FEMA Review Council backs off on staffing cuts in final report
FEMA Review Council backs off on staffing cuts in final report  
Podcast: The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Published On: Tue May 12 2026
Description: A Trump-appointed advisory committee is urging sweeping overhauls at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The FEMA Review Council approved its final report to the president last week. The group’s report do not include earlier, draft recommendations that would have cut FEMA’s workforce by up to 50 percent. Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday joins me with the details.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.