Spotlight on Transparency

This page spotlights recent FOIA requests concerning topics of popular national interest, including records that have been, or are likely to be, requested frequently. 

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Specialist helping viistors to the DRC. Photo: Nicholas Monteleone / FEMA

Summary of Records Sought: Email communications, and any preliminary or final reports from FEMA to the White House on unmet needs findings and recommendations following the President’s order to assess unmet needs in East Palestine.

Recent FOIA Requests

Documents reflecting total Individual Assistance (IA) claims made from individuals in Georgia and South Carolina during Hurricane Debby and Hurricane Helene.
Records concerning coordinated interagency emergency response efforts and protocols between 2018 and 2023 for FEMA's evaluation of, and correspondence with, emergency management officials for and in the state of Hawaii.
(1) The Federal Coordinating Officer’s written request to the Assistant Administrator for Recovery demonstrating that Direct Lease was needed to respond to the disaster. (2) The Assistant Administrator for Recovery’s response to that request. (3) All written approvals from the Assistant Administrator for Recovery for Direct Lease costs above 200% of the HUD Fair Market Rent (FMR).
Digital copies of all photos and videos taken by FEMA personnel of the fire disaster zone in Lahaina, Maui on Aug. 8-15, 2023.
Email communications, and any preliminary or final reports from FEMA to the White House on unmet needs findings and recommendations following the President’s order to assess unmet needs in East Palestine.
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