FEMA
Definition
Acronym for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a U.S. federal agency under the Department of Homeland Security responsible for coordinating disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts nationwide.
Informally, a punchline in discussions about government bureaucracy, slow disaster responses, and creative accounting practices.
Examples
FEMA's budgeting wizards have turned billions in taxpayer funds into a testament of fiscal creativity unmatched by any Vegas magician.
With three acting chiefs in one year, FEMA is pioneering the ultimate game of musical chairs for disaster management.
FEMA handled those Texas flood calls so masterfully that thousands of survivors discovered the joy of self-reliance overnight.
Thanks to FEMA's secure funding protocols, enterprising politicians can now aspire to their own multimillion-dollar relief dreams.