Former FEMA director to Congress: 'Give it back its independent agency status,' direct access to president

USA TODAY - For more and to sign up click here Filip Timotija Former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Michael Brown said that Congress should give the disaster relief agency back its “independent agency status,” allowing it direct access to the president which would, in his view, improve its overall operation. “The smartest thing they could do is to pull FEMA out, give it back its…