After the DHS CWMD office was dissolved, lawmakers say a GAO review is needed to ensure its former functions are still being carried out effectively. and Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology Ranking Member Timothy Kennedy (D-N.Y.) requested the review in an Aug. 6 letter to the Government Accountability Office. But the CWMD office struggled with some of the lowest morale scores across the federal government. But the Trump administration proposed dismantling the DHS CWMD office as part of both its fiscal 2025 and 2026 budget requests. The 2026 appropriations bill adopted provisions backed by House GOP lawmakers to discontinue funding for the CWMD office and move its critical functions to other DHS components.