Trump Administration Homeland Security

At a Senate hearing, DHS secretary nominee Mullin laid out a different vision than predecessor Kristi Noem, defending FEMA’s "great mission," saying staff "want to do their job," and stressing that disaster response must be "locally led" with FEMA in a supporting role. His remarks — coming amid turmoil under Noem marked by staff reductions, program cuts, delayed disaster declarations and a months-overdue Trump-appointed FEMA Review Council overhaul report — drew cautious praise from former FEMA administrators Deanne Criswell and Pete Gaynor as an "impressive and meaningful first step forward."