omitted preparedness measures and warned the changed recommendations could leave states, tribes and territories unequipped for disasters.
- A final report is expected around Dec. 12, with many changes requiring Congress under the Stafford Act, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called a last-minute FEMA Review Council meeting Wednesday to address them.
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Major changes made to report on FEMA reforms
A draft of a much-anticipated report on reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been whittled down in size, with recommendations compiled by a council appointed by the president slashed and amended by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s office,…
Major changes made to report on FEMA reforms
A draft of a much-anticipated report on reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been whittled down in size, with recommendations compiled by a council appointed by the president slashed and amended by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's office,…
Major changes made to report on FEMA reforms
A draft of a much-anticipated report on reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been whittled down in size, with recommendations compiled by a council appointed by the president slashed and amended by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's office,…
Major changes made to report on FEMA reforms
A draft of a much-anticipated report on reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been whittled down in size, with recommendations compiled by a council appointed by the president slashed and amended by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's office,…
Major changes made to report on FEMA reforms
A draft of a much-anticipated report on reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been whittled down in size, with recommendations compiled by a council appointed by the president slashed and amended by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's off…
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