Actions taken to implement the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006.

The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (Post-Katrina Act) was enacted to address various shortcomings identified in the preparation for and response to Hurricane Katrina.2 .The act enhances FEMA's responsibilities and its autonomy within DHS. The Post-Katrina Act extends beyon...

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Corporate Author:	United States. Government Accountability Office
Other Authors:	Jenkins, William O., Jr. (William Oscar), 1947-
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2008]
Subjects:	United States. > Department of Homeland Security > Management. United States. > Federal Emergency Management Agency > Evaluation. Emergency management > United States. Disaster relief > United States. Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS112267

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Summary:	The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (Post-Katrina Act) was enacted to address various shortcomings identified in the preparation for and response to Hurricane Katrina.2 .The act enhances FEMA's responsibilities and its autonomy within DHS. The Post-Katrina Act extends beyond changes to FEMA's organizational and management structure and includes legislative reforms in other emergency management areas that were considered shortcomings during Hurricane Katrina. For example, the Post-Katrina Act includes an emergency communications title that requires, among other things, the development of a National Emergency Communications Plan ... A September 11, 2007, hearing before the House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management raised some concerns about the way in which DHS and FEMA were implementing several key directives of the Post-Katrina Act. Given the importance of proper implementation of the act and the need for a unified, coordinated national incident-management system capable of preparing for and responding to natural and man-made disasters, including catastrophic disasters, your committees requested that we perform a review of the implementation of the act's requirements.
Item Description:	Title from PDF title screen (viewed on Dec. 11, 2008). Signed: William O. Jenkins, Jr. "November 21, 2008." "GAO-09-59R." Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	127 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:	System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Mode of access: World Wide Web from GAO web site. Address as of 12/11/2008: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0959r.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.