Last Chance: Reform FEMA Now | Opinion

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"My recommendation was nixed due to fear of the plan being out in front of the presidentially chartered FEMA Review Council." ...
Recently, a leaked internal memorandum from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) outlined what those at DHS are hailing as a breakthrough: slashing D.C. centralization and lessening state reliance on federal disaster handouts.
In short, the plan calls for winding down routine disaster assistance within six months. Even though this aligns neatly with the recommendations included in my team’s Hurricane Strategy 2025, which was shot down by DHS HQ in May of 2025 shortly after I took over the agency, at this point it’s all noise.
My recommendation was nixed due to fear of the plan being out in front of the presidentially chartered FEMA Review Council. Indeed, it was, because dismantling the FEMA beast quickly and efficiently within the first year of the Trump administration was imperative.
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