Texas is one of FEMA’s biggest users. Greg Abbott is helping Trump cut it
Houston Chronicle, July 10, 2025 – Gov. Greg Abbott was quick to request federal assistance last week after devastating floods hit the Texas Hill Country.
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In Flooded Texas, Questions About FEMA’s Role and Fate
The New York Times, July 7, 2025 – Texas has a very robust emergency management program,” said Elizabeth Zimmerman, a former associate administrator at FEMA and now a senior executive adviser at IEM, a consulting firm.
ICYMI: Florida Division of Emergency Management and Florida Disaster Foundation Lead Through Excellence at the Second Annual Florida’s Training for Emergency Management Symposium
Florida Division of Emergency Management, June 24, 2025 – Beginning on Monday, June 9, individuals statewide and beyond had the opportunity to learn from industry leaders, network with public, private and nonprofit partners, and develop their skills. … Throughout the symposium, leadership speakers included: … Bryan Koon, President & CEO, IEM…
Targeted investment, tech can sustain critical infrastructure
Construction Dive, June 17, 2025 – “Infrastructure was built in the 1950s to 1970s for a different climate regime, and we are trying to manage 21st century climate issues, not even talking about what could happen next century,” said Beriwal.
Uncertainty about federal disaster aid looms as storms roll in
St. Joseph Post, June 8, 2025 – “We don’t have to wait for an official guidance on this. We know that the bar has shifted,” said Bryan Koon, who led Florida’s Division of Emergency Management from 2011 to 2017 and is CEO of IEM, a disaster management consulting firm.
Experts concerned over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season starts
PBS News, May 31, 2025 — With predictions for a busy hurricane season beginning Sunday, experts in storms and disasters are worried about something potentially as chaotic as the swirling winds: Massive cuts to the federal system that forecasts, tracks and responds to hurricanes.
Nancy Dragani Joins IEM as Mid-West Region Account Executive
Homeland Security Today, May 26, 2025 – Nancy Dragani has joined the IEM team full-time and assumes the role of Mid-West Region Account Executive, according to a news release earlier this month.
How does FEMA approve disaster funds? Complicated story, but we have a clue
First Alert, May 23, 2025 – “We don’t have to wait for an official guidance on this. We know that the bar has shifted,” said Bryan Koon, who led Florida’s Division of Emergency Management from 2011 to 2017 and is CEO of IEM, a disaster management consulting firm.
Uncertainty about federal disaster aid looms as storms roll in
Tennessee Lookout, May 22, 2025 – “We don’t have to wait for an official guidance on this. We know that the bar has shifted,” said Bryan Koon, who led Florida’s Division of Emergency Management from 2011 to 2017 and is CEO of IEM, a disaster management consulting firm.
As L.A. rebuilds from the Palisades fire, residents ask: What’s the plan?
AOL, May 18, 2025 – To boost EMD, Bass in early February tapped Hagerty after hearing proposals from firms including AECOM and IEM.
