Mullin Scraps $100K Spending Rule, Prioritizes Speed

0:00It's April 1st. This is Canada News today, powered by AI. Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullin just dropped a big change by scrapping a rule that required his office to personally sign off on any. Department spending over $100,000. This move reverses the policy from his predecessor that had everyone up in arms. The old rule came from Christy Knowham, who got the boot from President Donald Trump back in March. Mullin, sworn in just last week, made this his first major play to shake things up at the department. Critics hammered the policy for slowing down the federal emergency management agency's disaster response. Teens on the ground said, it bogged down quick aid for folks hit by floods, fires, and storms, turning urgent needs into red tape nightmares. Knowham's approach aimed to tighten the purse strings, but it hit FEMA hardest during peak recovery seasons. Now with the rule gone, expect smoother operations when Christy's hit. This shift signals Mullin's ready to prioritize speed over extra oversight, keeping the focus

1:03on getting help where it's needed fast.