President Trump created a 12-member FEMA review council to determine the agency’s future role. The council is expected to release a report in November on how to improve federal disaster response ...

In a push to “wean” states off FEMA, the Trump administration has also reduced federal cost-sharing, paused applications for emergency management grants and ignored prior approvals for dozens ...

Governor Tina Kotek has expressed concerns over the potential dismantling of FEMA, citing the need for federal funds to aid in disaster response and recovery, and has requested two Presidential Dis… ...

Trump praises Texas disaster response while FEMA's future is murky The president and first lady visited Kerrville to meet local officials and families of the victims of the recent flooding. Trump ...

There are also concerns that local and state emergency management agencies don’t have the budget or personnel necessary to handle large-scale disasters. Not reading this story on the WSFA News App?

After Texas floods, questions about FEMA's future loom large Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been exerting more direct control over the agency, which President Donald Trump has talked ...

Federal agencies including FEMA plan for hurricanes amid a staffing and funding crunch. Concerns emerge over the readiness of FEMA and the National Weather Service as hurricane season gets ...

Rouzer said it addresses security concerns of having cranes made in China at America’s ports like the one in Wilmington. “There was a task force that has looked into all of this, so it is not ...

Dotson said FEMA provided immediate support after the storm hit. “They provided me with the motel,” she said. "It wasn’t the greatest, but it was better than no roof.” ...

FEMA was ready to respond to this week's floods in Texas—but was delayed by administrative hurdles and approval processes that took 72 hours to resolve.

Now, some of those efforts have been canceled, while others face an uncertain future. President Trump has repeatedly said that he believed FEMA should not exist in its current form.

There has been no indication of any staffing issues or other concerns related to FEMA, NOAA or NWS connected to the flooding event in central Texas. NOAA told ABC News on Tuesday that NWS planned ...