Leadership Changes at FEMA Spark Debate Over the Agency’s Future
Hamilton’s removal marked a chilling moment inside the Department of Homeland Security: a clear signal that open dissent on disaster policy would come at a cost. His testimony had drawn a hard line, insisting that FEMA’s strength lies in its ability to coordinate resources across state borders when chaos overwhelms local systems. By the next day, he was gone, replaced by a leader more closely aligned with plans to shrink or radically reshape the agency’s role. Behind the personnel drama…