The federal government knows it's cheaper to prevent disasters than rebuild after them

A new GAO review finds FEMA has struggled to turn resilience funding into completed projects, even as communities across the country seek help reducing disaster risk. The report offers a look at where that process has stalled and what FEMA could do differently. Here to break it all down for us is Christopher Currie, director of Homeland Security and Justice at the Government Accountability Office.

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