The race to fix FEMA after a year of chaos tore it apart

WH Tries To Undo The Mess Noem Made Of FEMA

CNN reports: During her 13 months running DHS, Kristi Noem, along with her de facto chief of staff Corey Lewandowski, waged war on FEMA, throttling operations, stalling payments, and driving out most of the senior leadership and by one count roughly 20% of the workforce. Amid the havoc, multiple sources told CNN the agency failed to make critical payments — from basic utilities to security operators that protect dangerous materials like anthrax.…

White House in chaos as they reverse Trump plan to 'eliminate' FEMA before storms hit

President Donald Trump’s decision to gut America’s emergency disaster response organization has left the United States vulnerable to upcoming natural disasters — and now Trump is scrambling, likely too late, to fix his problem.Describing the decision of his past Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, to withhold billions in money from FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency), CNN’s Gabe Cohen reported that “Vice President JD Vance sugge…

The race to fix FEMA after a year of chaos tore it apart

In late December, the chief of staff for Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley sent a sharply worded email to the White House, subject line “Five Alarm Fire.” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s “ridiculous” stranglehold on FEMA was choking off funds his California district needed — a district, the email noted, that President Donald Trump had carried.