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A performance review of FEMA's disaster management activities in response to Hurricane Katrina, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General

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A performance review of FEMA's disaster management activities in response to Hurricane Katrina, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references
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federal national government publication
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illustrations
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no index present
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non fiction
Main title
A performance review of FEMA's disaster management activities in response to Hurricane Katrina
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bibliography
Responsibility statement
Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General
Summary
"[The report reviews] FEMA's activities in response to Hurricane Katrina, which details FEMA's responsibilities for three of the four major phases of disaster management - preparedness, response, and recovery - during the first five weeks of the federal response. In addition, [the contributors] evaluated FEMA's preparedness and readiness efforts over the past ten years to determine its organizational capability and posture prior to Hurricane Katrina"--Executive summary
Table Of Contents
Executive summary -- Background -- Results of review -- Difficulty adapting to new response plans -- FEMA provided record levels of support but delivery structure needs improvement -- FEMA needs to improve readiness -- Future considerations -- Management comments and OIG analysis
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