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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 a long recovery process lies ahead. Categories include: Government Resources for persons & businesses: FEMA …
The members of the Depository Library Council (DLC) are pleased to announce that our vision discussion paper entitled The Federal Government Information Environment of the 21st Century: Towards a Vision Statement and Plan of Action for Federal Depository Libraries. See also the DLC Vision Outline Blog
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 reuniting with loved ones. Numerous sites are posting information about survivors and missing persons. In …
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)
“Gretta Rusanow, author of Knowledge Management and the Smarter Lawyer, is conducting another global study of law firm knowledge management. Gretta conducted a similar study in 2001. The study will be comprehensive, covering scope, organisation, culture, technology, relationship with clients, budget and measuring value – providing a valuable benchmarking tool for law firms. Gretta will …
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 any available housing for the thousands of people left homeless by Hurricane Katrina. In just …
White House press release this morning: President Nominates Judge Roberts to be Supreme Court Chief Justice New York Times, Bush Nominates Roberts to Replace Chief Justice Rehnquist “The Chief Justice is the most important judge in the country, with even more responsibility for the protection of the rights and freedoms of all Americans. Thus John …
During this week of unfathomable loss, a remembrance of American service personnel who have died in the Iraq war, whose number is now over 2000.
Via TMP Cafe, this link to the Dept. of Homeland Security National Response Plan (Base Plan, 114 pages, PDF and the full version, 426 pages, PDF), implemented December 2004: “The National Response Plan establishes a comprehensive all-hazards approach to enhance the ability of the United States to manage domestic incidents. The plan incorporates best practices …
New York Times Magazine, September 4, 2005: Political Science Related references: Questions Surround Editing of U.S. Report on Global Warming Science Advisor to President Works Amidst Controversy
Statement by President Bush during an interview with Diane Sawyer, Good Morning America, September 1, 2005: “I don’t think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees. They did appreciate a serious storm but these levees got breached and as a result much of New Orleans is flooded and now we’re having to deal with it …
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 what I believed to be a real and significant effort to get a handle on …