"If you don’t know what or when hurricane season is, you’re not qualified to run FEMA." New FEMA chief sparks frustration ...

A week into his appointment, FEMA's new acting chief, David Richardson, held his first town hall for the agency's employees. In the May 15 meeting, he outlined a planned overhaul of the nation's ...

The remark was made during a briefing by David Richardson, who has led the Federal Emergency Management Agency since early ...

With the Atlantic hurricane season officially underway and forecasts calling for an above-average year, the new head of the ...

An official from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA, said he meant the comment as a joke.

The nation's disaster relief agency — rocked by staff cuts and a push for its elimination by President Trump — is "not ready" ...

The new acting chief, David Richardson, told staffers FEMA is ready for hurricane season. Several employees told BI that morale is low, and Richardson's town hall meeting didn't help. A week into ...

The powerpoint presentation was created after FEMA's new acting leader, David Richardson ... In a 30-minute town hall meeting with staff Thursday, Richardson would not say whether the agency ...

Several employees told BI that morale is low, as evidenced by some of the reactions to Richardson's town hall. A week into his appointment, FEMA's new acting chief, David Richardson, held his ...