FEMA consultant spending under scrutiny amid federal cost-cutting efforts
Federal cost-saving measures, initiated by President Donald Trump, are now focusing on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The agency's spending on consultants, including Deloitte, is ...
FEMA awards NELA region nearly $3.9 million for emergency preparedness
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy announced Louisiana will receive $17,860,797.42 from FEMA, and nearly $3.9 million of that is going ...
A win for a climate project just before Trump: Nahant secures federal funding for coastal protections
The Town of Nahant received its largest ever grant: $3.5 million in federal funds for a dune restoration and shoreline ...
Judge halts deadline on Trump buyout offer to federal workers. How many are in Mississippi?
A federal judge paused a Trump administration plan to offer buyouts to federal workers. The deadline to decide was Thursday ...
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Editorial: Federal emergency management could use reform, not elimination
It calls for returning emergency management and disaster recovery to the states (which, again, already shoulder most of ...
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Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management
A White House memorandum ordered a halt to federal assistance and a review to align spending with Donald Trump’s priorities.
Repurposed emergency facility reflects disaster preparedness
The Federal Emergency Management Agency visited the tribe's emergency management facility in Ada to highlight its readiness to address a wide variety of disasters, should they arise. Former Federal ...
Cassidy announces nearly $3.4M grant for GOHSEP, Winn Parish in emergency preparedness
On Monday, February 10, 2025, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced that Louisiana will receive approximately ...