October 18th, 2005
Tags: fema, michael brown, brooks altshuler, patrick rhode
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From Memo: FEMA had problems before Katrina
FEMA struggled to locate food, ice, water and even body bags in the days following Hurricane Katrina, a frantic effort punctuated by bureaucratic chaos, infighting and concerns about media coverage, according to memos obtained Monday by The Associated Press.
"Biggest issue: resources are far exceeded by requirements," wrote William Carwile, […]
September 9th, 2005
Tags: fema, michael brown, patrick rhode, brooks altshuler, scott morris, david maurstad, daniel craig, afge
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From this WaPo article:
Five of eight top Federal Emergency Management Agency officials came to their posts with virtually no experience in handling disasters and now lead an agency whose ranks of seasoned crisis managers have thinned dramatically since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
FEMA's top three leaders — Director Michael D. Brown, Chief of Staff Patrick […]
September 7th, 2005
Tags: joe allbaugh, fema, alleged cronyism, patrick rhode, scott morris, brooks altshuler
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WASHINGTON - The three top jobs at the Federal Emergency Management Agency under President Bush went to political cronies with no apparent experience coping with catastrophes, the Daily News has learned…
…FEMA's No. 2 man, deputy director and chief of staff Patrick Rhode, was an advance man for the Bush-Cheney campaign and White House. He also […]
