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'Don't get in my way,' the new acting head of federal disaster agency warns in call with staff
The new head of the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country warned staff in a meeting Friday ...
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Acting FEMA director replaced after saying he doesn't want to dismantle agency
The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been replaced after testifying that he didn’t want to ...
Acting FEMA administrator replaced after contradicting Trump on abolishing agency
Pressed during a May 7 committee hearing about abolishing FEMA, acting administrator Cameron Hamilton said he opposes it. He ...
Acting FEMA chief: Scrapping agency not ‘in the best interest of the American people’
Cameron Hamilton, acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), told lawmakers Wednesday that he ...
Leader of FEMA Is Dismissed as Trump Administration Takes Aim at the Agency
The ouster of Cameron Hamilton, less than a month before the start of the hurricane season, came a day after he told ...
Editorial: Gov. Youngkin can help strengthen federal emergency response
The president’s FEMA review council has an important opportunity to strengthen our federal emergency response and its success ...
Watch: Acting FEMA director testifies before House as Trump admin moves to shutter agency
Cameron Hamilton, the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, testified before a House Appropriations ...
Trump, lawmakers at odds over whether FEMA should be elevated to Cabinet-level agency or completely overhauled
FEMA is currently housed under the Department of Homeland Security, but the House's effort would solidify FEMA as its own ...