FEMA

Trump has yet to issue an emergency declaration for Hurricane Harvey, but Bossert said "that's being contemplated." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House: Feds got ‘a lot better’ at storm preparation since Hurricane Katrina

Melissa Quinn · August 25, 2017 6:56 pm

Trump is scheduled to head to Camp David on Friday afternoon. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

White House prepares for Hurricane Harvey as storm bears down on Texas

Melissa Quinn · August 25, 2017 5:02 pm

Oil companies continued to cease offshore operations and evacuate personnel on Thursday in preparation for Tropical Storm Harvey becoming a full-blown hurricane. The tropical storm is expected to intensify into an category 3 hurricane by Friday morning, as it heads directly for the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Energy and Environment

Oil industry evacuates, ceases production as Harvey approaches

John Siciliano · August 24, 2017 11:43 pm

If the bill from House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul becomes law, it will be the first time Congress has had a chance to tweak the department's mission since it was formed in 2002. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

National Security

House approves first ever reauthorization of DHS

Anna Giaritelli · July 20, 2017 3:22 pm

Long was the director of Alabama's Emergency Management Agency from 2008 to 2011. (senate.gov)

Senate confirms Trump’s nominee to lead FEMA

Matthew Trunko · June 20, 2017 3:20 pm

Kelly also reiterated his frustration with the lawsuits that have blocked the implementation of a ban on travel from six Muslim majority countries that have been destabilized by terrorism and are "unable or unwilling" to help DHS conduct comprehensive background checks.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

DHS chief: Police need to be ‘getting into people’s business’ to stop lone wolf attacks

Joel Gehrke · June 6, 2017 4:01 pm

President Bill Clinton stands with top aides George Stephanopoulos and Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers in 1993. Stephanopoulos but not Myers was given a pass to safety in the event of a nuclear attack, according to a new book. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Washington Secrets

Book: Secret Doomsday plan to save Washington cost taxpayers $2B a year

Paul Bedard · May 1, 2017 11:56 am

Long previously served as director of Alabama's Emergency Management Agency under former Gov. Bob Riley. (iStock by Getty Images)

Trump names Brock Long as FEMA director

Alex Pappas · April 28, 2017 3:13 pm

White House: Trump briefed on preparations for Winter Storm Stella

Alex Pappas · March 13, 2017 5:42 pm

A member of Cal Fire, right, talks to workers on the Oroville Dam project in front of the main spillway in Oroville, Calif., on Feb. 20. The immense rainfall and the heavy flows of water damaged the dam's main spillway, causing a 250-foot long, 170-foot wide and 50-feet deep hole to open up in the spillway. (Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee via AP, File)

Energy and Environment

California dam emergency sparks push for better flood protection

Kyle Feldscher · March 13, 2017 5:01 am

In a letter to FEMA, Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, asked for documents related to FEMA's handling of requests and distribution of Manufactured Housing Units, which are intended for people left homeless after natural disasters. (Photo courtesy of FEMA)

House probes flawed management FEMA’s mobile housing program

Susan Ferrechio · February 23, 2017 7:20 pm

The 3 am Phone Call

Jeffrey Gedmin · December 21, 2016 3:23 pm