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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 ...
Noem said FEMA's response to the Texas floods was "the fastest" in the agency's history. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) The July Fourth floods killed at least 129 people in central Texas.
The federal response to the deadly flooding in Texas was hampered by a Department of Homeland Security policy implemented by ...
Why Kristi Noem Is Under Fire For Delayed FEMA Response To Texas Floods By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes Staff. Mary Roeloffs is a Forbes breaking news reporter covering pop culture.
Senator Gary Peters exposed Secretary Kristi Noem for gutting FEMA's disaster relief programs during a recent Senate hearing.
The Homeland Security chief denied that a memo she issued in June requiring her to approve FEMA expenditures over $100,000 ...
“False reporting, fake news,” Ms. Noem said. Experts and current and former FEMA employees have said the agency was slow to deploy response and search-and-rescue coordination teams.
In response, a DHS spokesperson emphasized Noem’s commitment to accountability. “Under Secretary Noem’s leadership, DHS is rooting out waste, fraud, abuse, and is reprioritizing appropriated ...
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 ...
As the head of the Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem has a lot to answer for. Noem is the top dog in U.S. natural disaster response, which is under fire following deadly floods in Texas ...