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U.S. Fire Administration Administrator Lori Moore-Merrel and state emergency management officials testified on the threats and impact of wildfires before the Senate Homeland Security and Gov…

Chris Currie talked about challenges facing the federal government’s effort to provide hurricane disaster relief.

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a hearing to examine priorities for FEMA in 2022. Chris Curr…

Health care and national security experts testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on U.S. biosecurity preparedness. While discussing the federal gove…

The House Homeland Security Subcmommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability held a hearing on the continuing evolution of the Department of Homeland Security in the 20 years since…

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing to examine the government’s COVID-19 pandemic relief efforts. Witnesses included inspectors general from the Justice, Tra…

Gary Rasicot, the Department of Homeland acting assistant secretary for countering weapons of mass destruction, testified on his agency’s mission and operations before a House Homeland Secur…

Former FEMA Director Craig Fugate and others testified virtually on the nation’s pandemic supply preparedness and management during the corona virus pandemic. They offered recommendations on…

Government Accountability Office’s Chris Currie discussed the federal government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Robert Redfield, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, and other public health offic…

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Robert Redfield, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, and other public health offic…

Angela Bailey, the Homeland Security Department’s chief human capital officer, testified at a hearing on the agency’s low rankings in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) annual online s…

The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on the Environment held a hearing to assess climate change impacts and natural disaster preparedness efforts. Among the witnesses testifying on th…

Chris Currie talked about federal disaster spending in the wake of 2017's major hurricanes and wildfires. He spoke via video link from Atlanta, Georgia.

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee heard from Homeland Security officials about reauthorizing their department and what they are doing to combat threats to the U…

Chris Currie, with the Government Accountability Office, talked about funding for federal disaster preparedness and disaster assistance, as well as his office’s efforts to address management…

Officials from the Department of Homeland Security, the Transportation Department, the Government Accountability Office, and Federal Emergency Management Agency testified at a hearing on FEM…

Several federal agency leaders testified on the state of the nation’s defense against biological threats. Dr. Stephen Redd said the Zika virus was a new threat and supplemental appropriation…

Federal regulators, industry leaders, and researchers testified at a hearing on the economic and national security threats of avian flu to poultry farms and the general public. Avian influen…