A White House task force called for speeding up aid and responding to fewer disasters. But some of its ideas would require action by Congress to become reality. By Scott Dance Reporting from ...

President Trump chose Cameron Hamilton to direct federal disaster response. As acting head of FEMA last year, he had opposed ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced $2 million in funding for flood recovery projects in Vermont on Friday — and the state’s chief recovery officer is hopeful that more money is on the ...

President Trump has nominated Cameron Hamilton to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

A council appointed by President Trump to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency proposed a major overhaul to the agency that stops short of the administration's vows to dismantle it, but ...

Nicole Sganga is CBS News' homeland security and justice correspondent. She is based in Washington, D.C., and reports for all shows and platforms. The move, known as Immediate Needs Funding, is ...

A panel tasked with shaping the future of the Federal Emergency Management Agency voted Thursday to approve a report recommending significant overhauls meant to streamline what it called an ...

A council meant to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency proposed Thursday a series of long-awaited changes to the disaster recovery body that stop short of the administration's promises to ...

North Carolina has requested federal funds that would cover almost half of the estimated damage caused in the state by Hurricane Helene. But less than 10% of that money has been awarded or received — ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), in coordination with federal and local partners, is opening multiple sites to help residents recover from January’s winter ice storm.

A 12-person council of disaster experts appointed by President Trump is recommending sweeping changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). If enacted, the changes would represent the ...