In a shift, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared on Sunday to walk back earlier plans for a sweeping dismantling of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, saying Trump wants to "remake" ...

A New York Times report found thousands of calls to FEMA went unanswered after the Department of Homeland Security laid off ...

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is under fire amid reports of a botched disaster response effort in Texas, one that the editorial board of the state’s biggest newspaper is comparing to ...

Texas has a robust emergency management response system of its own—the state has deployed more than 1,750 personnel versus about 70 search-and-rescue workers sent from FEMA as of Tuesday—and ...

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defended FEMA's response to Texas flooding, calling Democrat criticism politically motivated as the agency deployed over 700 workers within hours.

WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday defended FEMA's response to deadly floods in Texas last week, saying her agency acted swiftly and that Texas ...

Deployment of critical FEMA resources were delayed due to a recently enacted rule that requires every purchase, contract and grant over $100,000 to be personally approved by Noem, according to ...

Senator Gary Peters exposed Secretary Kristi Noem for gutting FEMA's disaster relief programs during a recent Senate hearing.

But Ms. Noem insisted that FEMA, which is a part of the Department of Homeland Security, had responded to the Texas flooding better than it had to any other disaster in “many, many years” and ...

With hurricane season already underway, multiple sources told CNN that Noem’s policy threatens to bog down FEMA’s rapid-response efforts – and could choke off critical aid when every second ...

Noem is the top dog in U.S. natural disaster response, ... the days after the waters receded saw nearly two-thirds of calls to FEMA go unanswered. Noem denied the facts of the report on Sunday, ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified before a Senate committee, emphasizing the need for FEMA reform and promising expedited federal aid following recent storms. Skip to content ...