Approved Story
1
Format
Hide on the following page types:
Front Page
Tag Pages
Topic Pages
Community Pages
Region
News Item Format
Standard
Autocurated
1
External ID
6100103
The Federal Emergency Management Agency faced fresh upheaval Thursday just weeks before the start of hurricane season when the acting administrator was pushed out and replaced by another official from the Department of Homeland Security. The abrupt change came the day after Cameron Hamilton, a former Navy SEAL who held the job for the last few months, testified on Capitol Hill that he did not agree with proposals to dismantle an organization that helps plan for natural disasters and distributes financial assistance. “I do not believe it is in the...