UPDATE: An expert panel advising President Donald Trump about overhauling the Federal Emergency Management Agency canceled a meeting scheduled for 1 p.m. EST Thursday at which members were set to release a report recommending their changes to the disaster agency.
The move came after Trump officials were angered that CNN had obtained a copy of the FEMA Review Council’s final report and published an article on its website Wednesday, according to two people who are close to the panel. One review council member told a person close to the panel that officials canceled the meeting to demonstrate that the leaked report has not been finalized and is subject to change.
The Trump-appointed 13-member council, led by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been working for months on recommendations to streamline FEMA and speed up disaster aid.
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The Trump administration is set to unveil its plan this week to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a proposal that is sure to be contentious but is not expected to go as far as earlier calls to eliminate the agency completely.
Earlier this year, President Trump established a FEMA Review Council, tasking the group — jointly led by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — with making recommendations for changes.
On Thursday, the group is expected to announce and publicly vote on its recommendations, likely laying out how the administration plans to reform FEMA, which it has accused of being bloated and inefficient.
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