Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has privately voiced support for dramatically shrinking the Federal Emergency Management Agency, six people told POLITICO’s E&E News.
Noem told Trump administration officials in a meeting Tuesday at Department of Homeland Security headquarters that she wants to eliminate FEMA’s role in funding long-term rebuilding efforts and and halt multibillion-dollar grant programs that help communities prepare for disasters.
No decisions have been made, and it is unclear if certain FEMA functions would be removed from the federal government or be relocated to another agency or department.
“We are grateful the press is covering Secretary Noem’s efforts to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse within the Department of Homeland Security,” a DHS spokesperson said.
