A panel appointed by President Donald Trump to review whether to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency has instead concluded in a report that the agency should be more powerful and ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is getting its third major shake-up this year, adding turbulence at the disaster agency that’s in President Trump’s crosshairs. Acting FEMA leader David ...

David Richardson resigned Monday as acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after months of public controversy and internal frustration, The Washington Post and CNN reported. The ...

Nicole Sganga is CBS News' homeland security and justice correspondent. She is based in Washington, D.C., and reports for all shows and platforms. Washington — David Richardson, the acting head of the ...

Richardson said he stepped up to fill the role when others wouldn't. Acting Federal Emergency Management Agency David Richardson resigned on Monday after six months on the job. Richardson, who was ...

David Richardson had been on the job for six months. FEMA employees had questioned his ability to lead the agency. By Scott Dance and Maxine Joselow Scott Dance reported from Anchorage, and Maxine ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The former American Hebrew Academy seems to finally have found a new role. It's transforming into a training ground for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) workers dealing ...

After Hurricane Katrina, Congress passed a law to strengthen the nation’s disaster response. FEMA employees say the Trump administration has reversed that progress. By Maxine Joselow Reporting from ...

As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency leapt into action, preparing to deploy critical search and rescue teams and ...

As drone technology becomes increasingly common in emergency response, experts and first responders say this shift is not a future concept — it’s already saving lives. “This is not something in the ...

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the departure of 16 senior executives on Wednesday, a significant shakeup of its leadership ranks less than two ...

The move comes just before the start of hurricane season. Cameron Hamilton, who had been acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was fired Thursday, a day after telling ...