An official from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA, said he meant the comment as a joke.

As the Atlantic hurricane season begins, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is under scrutiny. Acting ...

The remark was made during a briefing by David Richardson, who has led FEMA since early May. The U.S. hurricane season ...

FEMA's new chief David Richardson left staff confused after saying during a briefing that he didn’t know the US had a ...

Acting FEMA Director David Richardson told staff in an all-hands meeting that he was unaware hurricane season had started, ...

FEMA is dismissing recent reports that its acting administrator was unaware of hurricane season, calling David Richardson's ...

A report suggests the administrator was unaware that the US has a hurricane season, although the DHS said it was meant as a ...

Federal Emergency Management Agency faces scrutiny. This is due to concerns about its readiness for the upcoming hurricane ...

Just one day after the official start of hurricane season, FEMA Administrator David Richardson has come under scrutiny for a ...

Homeland Security officials say FEMA head David Richardson was joking when he said he wasn't aware of the annual U.S.

David Richardson’s comment to staff that he was unaware the United States had a hurricane season was meant in jest, the ...

In a meeting with FEMA staff, David Richardson said he was unaware the United States had a hurricane season. Two staff members said it was unclear if he was serious, but the agency said he was joking.