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Hurricane Recovery: Federal Government Provided a Range of Assistance to Nonprofits following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, GAO-10-800, July 30, 2010 New Drug Approval: FDA's Consideration of Evidence from Certain Clinical Trials, GAO-10-798, July 30, 2010 Onshore Oil and Gas: BLM's...
Progress Seen in New Orleans, Gulf Rebuilding - Five Years After Katrina, Most Say Nation is Not Better Prepared, August 26, 2010 "Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, a majority of Americans (57%) say...
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Federally Funded Programs Have Helped to Address the Needs of Gulf Coast Small Businesses, but Agency Data on Subcontracting Are Incomplete, GAO-10-723, July 29, 2010 Consumer-Directed Health Plans: Health Status, Spending, and Utilization of Enrollees in...
News release: "Five years after Hurricane Katrina, an increasing majority of the city’s residents says the rebuilding process is going well, but substantial majorities still report that the city has not recovered and feel the nation has forgotten them, according...
Department of Energy: Futher Actions Are Needed to Improve DOE's Ability to Evaluate and Implement the Loan Guarantee Program, GAO-10-627, July 12, 2010 Human Capital: Quality of DOD Status of Forces Surveys Could Be Improved by Performing Nonresponse Analysis of...
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this news release: "These images, acquired on May 24, 2010 by the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument aboard NASA's Terra spacecraft, show the encroachment of oil from the former Deepwater...
DOJ's Civil Rights Division: Opportunities Exist to Improve Its Case Management System and Better Meet Its Reporting Needs GAO-09-938R, September 30, 2009 Federal Research: NASA Should Better Inform Researchers about How to Appeal Dissemination Decisions, GAO-10-200, December 3, 2009 Hurricane...
"The Court entered its Findings of Fact and Conclusion of law in the Robinson matter. The Court ruled that the failure of the United States Army Corps of Engineers to maintain and operate the MRGO properly was a substantial cause...
State and County Housing Unit Estimates, July 1, 2009: 'St. Bernard Parish, La., part of the New Orleans metro area, had the highest growth rate of housing units of any county in the nation last year. Updated estimates of the...
Air Pollution: Air Quality and Permitting of New Coal-Burning, Electricity-Generating Units in Central Texas, GAO-09-787R, August 04, 2009 Climate Change Policy: Preliminary Observations on Options for Distributing Emissions Allowances and Revenue under a Cap-and-Trade Program, GAO-09-950T, August 04, 2009 Hurricane...
FEMA Responses to Formaldehyde in Trailers (OIG-09-83), (Redacted), June 2009 "Nearly one-third of the trailers provided to victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita were eventually projected to have significant potential formaldehyde problems. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials, in our...
Drug Control: U.S. Counternarcotics Cooperation with Venezuela Has Declined, GAO-09-806, July 20, 2009 Improper Payments: Responses to Posthearing Questions Related to Eliminating Waste and Fraud in Medicare and Medicaid, GAO-09-838R, July 20, 2009 Defense Critical Infrastructure: Actions Needed to Improve...
The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government: Who’s in Charge? Who Should Be? The Role of the Federal Government in Megadisasters: Based on Lessons from Hurricane Katrina: "This paper looks at what has happened, and what has not happened, since...
News release: "U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has proposed an amendment to its Special Community Disaster Loan (CDL) regulations to include loan forgiveness procedures and requirements. The proposed...
Bank Secrecy Act: Federal Agencies Should Take Action to Further Improve Coordination and Information-Sharing Efforts, GAO-09-227, February 12, 2009 Emergency Management: Actions to Implement Select Provisions of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act, GAO-09-433T, March 17, 2009 Global War on...
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR): Problems in the Past, Potential for the Future? Report by the Majority Staff of the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight of the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives...
Stalking Victimization in the United States (NCJ 224527), January 13, 2009, by BJS statisticians Katrina Baum, Shannan Catalano, Michael Rand, and Kristina Rose of the National Institute of Justice. "An estimated 3.4 million persons identified themselves as victims of stalking...
Actions Taken to Implement the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, GAO-09-59R, November 21, 2008 Tax Administration: IRS Needs to Strengthen Its Approach for Evaluating the SRFMI Data-Sharing Pilot Program, GAO-09-45, November 07, 2008...
OIG-09-04 - Letter Report: Maryland State Police Use of DHS Grants (PDF, 12 pages) New 11/21/2008 - "Since 2002, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has distributed more than $19 billion in preparedness grants to enhance the nation’s ability to...
OIG-09-02 - Federal Emergency Management Agency's Exit Strategy for Temporary Housing in the Gulf Coast Region (PDF, 27 pages) New 10/31/2008 "The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) strategy for ending its direct housing assistance program for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita...
"The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held holding a hearing titled, The Financial Crisis and the Role of Federal Regulators on, Thursday, October 23, 2008. The hearing examined the roles and responsibilities of federal regulators in the current financial...
OIG-08-97 - Hurricane Katrina: A Review of Wind Versus Flood Issues (Mandatory) (PDF, 53 pages)...
OIG-08-93 - Review of FEMA's Sheltering and Transitional Housing Activities after Hurricane Katrina, September 2008 (PDF, 54 pages) Related postings on Katrina...
News release: "Today, the House Committee on Science and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight released a staff report that details the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry’s (ATSDR) handling of its response to high levels of formaldehyde in...
D-2008-130 Approval Process, Tracking, and Financial Management of DoD Disaster Relief Efforts, September 17, 2008 (Project No. D2007-D000CG-0117.000) "DoD provided disaster relief through 121 Federal Emergency Management Agency mission assignments totaling more than $2 billion. DoD has taken several steps...
OIG-08-89 - Letter Report: DHS Compliance with Prepackaged News Prohibition (PDF, 10 pages) OIG-08-88 - Hurricane Katrina Temporary Housing Technical Assistance Contracts (PDF, 29 pages)...
U.S. Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District - Hurricane Protection System Improvements: "This page contains a computer animated overview and specific information about improvements that USACE is making to the Southern Louisiana Hurricane Protection System (HPS)." Related postings on Katrina...
Hurricane Katrina: Continuing Debris Removal and Disposal Issues, GAO-08-985R, August 25, 2008 Medicare Part D: Some Plan Sponsors Have Not Completely Implemented Fraud and Abuse Programs, and CMS Oversight Has Been Limited, GAO-08-760, July 21, 2008...
"The Kaiser Family Foundation released the results of its second major survey tracking the views and experiences of New Orleans residents amid the ongoing challenges facing the community nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina hit on August 29, 2005. Designed...
News release: " A comprehensive new Kaiser Family Foundation survey of the experiences of New Orleans residents – the second since Hurricane Katrina – reveals a still-struggling population that gives very mixed reviews in key areas of the recovery efforts....
Brookings - The New Orleans Index Anniversary Edition: Three Years after Katrina - "Greater New Orleans approaches the end of its third year of recovery from a position of strength, with the vast majority of its pre-storm population and jobs....
OIG-08-81 - Hurricane Katrina Multitier Contracts (PDF, 26 pages ) New 08/04/2008: "Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, was the most destructive and costly natural disaster in United States history. It caused over $81 billion...
News release: "The national security system created by the U.S. government in 1947 that served the nation throughout the Cold War is outdated and needs a massive restructuring to better protect the American people from terrorism, rogue states and other...
Air Traffic Control: FAA Uses Earned Value Techniques to Help Manage Information Technology Acquisitions, but Needs to Clarify Policy and Strengthen Oversight, GAO-08-756, July 18, 2008 Food Insecurity Persists in Sub-Saharan Africa despite Efforts to Halve Hunger by 2015, GAO-08-1007R,...
Managing the Next Domestic Catastrophe: Ready or Not? by Christine E. Wormuth, June 6, 2008. Center for Strategic and International Studies "America is not ready for the next catastrophe. Years have passed since the 9/11 attacks and the response to...
FEMA: Myths and Facts About FEMA Housing Following Katrina, May 26, 2008...
Mass Layoffs Summary: "In February, employers took 1,672 mass layoff actions, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported [March 21, 2008]....
OIG-08-30 - Annual Review of Mission Performance United States Coast Guard (FY 2006) (PDF, 37 pages) OIG-08-29 - The DHS Process for Nominating Individuals to the Consolidated Terrorist Watchlist (PDF, 26 pages) OIG-08-28 - The State of Ohio's Management of...
Department of Homeland Security, Budget-in-Brief: Fiscal Year 2009 (149 pages, PDF) "As the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) embarks on our fifth year anniversary on March 1, 2008, we continue to protect our nation from dangerous people and goods; to...
Army Corps of Engineers: Known Performance Issues with New Orleans Drainage Canal Pumps Have Been Addressed, but Guidance on Future Contracts Is Needed, GAO-08-288, December 31, 2007. "Hurricane Katrina caused several breaches in the floodwalls along three drainage canals in...
Tax Administration: 2007 Filing Season Continues Trend of Improvement, but Opportunities to Reduce Costs and Increase Tax Compliance Should be Evaluated, GAO-08-38, November 15, 2007 Department of Veterans Affairs: Actions Needed to Strengthen VA's Foreclosed Property Management Contractor Oversight, GAO-08-60,...
Department of Energy: Oil and Natural Gas Research and Development Activities, GAO-08-190R, November 6, 2007 Hurricane Katrina: Ineffective FEMA Oversight of Housing Maintenance Contracts in Mississippi Resulted in Millions of Dollars of Waste and Potential Fraud, GAO-08-106, November 16, 2007...
September 27, 2007 press release: "Affordable housing recovery in three coastal counties in Mississippi heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina lags behind the pace of the rest of the housing market in the region, according to a RAND Corporation study released...
Audit of Hurricane Katrina and Wilma Activities, City of Miami, Florida, Public Assistance ID No. 086-45000-00, FEMA Disasters Nos. 1602 and 1609-DR-FL, Report No. DA-07-11 (PDF, 5 pages) Audit of Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance Grant Funding Awarded to...
Benchmark Assessment Report (28 pages, PDF) "This report is submitted consistent with Section 1314 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110-28) (the “Act”). It includes an assessment of how...
D-2007-123 Summary of Information Assurance Weaknesses Found in Audit Reports Issued From August 1, 2006, Through July 31, 2007 (September 12, 2007) (Project D2007-D000LB-0115.000), PDF and Summary D-2007-121 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for DoD Needs Arising From Hurricane Katrina at Selected...
OIG-07-63 - Review of FEMA Guidance for Monitoring Debris Removal Operations for Hurricane Katrina (PDF, 7 pages), August 2007 OIG-07-57 - Transportation Security Administration's Oversight of Passenger Aircraft Cargo Security Faces Significant Challenges (PDF, 45 pages), July 2007...
Press release: "Market factors explain increases in the national average retail price for gasoline during the spring and summer of 2006, according to a report sent to the President today by the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of...
D-2007-118 Contract Administration of the Ice Delivery Contract Between International American Products, Worldwide Services and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers During the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Effort (08/24/2007) (777KB) (Project D2006-D000CG-0075.000) PDF and Summary....
Rule of Law in Times of Major Disaster: "The twin blows of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack and the August 29-30, 2005, devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, clearly demonstrated that major disasters pose a multitude of challenges to the...
Fact Sheet: The Two-Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina - "The Federal Government Is Fulfilling Its Commitment To Help The People Of The Gulf Coast Rebuild" Fact sheet President Bush Visits Mississippi, Discusses Rebuilding Efforts President Bush Meets with New Homeowners...
D-2007-118 Contract Administration of the Ice Delivery Contract Between International American Products, Worldwide Services and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers During the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Effort (08/24/2007) (Project D2006-D000CG-0075.000) - PDF and Summary....
Center for American Progress: "Two years after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, the city faces challenges as it tries to rebuild: not just those posed by mountains of rubble and the prospect of future hurricanes, but also a rebuilding effort...
DHS: "24 billion went to rebuild the Gulf Coast states and provide survivors with a place to live, repair damaged infrastructure, and build houses and schools in 2007. Of the $114 billion allocated for Gulf Coast recovery, 84 percent has...
National Wildlife Federation Hurricane Katrina Anniversary Report Card: "Two years after Hurricane Katrina much has become clear. We know that the devastation in New Orleans and surrounding areas was less a natural than a man-made disaster. Katrina’s surge into New...
Coordination Between FBI and ICE on Investigations of Terrorist Financing, OIG-07-55 (PDF, 58 pages) Interim Report, Hurricane Katrina: A Review of Wind Versus Flood Issues, OIG-07-62, July 2007 (PDF, 25 pages) Better Management Needed for the National Bio-Surveillance Integration System...
"Leading up to the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, the Kaiser Family Foundation has compiled an extensive set of resources to track the rebuilding efforts of the New Orleans area, with a special focus on the health...
INTERIM REPORT, Hurricane Katrina: A Review of Wind Versus Flood Issues, OIG-07-62 (PDF, 25 pages) - New 08/13/2007 Better Management Needed for the National Bio-Surveillance Integration System Program, OIG-07-61 (PDF, 38 pages) - New 08/13/2007 Improvements to Information Sharing are...
"The Kaiser Family Foundation released a new survey brief...that profiles young adults (those ages 18-34) living in the Greater New Orleans area. The brief looks at whether young people plan to stay in the New Orleans area, their outlook for...
Sen. Landrieu's Statement on the Establishment of an 8/29 Commission to Investigate Katrina Levee Failures: (August 9) "Since the early days following Hurricane Katrina, I have joined with Levees.org in calling for a comprehensive, independent 8/29 commission to take a...
NASA: Progress Made on Strategic Human Capital Management, but Future Program Challenges Remain, GAO-07-1004, August 8, 2007 Response to a post hearing question related to GAO's December 6, 2006 testimony on continued findings of fraud, waste, and abuse associated with...
Hurricane Katrina - Two Years Later Special Report - Why New Orleans Still Isn't Safe Graphic - How New Orleans has changed - Then and Now Photo Essay - Broken City Previous postings on Hurricane Katrina...
Press release: "Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released the most comprehensive matrix available to date detailing all offers of assistance from around the world in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. CREW’s matrix is based on...
Press release: "A new collection of handy tools designed especially for libraries, archives, museums, historic sites, and historic preservation and arts organizations has been released by the Heritage Emergency National Task Force. The tools are the result of the Task...
While attending the 100th American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Annual Meeting & Conference, July 14 - 17, 2007, in New Orleans, Louisiana, librarian George Butterfield stayed in a FEMA trailer with his friend, Scot, who lost everything as a...
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured: "The new brief, Louisiana’s Proposed Section 1115 Medicaid Demonstration Project: Estimating the Numbers of Uninsured and Projected Medicaid Costs, analyzes the composition and medical costs of the uninsured in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina....
Initial Benchmark Assessment Report, July 12, 2007 (25 pages, PDF): "This report to Congress is submitted consistent with Section 1314 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110-28) (the “Act”)....
Critical Infrastructure Protection: Sector Plans and Sector Councils Continue to Evolve, GAO-07-706R, July 10, 2007. "In 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, damaging critical infrastructure, such as oil platforms, pipelines, and refineries; water mains; electric power lines; and cellular...
Congressional Inquiry Regarding Southwest Charter Lines, Inc., OIG-07-47 (PDF, 4 pages) released June 28, 2007. Federal Emergency Management Agency's Volunteers Service Program Following Hurricane Katrina, OIG-07-51 (PDF, 6 pages) released June 28, 2007...
Press release: "Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released a new report, The Best Laid Plans: The Story of How the Government Ignored Its Own Gulf Coast Hurricane Plans, detailing the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) plan...
U.S. Troop Readiness, Vet. Care, Katrina Recov., Iraq Accountability Appr. Act 2007: "Making emergency and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2007, and for other purposes."...
04/23/2007 - Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Audit of Program Support Center’s Award Process for a Contract With Doleac Electric Company, Inc. PDF (A-03-06-00532) 04/23/2007 - Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Audit of Program Support Center’s...
Free WSL article looks at Texting When There's Trouble: "The ubiquity of relatively new technologies allows electronic alerts to reach more people faster than ever before. In the aftermath of several recent disasters -- including the tsunami in South Asia,...
SBA Fact Sheet on Hurricane Katrina Recovery Contracts, April 12, 2007. AP - SBA: Mistakes Made in Post-Katrina Loans...
D-2007-081 Financial Management of Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (04/06/2007)(D2006-D000FE-0010.001)...
Katrina Status of Funds, March 31, 2007 (PDF, 1 page)...
House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, The Katrina Impact on Crime and the Criminal Justice System in New Orleans, Field Hearing in New Orleans, Louisiana By Direction of the Chairman, April 10, 2007. Related postings on...
04/10/2007, Recent Criminal Enforcement Actions 04/10/2007 Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System: Early Implementation Challenges PDF (OEI-07-05-00100) 04/10/2007 Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Audit of Program Support Center’s Award Process for a Contract With Avaya, Inc. PDF (A-03-06-00510)...
WSJ free feature: Priority of Emergency Networks - FCC Weighs Responders' Needs Against Commercial-Spectrum Use: "Spurred by huge communications gaps during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina in 2005, debate has raged on Capitol Hill, at the...
Press release: "Rep. Brad Miller, Chairman of the Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee of the House Science & Technology Committee...asked Google Chairman Eric Schmidt to explain why Google had changed its satellite maps of the New Orleans region to pre-Hurricane Katrina...
2007-P-00018 EPA Did Not Properly Process a Hospital Disinfectant and Sanitizer Registration, [Report PDF - 33 pages] [At a Glance PDF] March 29, 2007 2007-P-00017 EPA Needs to Strengthen Financial Database Security Oversight and Monitor Compliance, [Report PDF - 24...
Interim Review of Hurricane Wilma Activities, City of Coral Gables, FL, DA-07-06 (PDF, 3 pages) Review of Hurricane Katrina Activities, Hancock County, MS, DA-07-05 (PDF, 3 pages) Review of Hurricane Wilma Activities, City of Port Saint Lucie, DD-07-04 (PDF, 4...
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief: Continued Findings of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse GAO-07-300, March 15, 2007. Related postings on hurricanes Katrina and Rita...
"As part of the Kaiser Family Foundation's commitment to help respond to the devastation from Hurricane Katrina, here you will find resources related to an ongoing effort to monitor and study the health coverage and needs of the victims -...
Special Transient Accommodations Program For the Evacuees From Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, OIG-07-31 (PDF, 109 pages) - 03/13/2007 Related postings on hurricanes Katrina and Rita...
Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Audit of Program Support Center’s Award Process for a Contract With the Alabama Department of Public Health, Division of Minority Health PDF (A-03-06-00527), 03/05/2007 Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Audit of...
Hurricane Katrina: Allocation and Use of $2 Billion for Medicaid and Other Health Care Needs GAO-07-67, February 28, 2007....
OIG Releases Report on Commissioned Corps’ Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Press Release, February 20, 2007 The Commissioned Corps' Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita PDF (OEI-09-06-00030), February 20, 2007 Related postings on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita...
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Federal Actions Could Enhance Preparedness of Certain State-Administered Federal Support Programs. GAO-07-219, and Highlights, February 7. [Reposted file includes corrections throughout text-see notice on cover]...
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Federal Actions Could Enhance Preparedness of Certain State-Administered Federal Support Programs, GAO-07-219, and Highlights, February 7, 2007....
U.S. Government Accountability Office: Performance and Accountability Highlights: Fiscal Year 2006, GAO-07-3SP, January 30, 2007. "This report presents the highlights of GAO's fiscal year 2006 Performance and Accountability report. In short, fiscal year 2006 was an exceptional year for GAO....
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief: Prevention Is the Key to Minimizing Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Recovery Efforts, Full-text GAO-07-418T, and Highlights, January 29, 2007. Related postings on hurricanes Katrina and Rita...
Remarks by Secretary Michael Chertoff to the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Washington, D.C., Release Date: January 18, 2007. "I think we owe you clarity about who is an authoritative source. I think we ourselves have realized, in part, as...
Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Audit of National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences' Award Process for a Contract With MDB, Inc. (A-04-06-01036), January 11, 2007. Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Audit of National Institute of Environmental...
Transportation-Disadvantaged Populations: Actions Needed to Clarify Responsibilities and Increase Preparedness for Evacuations, GAO-07-44, and Highlights, December 22, 2006. During the evacuation of New Orleans in response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, many of those who did not own a vehicle...
Follow up to May 2, 2006 posting - Final Katrina Report Adopted by Senate Cmte on Homeland Security - news that GPO has posted S. Rpt. 109-322 – Hurricane Katrina: A Nation Still Unprepared (732 pages, PDF). Users may also...
National Flood Insurance Program [NFIP]: New Processes Aided Hurricane Katrina Claims Handling, but FEMA's Oversight Should Be Improved, Full-text, GAO-07-169, and Highlights, December 15, 2006. NFIP paid an unprecedented dollar amount for a record number of claims from Hurricanes Katrina...
D-2007-031: The Effects of Hurricane Katrina on the Defense Information Systems Agency Continuity of Operations and Test Facility (12/12/2006)( D2005-D000AS-0310.000)....
Department of Energy Office of Inspector General Audit Report, The Department of Energy's Use of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, December 2006....
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief: Continued Findings of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, Full text GAO-07-252T, and Highlights, December 6, 2006. "FEMA continued to lose tens of millions of dollars through potentially improper and/or fraudulent payments from both hurricanes Katrina...
Press release: "The report, Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2006 (NCJ 214262), was written by BJS statistician Katrina Baum; Rachel Dinkes and Grace Kena, of the Education Statistics Services Institute in the American Institutes for Research; and Emily Forrest...
U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon's ruling stated that "the Bush administration unconstitutionally denied aid to tens of thousands of Gulf Coast residents displaced by hurricanes Katrina and Rita and must resume payments immediately." Association of Community Organization for Reform...
Review of Hurricane Katrina Activities, City of Houston, TX, FEMA Disaster No. EM-3216-TX, Report No. GC-TX-06-58 (PDF, 6 pages) Review of Hurricane Katrina Activities, Congressional Inquiry, Contingency Payment of Contractors in St. Tammany Parish, LA, Report No. GC-LA-06-57 (PDF, 3...
Press release: "U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon today joined fellow members of the House Katrina Task Force in releasing a report summarizing recommendations for improving the recovery effort along the Gulf Coast. The report, entitled Response, Relief, and Recovery: Katrina and...
2006-P-00038 Existing Contracts Enabled EPA to Quickly Respond to Hurricane Katrina; Future Improvement Opportunities Exist [Report PDF - 36 pages] [At a Glance PDF], September 27, 2006....
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Unprecedented Challenges Exposed the Individuals and Households Program (IHP) to Fraud and Abuse; Actions Needed to Reduce Such Problems in Future, GAO-06-1013, September 27, 2006. "GAO identified the potential for significant fraud and abuse as a...
D-2006-118 - Financial Management of Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts at Selected DoD Components, September 27, 2006 (Project No. D2006-D000FE-0010.000) "We performed this audit to determine whether obligations and expenditures related to the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts at selected DoD Components...
Department of Justice Purchase Card Expenditures Related to Hurricane Recovery Efforts, Audit Report 06-36, September 2006 (51 pages, PDF): "In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the third most intense hurricane to hit the continental United States, government purchase cards gained...
2006-P-00033 Lessons Learned: EPA's Response to Hurricane Katrina [Report PDF - 29 pages] [At a Glance PDF], September 14, 2006. Related links on Katrina...
Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force press release Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force's First Year Report to the Attorney General, September 2006....
Fact Sheet: Protecting the Homeland Post September 11: "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken significant action to improve the nation’s security since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. By improving security measures for the nation’s aviation system,...
"On the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall, a paper authored by Kaiser Family Foundation staff, released as a web exclusive by the journal Health Affairs, examines the impact of the storm on New Orleans, the current state of health...
Press release: "One year after Hurricane Katrina devastated the greater New Orleans area, local schools and colleges still have not received the leadership and resources they need from the federal government to truly recover, according to a new report released...
Press release, August 28, 2006: "Nearly one year has passed since Hurricane Katrina's landfall wrought havoc on the Gulf Coast, however, a new report issued by the Democratic Members on the U.S. House Committee Homeland Security finds that the nation...
Center for History and New Media, George Mason University: "The Hurricane Digital Memory Bank uses electronic media to collect, preserve, and present the stories and digital record of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. George Mason University’s Center for History and New...
White House Fact Sheet: the One Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina...
Press release, Committee on Government Reform, Minority Office: "In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Bush Administration turned to private contractors to provide relief and recovery services worth billions of dollars. Now, one year later, it is apparent that taxpayers...
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Reconstruction Efforts - Transcript of FPC Briefing on "Hurricane Katrina, Coastal Protection and Reconstruction Efforts," August 22, 2006....
Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Law Enforcement Efforts in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 21, 2006. See also, Today [August 21, 2006], Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales visited New Orleans and announced additional federal resources to help fight violent crime that...
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Reconstruction Efforts: Includes links to Useful Internet Sites, U.S. Government Documents, Speeches, Fact Sheets, Congressional Research Service Reports (CRS)....
Special Report: After Katrina - Uneasy Money, by Paul Singer, National Journal. See also this Follow The Money Flow Chart (PDF): "Federal hurricane relief has traveled a convoluted path from Congress to the Gulf Coast. More than 70 federal agencies...
Press release: "The American Civil Liberties Union's National Prison Project today released Abandoned & Abused: Orleans Parish Prisoners in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina." Complete National Prison Project Report Executive Summary Table of Contents Related postings on Katrina...
PCIE Agency Data: Hurricane(s) Oversight June 30, 2006 (PDF, 2 pages)...
Five Years Post 9/11 and One Year Post Hurricane Katrina: The State of America's Readiness - The U.S. Conference of Mayors Homeland Security Monitoring Center: 2006 Survey on Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, July 26, 2006....
Foundation Center's press release: "In response to last summer's Gulf Coast hurricanes, U.S. foundations have already committed more than $577 million for relief, recovery, and rebuilding, according to a report released today by the Foundation Center. Giving in the Aftermath...
DHS: "August 4, 2006 – The U.S. Coast Guard celebrates its 216th year of standing vigilant watch over America’s shores...In the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Coast Guard helped save the lives of over 33,000 hurricane victims in...
Coast Guard: Observations on the Preparation, Response, and Recovery Missions Related to Hurricane Katrina, Full-text GAO-06-903, and Highlights, July 31, 2006. "The Coast Guard played a key role in the planning, response, and recovery efforts for Hurricane Katrina in three...
Fact Sheet on H.R. 5852 Committee on Homeland Security: "Today, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.R. 5852, The 21st Century Emergency Communications Act of 2006. The bipartisan bill, introduced by Reps. Dave Reichert (WA) and Bill Pascrell (NJ) originally...
Survey of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita Contracts and Grants - Audit: OS-DEN-17829-6-001-07-06...
Disaster Preparedness: Limitations in Federal Evacuation Assistance for Health Facilities Should be Addressed GAO-06-826, and Highlights, July 20, 2006. "Hurricane Katrina demonstrated difficulties involved in evacuating communities and raised questions about how hospitals and nursing homes plan for evacuations and...
Press release: "A bipartisan amendment offered by Homeland Security Committee Chairman Susan Collins, R-Me., and Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., that will reinvent, protect, and strengthen the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) passed the Senate floor today by a vote...
"The Forgotten Homeland: A Century Foundation Task Force Report transcript from the June 29, 2006 panel discussion event, featuring Richard A. Clarke, Rand Beers, Jane A. Bullock, Martin O'Malley, and Richard C. Leone. (24 pages, PDF) gathers some of the...
"The NOAA National Weather Service released an internal evaluation of its operations during Hurricane Katrina. Service assessments are done routinely following major weather events and include input from government agencies, emergency managers, media and the public...The NOAA National Hurricane Center...
Press release, June 16, 2006: "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued findings today from a national assessment of the country’s catastrophic planning capabilities. Responding to directives from President Bush and the Congress, following Hurricane Katrina, the Nationwide Plan Review...
Expedited Assistance for Victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: FEMA's Control Weaknesses Exposed the Government to Significant Fraud and Abuse, Full text GAO-06-655, and Highlights, June 16, 2006. "GAO identified significant flaws in the process for registering disaster victims that...
Follow-up to Committee to Review Post Katrina Waste, Fraud, and Abuse, today GAO released the aforementioned report, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief: Improper and Potentially Fraudulent Individual Assistance Payments Estimated to Be Between $600 Million and $1.4 Billion, full-text...
"Tomorrow, the Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Michael McCaul (TX) will hold a hearing to examine waste, fraud and abuse of federal funds in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Thousands of victims of the disaster were given debit cards and other...
Press release, June 1, 2006: "The Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force (IPET)...is releasing this draft final report of its performance evaluation of the New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana Hurricane Protection System during Hurricane Katrina. Our sincere hope is that the...
A Review of the FBI's Handling and Oversight of FBI Asset Katrina Leung, Special Report, May 2006, 24 pages, PDF (Unclassified Executive Summary)...
FTC Releases Report on its "Investigation of Gasoline Price Manipulation and Post-Katrina Gasoline Price Increases" The Federal Trade Commission Investigation of Gasoline Price Manipulation and Post-Katrina Gasoline Price Increases: A Commission Report to Congress (Spring 2006) - Text of the...
Hurricane Katrina: Better Plans and Exercises Needed to Guide the Military's Response to Catastrophic Natural Disasters, Full-text of GAO-06-643, and Highlights, May 15, 2006....
Population Displacement and Post Katrina Politics: The New Orleans Primary, by John. R. Logan, Director, American Communities Project, Brown University, April 28, 2006 (22 pages, PDF)...
Press release: "In response to media requests, a list of Hurricane Katrina-Related Audits has been prepared by the Office of the Deputy Inspector General for Auditing." Office of the Deputy Inspector General for Auditing, Hurricane Katrina-Related Audits...
Press release, April 26, 2006: "The Department of Homeland Security announced today the unprecedented predesignation of five teams that will coordinate the Federal government's role in support of state and local governments in preparing for, and responding to, major natural...
EPA Provided Quality and Timely Information on Hurricane Katrina Hazardous Material Releases and Debris Management [Report - PDF, 28 pages] [At a Glance - 1 page, PDF]...
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs - Hurricane Katrina: A Nation Still Unprepared, updated 05/02/06 (749 pages, PDF) Related postings on Katrina Related e-gov't resource: GovBenefits.gov...
Archivists hone disaster plans: The loss of vital historical documents as a result of hurricanes Rita and Katrina have caused state archivists to re-evaluate the scope and effectiveness of the their disaster plans, as well as the need to establish...
Hurricane Katrina: A Nation Still Unprepared - Katrina Investigation Report Proposed by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Collins and Ranking Member Lieberman (April 26 and April 27, 2006). The following documents are in PDF: Executive Summary...
A Performance Review of FEMA's Disaster Management Activities in Response to Hurricane Katrina (PDF, 218 pages), 04/14/2006. "This report assesses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) performance as it conducted its disaster management responsibilities in response to Hurricane Katrina. We...
A Performance Review of FEMA's Disaster Management Activities in Response to Hurricane Katrina (PDF, 218 pages), 04/14/2006. Related postings on Katrina...
Hurricane Katrina: Planning for and Management of Federal Disaster Recovery Contracts, Full-text GAO-06-622T, April 10, 2006. Highlights. "The devastation experienced throughout the Gulf Coast region in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita has called into question the government's ability...
Following up on my February 20, 2006 posting, Report on the Response to Hurricane Katrina, today GPO made available a PDF copy of the Final Report. Congressional Reports: H. Rpt. 109-377 – A Failure of Initiative: Final Report of the...
Press release: "An estimated 3.6 million households, or about 3 percent of all households in the nation, learned that they had been the victim of at least one type of identity theft during a six-month period in 2004, the Justice...
Hurricane Katrina: GAO's Preliminary Observations Regarding Preparedness, Response, and Recovery, GAO-06-442T, March 8, 2006. Highlights. "The size and strength of Hurricane Katrina resulted in one of the largest natural disasters in our nation's history. Hurricane Katrina raised major questions about...
"The FCC's Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Communications Networks (Hurricane Katrina Independent Panel) was established pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended. The mission of the Hurricane Katrina Independent Panel is to review the...
"The Hurricane Digital Memory Bank uses electronic media to collect, preserve, and present the stories and digital record of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. George Mason University's Center for History and New Media and the University of New Orleans, in...
AP has obtained video footage and transcripts of federal and state emergency management personnel briefings for top government officials, including Bush and Chertoff, on the devastating ramifications of Katrina, prior to landfall. Related postings on Katrina Via the New York...
"The ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security, the ABA Section of State and Local Government Law and the ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice have just released a report evaluating current legal authorities available to meet...
From the White House today, The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned (Table of Contents in HTML, and PDF version of report, 228 pages). See also the Fact Sheet: The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned Related government...
"GPO Access is providing a link to a preprint version of "A Failure of Initiative: Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina" that is hosted on the servers of the...
They Haven’t Got Mail - The Katrina hearings haven’t only revealed critical information about White House responses to the hurricane. They’ve also uncovered the online secrets of Donald Rumsfeld and Michael Chertoff: "...congressional investigations of government responses to Hurricane Katrina...
Disaster Preparedness: Preliminary Observations on the Evacuation of Hospitals and Nursing Homes Due to Hurricanes, GAO-06-443R, February 16, 2006. "During disasters, administrators of health care facilities are faced with decisions about how to operate and care for patients, including when...
A Failure of Initiative: The Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina, Washington, February 15, 2006: Main Report (379 pages, PDF) Appendices (141 pages, PDF) Related government documents and news:...
New York Times: Republicans' Report on Katrina Assails Administration Response Washington Post: Katrina Report Spreads Blame, Homeland Security, Chertoff Singled Out Related government documents: DHS Fact Sheet: Strengthening FEMA to Maximize Mission Performance, February 13, 2006 - "Homeland Security Secretary...
Hurricane Katrina: Managing Law Enforcement and Communications in a Catastrophe, February 6, 2006 FBI's Hurricane Katrina Response - Kenneth W. Kaiser, Special Agent in Charge, Boston Field Office, FBI, Before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Member...
Statement by Comptroller General David M. Walker on GAO's Preliminary Observations Regarding Preparedness and Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (9 pages, PDF), released February 1, 2006: "GAO has undertaken a body of work to address federal, state, and local...
Press release: "Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) today sued the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over its continued refusal to respond to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request on Katrina-related issues." Related government documents: Witnesses...
A 39 page report from the Department of Homeland Security's National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center, titled: Fast Analysis Report (Update to Reflect Category 5 Status) to DHS 1P on Hurricane Katrina, Gulf Coast, dated August 28, 2005, provides detailed...
Memorandum for the Record: GSA OIG Biweekly Reporting on Hurricane Oversight, released 01/10/2006 PCIE and ECIE - Oversight of Gulf Coast Hurricane Recovery, A 90-Day Progress Report to Congress, December 30, 2005 (PDF, 141 pages), released 01/13/2006 Hurricane Relief Oversight...
Editor & Publisher reviews a new book by a group of 20 Dallas News photojournalists and reporters that chronicles the devastating impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Eyes of the Storm: The Story in Pictures of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita,...
Federal Times reports that FEMA data on contracts awarded after Katrina is substantively incomplete in numerous areas, including identification of whether over $450 million in contracts were even competitively bid. Related reference: Improvements Needed to the Federal Procurement Data System-Next...
President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency (PCIE), Executive Council on Integrity and Efficiency Compendium of OIG Hurricane Oversight in the Gulf States, published 12/12/05 (18 pages, PDF). PCIE Bi-Weekly Interagency Homeland Security Roundtable Report on Hurricane Katrina Oversight, December 16,...
Press release: Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) released a report today showing that more than four years after 9/11 the federal government still does not have working systems for getting law enforcement officers the information they need to identify terrorists...
Department of Homeland Security, office of Inspector General report: Major Management Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security, December 2005 (26 pages, PDF). AP reports: Weaknesses in FEMA's response system during Hurricane Katrina were just one symptom of major management...
Press release: "House Democrats released a new report today outlining the failures of the Republican Congress to meet the immediate needs of families impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Americans endured unprecedented tragedy and destruction from hurricanes Katrina and Rita but the...
Press release: "A report requested by Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, and Rep. Charlie Melancon finds that since 2002 (HHS Report, 96 pages, PDF), the effectiveness of the National Disaster Medical System – a key component of...
"Internet Archive and many individual contributors created a comprehensive list of websites documenting the historic devastation and massive relief effort due to Hurricane Katrina. The sites were crawled between the dates of September 4 - October 17th. This collection, containing...
Press release: "In the aftermath of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes, 13 million Americans made donations to relief efforts online and 7 million set up their own hurricane relief efforts using the internet. In addition to using the internet to respond...
"DHS Today will highlight FY05 Accomplishments in this column over the next several weeks. This week’s focus is on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The top FY05 FEMA accomplishments included: Hurricane Katrina: The response to Hurricane Katrina was FEMA’s...
A Tale of Disaster and Two Courts, Pamela A. MacLean: "Two months after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, the legal system remains a tale of two courts: Federal courts reopened last week while Louisiana state courts struggle with disarray."...
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Contracting for Response and Recovery Efforts, GAO-06-235T, November 2, 2005....
Democratic Policy Committee Report, October 31, 2005: Bush Administration, Congressional Republicans Mismanage Hurricane Recovery - Thousands of Hurricane Survivors Still Face Immediate Needs "While rescue and relief operations in the immediate aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have been completed,...
Legislative Text of HR 4100, the "Louisiana Recovery Corporation Act" (PDF), Failing to Protect and Defend: the Federal Emergency Response to Hurricane Katrina - UPDATE (PDF) - Report prepared by the Minority Staff of the House Science Committee, 10/21/2005...
U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing: Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans: A Flooded City, a Chaotic Response, October 20, 2005. Witnesses Testimony, Panel 1, Marty Bahamonde [PDF], Regional Director, External Affairs, Region One, Federal Emergency Management...
Reinventing the Empire of Secrecy: An Agenda for the First DNI, by Lee S. Strickland The Authors Guild v. The Google Print Library Project, by Jonathan Band Researching U.S. Treaties and Agreements - Revised and Updated, by Marci Hoffman Criminal...
U.S. Agriculture After Hurricane Katrina: Status and Issues (23 pages, PDF) The Role of HUD Housing Programs in Response to Disasters (21 pages, PDF) Hurricane Katrina: Medicaid Issues (34 pages, PDF) Tax Policy Options After Hurricane Katrina (17 pages, PDF)...
From the October 13, 2005 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, the following essays, available at no cost to non-subscribers, "discuss the immediate challenges [physicians] faced and address the public health concerns in the aftermath." Volunteer Work —...
From the Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription req'd), news that law students and law professors around the country are collaborating on a free online manual of state and federal laws to assist Gulf Coast residents. The ultimate home of the...
From the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, a trio of reports related to the federal government response to Katrina, released on October 7, 2005: Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina Falls Short: A Timeline of Key Events Democrats Stand United in Support...
Press Release: Mayors Outraged by Unprecedented Congressional Vote to Prohibit Loan-Forgiveness In Disaster Relief Bill...
"Radio Response is a group of volunteer IT professionals founded by Mac Dearman and dedicated to establishing an emergency communications infrastructure and currently working in the areas affected by hurricane Katrina. Beneficiaries of our work include shelters, medical centers,and relief...
Another project from Justia.com: "The Coalition seeks to bring together resources from all parts of the legal community (law school faculty, students, and practicing lawyers), as well as non-lawyers, to facilitate the fair distribution of federal, state, and private disaster...
From the U.S. Conference of Mayors: "Two new web sites and relief funds have been created to help raise donations for the recovery effort in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast area: "New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has established the...
CBO - The Macroeconomic and Budgetary Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: An Update, September 29, 2005 (33 papges, PDF)...
Wall Street Journal free feature today, Misinformation Slowed Federal Response to Katrina...
Following up on his 2002 call for the formation of a National Emergency Technology Guard (NET Guard), on September 29, 2005 Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), together with Sen. George Allen (R-VA) sent this letter to DHS Secretary Chertoff urging his...
CBO Report for HR 3768, The Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005, Congressional Budget Office report as cleared by Congress on September 21, 2005 and signed by the President on September 23, 2005. (4 pages, PDF)...
Legislative Text of HR__, the "Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita Flood Insurance Buy-In Act", Introduced by Rep. Gene Taylor on September 27, 2005. (8 pages, PDF)...
House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, September 28, 2005 hearing, Guarding Against Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Post-Katrina Relief and Recovery: The Plans of Inspectors General. Links to Prepared Testimony...
Hurricane Katrina: Providing Oversight of the Nation's Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Activities GAO-05-1053T, September 28, 2005. Highlights. "GAO's past work has noted a host of needed improvements in a variety of government programs related to Hurricane Katrina and other natural...
Katrina: The Sounds of Communications Silence, by John Wohlstetter, Discovery Institute, September 22, 2005: "The near total communications shutdown caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans reveals that in the four years since the September 11, 2001 terror attacks federal,...
"Resources for victims of the hurricane, for legal aid and defender programs helping them, and for private attorney volunteers...State by state links to help you find a legal aid or pro bono lawyer, and other information for those affected by...
From the Society of American Archivists: Report of Hurricane Katrina Damage Assessment (6 pages, PDF) Responding to Hurricane Katrina: Report from Mississippi...
Press release, September 24, 2005: "The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with other federal agencies, continues to respond to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita."...
"KatrinaHealth.org, an online service to help individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina work with their health professionals to gain access to their own electronic prescription medication records. Through KatrinaHealth.org authorized pharmacists and doctors can get records of medications evacuees were using...
The Association of State Floodplain Managers published a White Paper, Hurricane Katrina: Reconstruction Through Mitigation (6 pages, PDF) which merits review. Also note that the organization's Hurricane Katrina Resource Page provides links to key government resources with a focus on...
Press release: "Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein announced today several initiatives to aid in the recovery of original records in the states of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana that have been affected by Hurricane Katrina...[he stated] the potential loss...
"The Hurricane Katrina News Directory is a safety information initiative of SafetyIssues.com. Powered by Google News." Related links: Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Still to be Learned, by Stephen Heath Thibeault, Media Reaction Editor, U.S. Department of State - "This report summarizes...
Katrina's Wake: Restoring Financial Services (6 pages, PDF) Hurricane Katrina: The Response by the Internal Revenue Service (6 pages, PDF) Hurricane Katrina: Insurance Losses and National Capacities for Financing Disaster Risk (23 pages, PDF) Unemployment and Employment Programs Available to...
Joshua Ruihley of Open CRS contacted me with this link for researchers to facilitate direct access to 35 Katrina related CRS reports that the site makes available for free. The Open CRS Network updates their database regularly, so make this...
This past week Google launched a search engine specific to locating resources related to hurricane Katrina, as well as a tool, albeit one with its share of limitations due to the challeges of the task, to reunited those separated by...
Senate substitute to HR 3768: Hurricane Katrina Tax Relief Act of 2005 (43 pages, PDF) Summary of Amendment to S. 1696, Hurricane Katrina Tax Relief Act of 2005 Amendment to S. 1696, Hurricane Katrina Tax Relief Act of 2005 (56...
The American Public Health Association (APHA) has made available for free download in PDF, Linda Landesman's Public Health Management of Disasters, 2nd Edition, 13 chapters, along with appendices A through Z. [m.r.] Related link: From the Center for Law and...
News Release: FCC Takes Steps to Assist in Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief: "Chairman Kevin J. Martin of the Federal Communications Commission today announced steps to provide immediate relief to consumers and businesses harmed by Hurricane Katrina and to enhance the...
Hurricane Katrina: What you can do, by Mayo Clinic staff, includes resources in the following areas - The basics: Food and water; Protecting against disease; Managing a health condition; and Mental health. Related links: FDA Hurricane Katrina Recovery Update -...
Wall Street Journal free feature - Jobs Blog: Sites That Post Openings for Katrina Evacuees, include job opportunites in specific states and localities, in the food and hospitality sectors, and in real estate....
In a follow-up to my September 8 posting, Impartial Congressional Review of Katrina Questioned, the House voted along party lines this afternoon in favor of the establishment of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to...
Congressional Research Service Memorandum Re: Examination of Applicable Law and Legal Requests Pertaining to Hurricane Katrina...
"Through the National Emergency Resource Registry (NERR), the Commerce Department is mobilizing the resources and good nature of businesses across the country to help meet the needs of thousands of businesses devastated by Hurricane Katrina. This call center will take...
From the Center for Public Integrity, this Katrina Watch provides documentation on companies that have been awarded contracts to rebuild the disaster ravaged areas of the Gulf Coast. Topics addressed include: Company Profile; Company Principals; Board of Directors; Contract History;...
"Brookings experts analyzed the federal, state, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and identified next steps to speed the recovery of the Gulf Coast and its people." [Link] Hurricane Katrina Timeline (5 pages, PDF) Military Deployments (1 page, PDF) Homeland...
As a follow-up to my September 9 posting, FEMA Director Replaced in Wake of Katrina Disaster, from AP via MSNBC.com, news that embattled FEMA Director Michael Brown announced that he has resigned "in the best interest of the agency and...
From the IRS, Hurricane Katrina: Information on Charitable Giving, Tax-Relief Issues...
Wall Street Journal free feature - Why Levee Breaches In New Orleans Were Late-Breaking News: "But now it is known that major levee breaks occurred ...starting in the morning of Monday, Aug. 29, the day Hurricane Katrina made landfall." Related...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hurricane Reponse homepage includes links to topical areas that include: Louisiana Response; Mississippi Response; News Releases; and Environmental Notices. See also the Corps main website to additional links and documents related to Katrina relief...
Companies that produce, house, sell and transport products from within the areas hit hardest by Katrina are evaluating the impact to their respective businesses, ranging from e-commerce to distribution channels, and assessing alternatives to remain viable....
From the Conference of Mayors, this link to the FEMA Guide to Disaster Assistance (dated March 2003)....
As posted today on Law-Lib by Ann Fessenden, Circuit Librarian, 8th Circuit, this update from the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts (memo 9/9/05): The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is closed and will move its operations temporarily...
From AP: Katrina May Cost U.S. As Much As Two Wars...
From USCongress.com: Oil and Gas: Supply Issues After Katrina (6 pages, PDF) Hurricane Katrina: Fishing and Aquaculture Industries--Damage and Recovery (2 pages, PDF) New Orleans Levees and Floodwalls: Hurricane Damage Protection (6 pages, PDF) Price Increases in the Aftermath of...
The National Center for State Legislatures launched a website on Hurricane Katrina that includes links to Emergency-Related Legislative Resources; Updates from Affected Areas; Reaction from Around the Country; and data on how States Respond....
From Stateline.org, this RSS feed on Hurricane Katrina provides regular updates on specific efforts underway by states impacted by the disaster, as well as others throught the country that are responding with increased efforts directed toward disaster planning....
The SANS Internet Storm Center has an Volunteer Database specifically seeking Windows XP experts (in disaster area, shelters); Cisco Wireless (and wired) experts (in disaster area, shelters); and Cisco IDS experts (in DC area). [Politech]...
Following up on reports this past week that FEMA would block journalists from publishing photos of Katrina victims , news tonight from CNN that a temporary restraining order issued by Judge Keith P. Ellison (Southern District of Texas) has prompted...
From Congress Daily via USCongress.com, "Lawmakers approved a $51.8 billion emergency aid package Thursday, as Republican leaders in both chambers were preparing to formally announce as early as today a delay of budget reconciliation deadlines to give Congress even more...
FEMA chief relieved of Katrina duties - Move follows controversy over Brown's qualifications, agency’s response Related links: Discrepancies Found on FEMA Head's History Casualty of Firestorm: Outrage, Bush and FEMA Chief (NY Times)...
Homeland Security's CTO Says Katrina Was A 'Failure' Of Incident Response: "Telecommunications problems, power outages, and slowness to update the department Web site contributed to delays getting aid to people who needed it, says Lee Holcomb, CTO of the Department...
House Unanimously Approves Hurricane Katrina Emergency Courts Legislation (H.R. 3650) - "Bill authorizes federal courts to conduct business outside of geographic domains during emergency." This bill was signed by the President on September 9. 2005....
Federal Computer Week reported that the government's weather forecasting capabilities in the areas impacted by Katrina have been significantly impaired due to the severe damage sustained to the majority of its partner, WeatherBug Network's, facilities. Related links: Some GOP Legislators...
Journalist Groups Protest FEMA Ban on Photos of Dead Related links...
From the Hill.com: "Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) yesterday announced that they are setting up a bipartisan, bicameral committee to review the government’s response to Hurricane Katrina, despite the strong reservations or outright...
From LexisNexis: "As a service to anyone who needs ready and free access to breaking and archived news on Hurricane Katrina and it's aftermath, LexisNexis has expanded its free online news site (LexisNexis U.S. Politics & World News) to include...
A new website was launched by the Congressional information services company Gallerywatch.com, called USCongress.com. The site, whose content and sources will expand in upcoming weeks and months, is already a significant resource for government documents on a wide range of...
From the Wall Street Journal, a free Hurricane Katrina Crisis News Tracker (scroll to bottom of page for chronological links beginning on September 1), updated throughout the day, provides brief entries with associated links on issues that include: the disaster's...
Reid Letter to Chairman Collins on Oversight Hearing, Wednesday, September 7, 2005: "Nearly four years after the terrorist attacks of 9/11 sent a clear signal that we needed to be better prepared for major catastrophes on U.S. soil, the American...
GalleryWatch.com HotDoc, September 7, 2005: President Bush will send Congress a $51.8 billion emergency supplemental request for Hurricane Katrina response efforts later today. Roughly $50 billion will go to FEMA and $1.4 billion to the Defense Department. About $400 million...
Press release: "Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent three Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Department of State, asking for records...
"This blog [AALL LawLibAssist] gives members of the American Association of Law Libraries the opportunity to offer assistance to their friends and colleagues. FOR NOW, send posts to Kathie Sullivan at sims713@hotmail.com and your information will be added." American Library...
From the Congressional Budget Office, Macroeconomic and Budgetary Effects of Hurricane Katrina, September 6, 2005 (9 pages, PDF)...
"The FDIC is working cooperatively with all of the state and federal banking agencies and other organizations to determine the status of the financial institutions located in the affected areas. In an effort to provide information to those affected by...
"The Office of The Surgeon General and the Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness are in the process of mobilizing and identifying healthcare professionals and relief personnel to assist in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. As our nation and global community...
Via Peggy Garvin, the Katrina Help Wiki is an open source project in progress, with an extensive taxonomy of resources and links (as well as a search engine) that are useful in responding to the needs of those for whom...
From Lycos, this Katrina Missing Persons Site states: "Hurricane Katrina has caused widespread destruction throughout the Gulf Coast, especially in New Orleans. As the flood waters begin to ebb, the region faces the challenges of rebuilding from this disaster and...
H.R. 3645/Public Law 109-61, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (Sept. 2, 2005; 119 Stat. 1988; 2 pages)...
New Toll-Free Number Connects Hurricane Evacuees to People Offering Housing; 30,000 Beds Now Available in Southeast: "On Thursday, MoveOn.org Civic Action, formerly known as MoveOn.org, created a new web site, asking its 3.3 million members and the public to post...
Press release September 3, Senator Mary Landrieu: Landrieu Implores President to "Relieve Unmitigated Suffering;" End FEMA's "Abject Failures" ""But perhaps the greatest disappointment stands at the breached 17th Street levee. Touring this critical site yesterday with the President, I saw...
Online Resources and How to Help, Compiled from Staff and Wire Reports, Washington Post. Hurricane Katrina: Make sure your donations get to the right place...
Frederick L. Faulkner IV, Webmaster, American Bar Association, announced the ABA's website to assist in disaster recovery will be updated regularly, and is anticipated to be online for one year. A range of links to resources are provided or are...
From Scientific American, Drowning New Orleans - "A major hurricane could swamp New Orleans under 20 feet of water, killing thousands. Human activities along the Mississippi River have dramatically increased the risk, and now only massive reengineering of southeastern Louisiana...
FTC press release: "In response to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, many Americans are searching for ways to help the victims. The federal government advises that the best way to help immediately is to donate money directly to established national...
White House press release: President Outlines Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts "The vast majority of New Orleans, Louisiana is under water. Tens of thousands of homes and businesses are beyond repair. A lot of the Mississippi Gulf Coast has been completely...
From GPO Access: "A number of Federal depository libraries were in the path of Hurricane Katrina. While it is too early to gauge the impact of this horrendous storm on those institutions, GPO is committed to helping our depository partners...
FirstGov has posted a new website that includes the following topical areas which in turn include numerous useful links: What To Do If You Are A Victim; How To Help Victims; and Disaster Cleanup and Agency Resources. NOAA Atlantic Hurricane...