Former FEMA director to Congress: 'Give it back its independent agency status,' direct access to president

Michael Brown, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), said Congress should restore “independent agency status” to the disaster relief agency and give the agency direct access to the president. He expressed the view that this would lead to improvements in the department's overall operations. “The smartest thing they could do is get […]
GOP lawmaker on Feds, UFOs: 'Give us the information. Let us decide'

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) is calling on federal leaders to declassify all documents related to Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs), and says federal agencies will have to pay millions of dollars. They argue that if funding is to be provided, it must be transparent. Mr. Burchett, a member of the House Oversight Committee, introduced the following: […]