With the Atlantic hurricane season starting Monday, agency insiders warn that FEMA has been significantly weakened and will likely struggle to respond to a large-scale disaster this summer — the likes of which this administration, remarkably, has not yet faced.
The agency is racing to fill vacant roles, restart halted trainings and exercises, and close gaps left by funding that was delayed or cut. But sources say it will likely take years to undo the damage that's been done. www.cnn.com/2026/05/31/politics/fema-noem-...