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President Biden met with leaders of his federal emergency preparedness and response team to receive his annual briefing on extreme weather. President Biden announced 32,000 projects are funded or on…

Top public health officials testified before the Senate Health Committee on preparing for future emergencies. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky…

Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Director Tom Inglesby and J. Stephen Morrison, senior vice president and director for the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, authored a report on the…

Representative Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) moderated a RAND Corporation discussion on U.S. biodefense and national security. The panel of public health professionals and researchers discussed…

During the daily White House briefing, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre took several questions about President Biden’s mention of the late Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) during an event earlier in the day at the White House…

“Hurricane Ian made landfall this afternoon in Southwest Florida, and it is battering areas in Southwest Florida,” said Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) as he provided an update on Hurricane Ian during a briefing with the…

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) provided an update on preparation and response efforts to Hurricane Ian, saying it is making landfall in southwestern Florida and is just shy of a Category 5. He…

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) briefed reporters on the trajectory of Hurricane Ian, which was approaching a Category 5 storm with winds of almost 155 miles per hour. “This is going to be a…

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced that Hurricane Ian had been upgraded to a Category 3 storm and advised Floridians to get ready and not underestimate the storm’s potential. Her remarks came…

FEMA Administrator Deanna Criswell said emergency management is at a “pivotal moment in its history,” as the average number of disasters per year has risen from 108 to 348 over the last 10 years.…

President Biden received a briefing on efforts to prepare for the 2022 hurricane season.

FEMA’s Impact on Our Lives in Southwest Louisiana was the first-prize high school central division winner in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Jason Boudreaux, Jaleaha Joseph, and…

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…

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…

Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden (Obama administration), and others joined the Bipartisan Policy Center for a virtual discussion on pandemic preparedness. They…

Vice President Kamala Harris made remarks about wildfire preparedness after receiving a briefing on the topic in San Bernardino, California. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack also spoke.

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell testified before the House Oversight and Reform Committee about recovery efforts following Hurricane Ida. The administrator told the panel the agency was “well-prepared for…

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for President Biden’s nominees for deputy administrator of the Federal Emergency Management…

President Biden signed three bills to help police officers, first responders, and other law enforcement. One law expands mental health and peer counseling programs while another ensures those…

Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers testified at a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on the response to Hurricane Ida. They answered questions on a variety…