HOUSTON — In a community meeting on Monday, Houston’s Housing and Community Development Department began gathering public feedback on its proposed plan to spend $314.6 million in federal disaster ...

Disasters that severely impact business operations can come in many shapes and sizes. Events like fires, floods, snowstorms, hurricanes and tornadoes can bring companies to a screeching halt by ...

The FEMA Review Council’s final report does not abolish FEMA. It does something more complicated. It proposes a smaller, ...

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration announced extended deadlines and guidance for employee benefit plans, plan sponsors and participants who have been affected by the ...

WASHINGTON -- As Congress begins considering the White House's emergency disaster relief proposal, U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., has a warning for his colleagues: Do not get "bogged down in a lot of ...

Livestock producers who lose unborn animals to weather-related disasters would qualify for aid through the Livestock Indemnity Program under a farm bill proposal that two Texas lawmakers are ...

planning for fires, floods, terrorism, or other catastrophes. But disaster-response experts say making such plans doesn’t have to be hard. Among their suggestions: Find a model. Andrew S. Lang, a ...

Just one-third of Americans have a disaster preparedness plan that includes their pet, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 dog or cat owners revealed half of Americans (52%) believe natural ...