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Homeland Security Kristi Noem hit back at The New York Times over a report finding thousands of victims couldn’t get through to FEMA as catastrophic flooding engulfed Central Texas. A Times report found the Federal Emergency Management Agency failed to answer “nearly two-thirds” of all distress calls from victims of the catastrophe,
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem denied reports suggesting the deployment of resources to Texas was delayed because of her new rule requiring her personal sign off on all FEMA contracts or grants over $100,
Noem and others have faced criticism for their response to the tragedy in which more than a hundred are dead or missing.
The Department of Homeland Security says it's making FEMA less "bloated." Opponents say that cost people their lives in Texas.
As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency leapt into action, preparing to deploy critical search and rescue teams and life-saving resources,
Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz has called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be investigated over the Federal Emergency Management Agency's response to catastrophic flooding in Texas.
July 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called on Wednesday for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be eliminated in its current form, even as the disaster-relief agency deployed specialists and supplies to Texas to help respond to devastating floods.
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Multiple urban search and rescue teams from across the country that responded to the deadly floods in central Texas told CNN they were not deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency until at least Monday evening — days after any victim had been found alive.
Two members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation and the co-author of a study on Lahaina wildfire survivors are criticizing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s use of the report’s findings to blast the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s response to the disaster.