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Jason Leopold

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Investigative Reporter at Bloomberg News

Investigative Reporter @business. 'FOIA terrorist.' Band Tshirt hoarder. Subscribe to my newsletter FOIA Files. Signal 213-270-4334. [email protected]

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  • 1 week ago | marshallnewsmessenger.com | Zahra Hirji |Jason Leopold

    WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare a memo on how to abolish itself and create a re-branded, radically smaller disaster response organization, according to a copy of the document reviewed by Bloomberg News. As recently as last week, President Donald Trump and Noem said they wanted to wind down FEMA but offered few details publicly.

  • 1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Jason Leopold

    Welcome back to another edition of FOIA Files! This week, I’m going to take you behind the scenes as US Air Force officials, in late March, prepared to discuss the name of the next-generation fighter jet: the F-47. Any guess what—or who—it’s named after? If you’re not already getting FOIA Files in your inbox, sign up here. I’ve long been fascinated with the military’s naming conventions.

  • 1 week ago | carriermanagement.com | Zahra Hirji |Jason Leopold |Lauren Rosenthal

    Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare a memo on how to abolish itself and create a re-branded, radically smaller disaster response organization, according to a copy of the document reviewed by Bloomberg News. As recently as last week, President Donald Trump and Noem said they wanted to wind down FEMA but offered few details publicly.

  • 1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Zahra Hirji |Jason Leopold |Lauren Rosenthal

    WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare a memo on how to abolish itself and create a re-branded, radically smaller disaster response organization, according to a copy of the document reviewed by Bloomberg News. As recently as last week, President Donald Trump and Noem said they wanted to wind down FEMA but offered few details publicly.

  • 1 week ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Zahra Hirji |Jason Leopold |Lauren Rosenthal

    WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare a memo on how to abolish itself and create a re-branded, radically smaller disaster response organization, according to a copy of the document reviewed by Bloomberg News. As recently as last week, President Donald Trump and Noem said they wanted to wind down FEMA but offered few details publicly.

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Jason Leopold
Jason Leopold @JasonLeopold
17 Jun 25

RT @ZoeTillman: DC fed judge denied a request for a prelim. injunction requiring DOGE to preserve records under the *Federal* Records Act,…

Jason Leopold
Jason Leopold @JasonLeopold
17 Jun 25

SCOOP by @Zhirji28 w/@laurenthal & me In a newly revealed March memo, titled "Abolishing FEMA," officials proposed ways to dramatically curtail the US government’s disaster response role. Also the memo proposed four possible new names for FEMA, which inlcuded the National

Jason Leopold
Jason Leopold @JasonLeopold
13 Jun 25

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