In its final report, the FEMA Review Council also recommended shifting leadership of emergency response and recovery to the states.

FEMA says it will focus only on immediate disaster responses until Congress restores Department of Homeland Security funding. FEMA says it will focus only on immediate disaster responses until Congress restores Department of Homeland Security funding.

New Mexico communities recovering from recent natural disasters could see a boost in federal support as the Federal Emergency Management Agency approves more than $867 million in disaster recovery funding for five states.The funding covers 546 approved ...

The agency is planning to bring back most of the staffers from the Cadre of On-Call Response and Recovery who were terminated as part of Kristi Noem's plans to cut the agency.

FEMA has been forced to implement Immediate Needs Funding (INF) during the lapse in appropriations. FEMA has not received funding for more than 70 days since appropriations expired on February 14, 2026.

Fourteen FEMA employees who signed a public letter criticizing the nation's disaster preparedness have been reinstated after eight months on paid leave.