Overview

• Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson has rescinded the agency's 2022–2026 Strategic Plan, leaving FEMA without a guiding framework for its disaster response priorities.
• Richardson also disbanded FEMA’s Office of Resilience Strategy, which focused on infrastructure mitigation and climate resilience efforts.
• The rescission comes just days before the start of hurricane season, with internal reports warning of FEMA’s lack of readiness and unclear operational intent.
• Richardson plans to develop a new 2026–2030 strategy by summer, but critics argue the immediate absence of a strategic plan hampers FEMA’s preparedness and coordination efforts.
• The Trump administration’s broader restructuring of FEMA, including leadership changes and a narrowed mission, has shifted more disaster response responsibilities onto state and local governments.