By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, questioned witnesses on approximately how much fraud has occurred as a result of pandemic spending, how much can be recovered, and what more can be done to recover improper payments. During a hearing on oversight and accountability for COVID-19 relief, Portman discussed possible corrective actions to avoid such fraud in the future.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled “Pandemic Response and Accountability: Reducing Fraud and Expanding Access to COVID-19 Relief through Effective Oversight."...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, introduced bipartisan legislation to make permanent the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Risk Index (NRI) - an online tool that...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing to assess the federal government’s oversight of pandemic emergency relief spending and ensure these funds have been effectively used to help Americans affected...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to make permanent the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Risk Index (NRI) - an online...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tuesday, March 15 is the last day homeowners and renters affected by December’s tornadoes in middle and west Tennessee can apply for FEMA disaster assistance.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - As the deadline to apply for FEMA assistance for the Dec. 10-11 tornadoes has passed, the three remaining Disaster Recovery Centers plan to wrap up operations by March 19. But that does not mean FEMA is leaving the commonwealth.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a one page rule on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: ATLANTA - FEMA has authorized federal funds to reimburse costs to Florida to fight the Bertha Swamp Road Wildfire burning in Calhoun County.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a one page rule on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: LACEY, Wash. -- The U.S Small Business Administration (SBA) is FEMA’s most important federal partner when responding to disasters.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: The federal funds will cover repairs to damage caused by Hurricane María and the 2020 earthquakes
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: LACEY, Wash- The March 7 deadline to apply for FEMA disaster assistance has passed, but help is still available for survivors of the declared disaster of Nov. 5 - Dec. 2 as FEMA continues working with the Emergency Management Division of the Washington Military Department.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: ATLANTA - FEMA has authorized federal funds to reimburse costs to Florida to fight the Adkins Avenue Fire in Bay County.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - FEMA has posted a Public Notice regarding the availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) prepared for a proposed group housing site for survivors in need of housing as a result of Hurricane Ida.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell reads to 2nd and 3rd graders from Widewater Elementary School today at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington D.C. Criswell, along with American Red Cross and Department of Education officials read from the "Prepare with Pedro" book to teach youth how to prepare for disasters before they occur.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a three page notice on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: DENTON, Texas - New flood maps have been finalized and will become effective on Sept. 15, 2022, for Greene County, Arkansas. During the next six months, a FEMA compliance specialist will work with the community to update each floodplain ordinance and adopt these new flood maps.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON -- The Departments of Agriculture, Interior and the Homeland Security through FEMA are now accepting applications for members to the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
