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FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and local officials testified on possible changes to the Stafford Act, the law that governs federal disaster response. The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relie…

Witnesses testified about the operation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and fiscal year 2009 appropriations legislation for the agency. Topics included the progress made in…

A joint hearing was held on public and private insurance practices in the wake of the 2005 hurricanes. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was examined as were the interactions betwe…

Two homeland security subcommittees held a joint hearing on progress made in reforming the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Topics included national security and eliminating fraud and wa…

The House Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance, and Accountability held a hearing on prevention of fraud, waste, and abuse and lessons learned in the aftermath of…

The Government Reform Committee held an oversight hearing on contracting for disaster relief and recovery. Government officials and contractors testified about pre-disaster acquisition plann…