The Hill

Former FEMA director to Congress: ‘Give it back its independent agency status,’ direct access to president

Former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Michael Brown said that Congress should give the disaster relief agency back its “independent agency status,” allowing it direct ...
Government Executive

Why FEMA is essential in disasters, and how losing independent agency status hurt its ability to function

When the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s urban search and rescue team resigned after the deadly July 4, 2025, Texas floods, he told colleagues he was frustrated with bureaucratic ...
AOL

FEMA Act: Bill giving reform, returning independent status begins to move

The FEMA Act of 2025 would restore original status as an independent agency, removing it from the Department of Homeland Security where critics say trouble brewed under the leadership of former ...
New Haven Register

History shows why FEMA is essential in disasters, and how losing independent agency status hurt its ability to function

(THE CONVERSATION) When the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s urban search and rescue team resigned after the deadly July 4, 2025, Texas floods, he told colleagues he was frustrated ...
Times Union

History shows why FEMA is essential in disasters, and how losing independent agency status hurt its ability to function

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Susan L. Cutter, University of South Carolina (THE CONVERSATION) When the head of the ...
The Conversation

History shows why FEMA is essential in disasters, and how losing independent agency status hurt its ability to function

Distinguished Professor of Geography and Director of the Hazards Vulnerability & Resilience Institute, University of South Carolina When the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s urban ...