South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security, vowed to overhaul FEMA's disaster response times, enforce stricter in-office policies and eliminate political bias in relief efforts during her confirmation hearing.

President-elect Donald J. Trump picked the South Dakota governor to head the Homeland Security Department, which includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security will face her confirmation hearing on Wednesday, where illegal immigration is likely to be a top topic.

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem during her Senate confirmation hearing to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security pledged that she would not politicize FEMA aid depending on the state, and said that she would provide U.

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Kristi Noem​, Trump's pick to lead the sprawling Department of Homeland Security, took questions from lawmakers on border policies and disaster relief.

During the 100 th State of the State address Tuesday, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem presented the Governor’s State of Heroism award to multiple state employees who “went above and beyond the call of duty” during last summer’s record-setting floods in the southeastern corner of the state.

Kristi Noem used her opening statement Friday to articulate a broader overview of her priorities if she becomes Homeland Security secretary.

“Ultimately, South Dakota got the FEMA aid it was going to get,” said Janet Napolitano, a former homeland security secretary who served in the Obama administration. “The question ...

The state of South Dakota has received notice that it could be sued by McCook Lake property owners, who say their community suffered catastrophic damage as a direct result of flood diversion efforts carried out by state and local officials.

Noem and committee Republicans focused on the border while Democrats asked about foreign and home-grown terrorism during a cordial hearing.

With a new administration in the White House, Democrats in South Dakota are wondering what the administration will do to better the lives of South Dakotans.