US EditionTrump administration makes major changes to a report it commissioned on FEMA reforms, AP sources say
Kristi Noem's office cut a 160-page FEMA reform report to 20 pages, removing federal funding increases and shifting disaster responsibilities to states, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's office sharply revised a FEMA Review Council draft, reducing it from over 160 pages to roughly 20 and reflecting President Donald Trump's push to limit the federal disaster role.
- On Jan. 24, President Donald Trump created the FEMA Review Council by executive order to study reforms, and the Trump-appointed council held three public meetings in Washington, D.C., New Orleans, and Oklahoma City.
- A table of contents shows the initial draft contained nine `key principles` covering public assistance, flood insurance, direct survivor aid and rural resilience, but the revised draft removes mitigation programs and cuts preparedness funding.
- Council members and emergency management leaders said the cuts raised alarm about omitted preparedness measures, warning the final report could leave states, tribes and territories unequipped for disasters, former FEMA officials said.
- A final report is expected around Dec. 12, with many changes requiring Congress under the Stafford Act, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called a last-minute FEMA Review Council meeting on Wednesday to address edits.
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Major changes made to report on FEMA reforms
A draft of a much-anticipated report on reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been whittled down in size, with recommendations compiled by a council appointed by the president slashed and amended by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s office,…
Major changes made to report on FEMA reforms
A draft of a much-anticipated report on reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been whittled down in size, with recommendations compiled by a council appointed by the president slashed and amended by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's office,…
Major changes made to report on FEMA reforms
A draft of a much-anticipated report on reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been whittled down in size, with recommendations compiled by a council appointed by the president slashed and amended by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's office,…
Major changes made to report on FEMA reforms
A draft of a much-anticipated report on reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been whittled down in size, with recommendations compiled by a council appointed by the president slashed and amended by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's office,…
Major changes made to report on FEMA reforms
A draft of a much-anticipated report on reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been whittled down in size, with recommendations compiled by a council appointed by the president slashed and amended by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's office,…
Major changes made to report on FEMA reforms
A draft of a much-anticipated report on reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been whittled down in size, with recommendations compiled by a council appointed by the president slashed and amended by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's off…
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