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The never-ending, fully-funded FEMA projects in Louisiana

Of the 18,696 projects the Federal Emergency Management Agency has committed to fully funding in Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, only 1,178 have been closed out, says the Homeland

FEMA focuses on speed, not perfection in using social media

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is using information gathered from social media monitoring when deciding how to respond to a disaster. While official assessments are more thorough, speed is

FEMA can't be experimental and quick, says DHS OIG

A 2006 congressionally mandated program to develop innovative intermediate housing for displaced victims of Hurricane Katrina was doomed from conception ("preordained...to be difficult to implement

Lessons from post 9/11 federal reorganizations

The typical federal response to crisis is to reorganize, says a new report from the Partnership for Public Service, but the two most significant reorganizations in decades left much to be desired.

GAO: FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program remains a money pit

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Flood Insurance Program is in the red and may never be in a position to pay back the $17.8 billion it owes the Treasury Department, as of March