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February 14, 2006
DHS slammed in post-Katrina report
An AP article says that the post-Katrina analysis report to be released Wednesday morning will conclude Bush was not fully advised of the scope of the damage caused by Katrina.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff was “totally detached” from Katrina relief efforts, according to Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn. Last week, former FEMA Director Michael Brown said he dealt with the White House directly rather than deal with what he described as a bumbling Homeland Security bureaucracy.
Shays also said on Good Morning America that the Department of Homeland Security “stood and watched [FEMA] fail” during Katrina relief efforts.
The Feb. 10 report says that after a Homeland Security Department project in which states evaluated their emergency response and evacuation plans, 20 states are confident about their emergency management plans, 14 are somewhat confident, 13 are not confident and three did not respond to the survey.
Posted by Kathleen Miller at February 14, 2006 01:42 PM
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