Public Accountability Requires Citizen Action (disasteraccountability.org)
On February 11, 2008, FEMA assistant administrator Glenn Cannon told a Congressional Subcommittee: “We’re changing our whole planning focus now from Louisiana-centric to Gulf Coast-centric.” Seriously? This underscores why, when discussing DHS/FEMA readiness for a major disaster at a July 2007 House Oversight Committee Hearing, Matt Jadacki, Deputy Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, […]
This past week, the American Red Cross announced it is cutting one-third of the three thousand jobs at its National HQ in Washington, DC. According to ARC Chief Public Affairs Officer Suzy DeFrancis, ”We really need to reduce the size of our footprint in Washington and get back more to being a field-based, volunteer-driven organization,” […]
Late Wednesday, a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Stanwood R. Duval, Jr. The suit, consolidating 350,000 claims by  businesses, government entities and residents, sought relief for damages resulting from the failure of New Orleans canals after Hurricane Katrina made landfall. Judge Duval ruled that the 17th Street, London and […]
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies just released its annual “World Disasters Report,” available online. This year, the focus is discrimination in disaster relief programs – and a sobering report it is. The 2007 World Disasters Report addresses widely held misconceptions and offers valuable recommendations for making disaster services more responsive to […]
After only six months as CEO of the American Red Cross, Mark Everson has been dismissed following a revelation that Everson, who is married and has two children, had an ongoing “relationship” with a subordinate.  The board “concluded that the situation reflected poor judgment on Mr. Everson’s part and diminished his ability to lead the organization […]
According to a GAO report issued last Friday, 30 million taxpayer dollars were wasted by FEMA when it purchased trailers for survivors of Hurricane Katrina. In one case cited, FEMA awarded contracts that could have cost as much as $229,000 to support one family in a single trailer — roughly the price of a five-bedroom […]
On Monday morning, President Bush announced the resignation of Fran Townsend, the White House homeland security advisor (AP) . White House press secretary Dana Perino said Towsend struggled with the decision, talking about it with the president for months. Townsend has told colleagues she is looking for opportunities in the private sector. (AP)
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