FEMA officials weigh changes including less DC ‘centralization’ and ‘realigning’ some staff

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The Trump administration is considering changes to FEMA’s structure, including reducing centralization in Washington, D.C., and realigning some staff. The proposals are described in internal memos, with details of the planned organizational changes still under review.

The Trump administration is eyeing changes to the structure of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including less “centralization in Washington, D.C.,” according to two recent memos obtained by The Hill. One, sent out by FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton last week, says that the agency “must reduce unnecessary centralization in Washington, D.C. and strengthen the…