FEMA
May 18, 2006 -
You may recall the report about exploding FEMA trailers from a while back. Now it appears there is a new FEMA trailer threat: toxic formaldehyde fumes. Mr.
May 18, 2006 -
When I first saw this story, I thought it was an attempt by FEMA to lay blame at the feet of residents for FEMA's past failures and their own unpreparedness in advance of the upcoming hurricane season.
February 16, 2006 -
Reading DHS Secretary Chertoff's remarks about not having the logistics to track relief supplies (see previous post) made me wonder about something.
January 31, 2006 -
Chris posted yesterday on the latest revelations that FEMA had ignored help that was available from other federal agencies, and notes that nobody seems to care and nobody is being held accountable. Here is a little thought exercise.
November 23, 2005 -
If things don't work out in government, there's always the get-rich-quick promise of government contracting.
November 7, 2005 -
Hurricane Wilma hasn't received a lot of media play, but families in South Florida are facing a lot of the same problems as those in the Gulf Coast. Here's a dispatch from the Miami Worker's Center, a grassroots group that organizes low-income workers, about an event they hosted last Friday to bring attention to the situation:
October 27, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is taking the heat for another bungled hurricane relief response in Florida. Yesterday in a press conference he said "Don't blame FEMA. This is our responsibility." He also blamed the victims: