The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA and the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, confirmed to ...

Republicans and Democrats in Congress questions the FEMA chief about the agency's response following flooding in Hill Country that left more than 130 people dead.

The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to the central Texas floods that killed at least 136 people earlier this month ...

As the Federal Emergency Management Agency responds to the deadly flooding in Texas, one key resource is missing: the FEMA leader. David Richardson, the agency’s acting administrator, has not been to ...

A hurricane-response plan being developed by Richardson was scrapped earlier this month, a week after an internal report said the agency was "not ready" for hurricane season.

Flash flooding in cities throughout the U.S. might just be the new normal but most of this country is still not ready for it, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Mark Gongloff writes.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been exerting more direct control over the agency, which President Donald Trump has talked about "getting rid of." ...

The editorial board of the state’s biggest newspaper compared the response effort to the debacle that followed Hurricane Katrina.

David Richardson hasn't made public appearances, statements or social media postings since last week's flood. Former FEMA officials say that's concerning.

Richardson also denied a report from The New York Times that 84% of calls to FEMA went unanswered on July 7, three days after the July 4 floods, because Noem let lapse contract renewals with ...

David Richardson hasn't made public appearances, statements or social media postings since last week's flood. Former FEMA officials say that's concerning.