"Obfuscation, delay, undermining," Richardson continued, referencing tactics he believed a fraction of FEMA staff might try to subvert his agenda. "If you're one of those 20% of the people and you ...

Richardson told FEMA staffers that all agency decisions would now go through him. "I, and I alone in FEMA, speak for FEMA," he said. Richardson warned FEMA staff not to oppose his changes.

Prepared at the direction of new acting Administrator David Richardson as part of a problem-solving exercise at FEMA, the document outlines the agency’s struggles in recent months and raises a ...

A ‘mission analysis’ is planned for FEMA In the memos obtained by The Associated Press, Richardson told the agency it would be conducting a “Mission Analysis” of the organization to ...

Richardson said FEMA was “to some degree, to a great degree, ready for disaster season ’25,” and that he would be submitting a plan for the season to Noem by next Friday.The agency is in a ...

Hurricane preparation 'has not been normal,' according to slide seen by Reuters FEMA head Richardson says agency is prepared for disasters in staff town hall Richardson says states will need to ...

I'm here to carry out the president's intent for FEMA," Richardson, who was most recently assistant secretary for DHS' office for countering weapons of mass destruction, told the staff.