GAO's Preliminary Observations Regarding Preparedness and Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

GAO's Preliminary Observations Regarding Preparedness and Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Author: David M. Walker

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2008-09

Total Pages: 9

ISBN-13: 143790257X

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GAO has undertaken a body of work to address federal, state, and local preparations for, response to, and recovery from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This report provides a statement for the record by David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the U.S., of GAO¿s preliminary findings as of Feb. 1, 2006.


A Failure of Initiative

A Failure of Initiative

Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 588

ISBN-13:

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The results of the official Congressional investigation into the government's preparation for and response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005.


Expedited Assistance for Victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Expedited Assistance for Victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Author: Gregory D. Kutz

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2006-05

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9781422305720

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As a result of widespread public interest in the fed. response to hurricanes Katrina & Rita, an audit was conducted of the Individuals & Households Program (IHP). FEMA provided $2,000 in IHP payments to affected households via its Expedited Assistance (EA) program. Victims who received EA may qualify for up to $26,200 in IHP assistance. As of 12/05, IHP payments totaled $5.4 billion, with $2.3 billion provided in the form of EA. These payments were made via checks, electronic fund transfers, & a small no. of debit cards. This report provides the results to date related to whether controls are in place & operating effectively: to limit EA to qualified applicants, & that there weren't duplicate EA payments. Charts & tables.


Emergency Management

Emergency Management

Author: Claire B. Rubin

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2012-04-03

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1466517530

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Following in the footsteps of its popular predecessor, the second edition of Emergency Management: The American Experience 1900–2010 provides the background needed to understand the key political and policy underpinnings of emergency management, exploring how major "focusing events" have shaped the development of emergency management. It builds on the original theoretical framework and chronological approach, but improves on the first edition by adding fresh information on older events such as Hurricane Katrina as well as a new chapter covering the BP oil spill in 2010 and the unprecedented characteristics of the disaster response to it. The final chapter offers an insightful discussion of the public administration concepts that constitute the larger context for consideration of emergency management in the United States for more than a century. Some praise for the new edition of this award-winning book: The first edition of this book filled a serious gap in the literature by providing historical context for present-day emergency management. This edition goes further to flesh out that context, detailing the political and practical underpinnings of emergency management organization and practice. —Professor William L. Waugh Jr., Department of Public Administration & Urban Studies, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University ... a must-read for both undergraduate and graduate students who want to learn from our past and join a growing professional field committed to enhancing community resilience and sustainability. — John C. Pine, director, Research Institute for Energy, Environment and Economics, Appalachian State University


Governing Disasters

Governing Disasters

Author: Shahla F. Ali

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-06-30

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 1316598454

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With growing awareness of the devastation caused by major natural disasters, alongside integration of governance and technology networks, the parameters of humanitarian aid are becoming more global. At the same time, humanitarian instruments are increasingly recognizing the centrality of local participation. Drawing on six case studies and a survey of sixty-nine members of the relief sector, this book suggests that the key to the efficacy of post-disaster recovery is the primacy given to local actors in the management, direction and design of relief programs. Where local partnership and knowledge generation and application is ongoing, cohesive, meaningful and inclusive, disaster relief efforts are more targeted, cost-effective, efficient and timely. Governing Disasters: Engaging Local Populations in Humanitarian Relief examines the interplay between law, governance and collaborative decision making with international, state, private sector and community actors in order to understand the dynamics of a global decentralized yet coordinated process of post-disaster humanitarian assistance.