Read the post Federal Money for Disaster Recovery and Resilience Could Be Spent Better March 16, 2023 Rebuilding and recovering from disasters, such as hurricanes and wildfires, can take years. Millions...
Read the post Hurricane Recovery Can Take Years—But For Puerto Rico, 5 Years Show Its Unique Challenges November 14, 2022 Recovery from a hurricane can take years. Communities often face challenges understanding and...
Read the post How is the Federal Government Approaching Climate Resilience? February 01, 2022 Extreme weather events—like wildfires, hurricanes, and some winter storms—threaten the stability of...
Read the post How Can FEMA and Flood Insurance Keep Up with Rising Flood Risks? December 01, 2021 This year may go on record as one of the most active and costly years for natural disasters. As of...
Read the post The Department of Veterans Affairs Served Civilians in Battle Against COVID-19 May 24, 2021 With 170 medical centers and 1,074 outpatient clinics, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) runs...
Read the post The Military’s Pandemic Response—Supporting Civil Authorities April 15, 2020 The Department of Defense (DOD) often is expected to play a critical role in helping respond to a...
Read the post How Can the Federal Government Strengthen Its Response to COVID-19? September 21, 2020 Today’s WatchBlog looks at our third report on the implementation of the CARES Act and other...
Read the post Continued Surge in COVID Cases Highlights Need for Urgent Federal Action November 30, 2020 COVID-19 cases have been increasing since mid-September, further highlighting the importance of...
Read the post How does FEMA help people recover from major disasters? October 08, 2020 Heavy hurricane seasons in 2017 and 2018, along with devastating wildfires in California in those 2...
Read the post The Wave of Concerns Facing the National Flood Insurance Program October 14, 2020 Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program in 1968 to protect homeowners and alleviate...
Read the post Our plan to save the government tens of billions of dollars through reducing fragmentation, overlap and duplication. May 19, 2020 The federal government has made an unprecedented financial response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus)...
Read the post Is FEMA Ready to Respond to Emergencies? May 05, 2020 Even before COVID-19, a rising number of natural disasters has meant an increased reliance by state...
