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February 10, 2006
Former FEMA head rips Homeland Security Department
Remember the oft-lampooned former FEMA director, Michael Brown?
Well, Brown found himself on Capitol Hill today, testifying in a Senate hearing investigating the government response to Hurricane Katrina. He minced no words, tearing into the Department of Homeland Security.
"The policies and decisions implemented by the DHS put FEMA on a path to failure," Brown told senators.
Interestingly, Brown blames a DHS focus on counterterrorism for the poor response. Though terrorism does represent an important focus of DHS's work, could Brown be right? Is the internal security of Americans compromised because of an obsession with external threats?
Posted by Christopher Kriva at February 10, 2006 02:43 PM
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