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19 Mar 2008, 2:23 pm
And, well, to say the least, this case against FEMA ain't frivolous. [read post]
19 Mar 2008, 5:12 am
Hurricane Katrina victims have added the Federal Emergency Management Agency to their suit against the manufacturers of trailers provided to the victims for emergency housing following the hurricane. [read post]
5 Mar 2008, 7:07 am
FEMA, a federal agency that provides disaster assistance, ordered 56,000 trailers and turned them over primarily to Katrina victims in 2005 and 2006 as temporary housing until their homes were restored. [read post]
4 Mar 2008, 3:20 pm
OIG-08-23 - Review of FEMA's Use of Proceeds From the Sales of Emergency Housing Unit, February 2008 (PDF, 22 pages).... [read post]
4 Mar 2008, 2:12 pm
No single moment exemplifies the Department of Homeland Security’s incompetence like its response to Hurricane Katrina, but FEMA’s mismanagement of the disaster was marked by an undercurrent of racial discrimination and human rights violations. [read post]
29 Feb 2008, 12:03 pm
Catastrophic Disasters: Federal Efforts Help States Prepare for and Respond to Psychological Consequences, but FEMA's Crisis Counseling Program Needs Improvements,... [read post]
28 Feb 2008, 1:14 am
For additional information contact [www.gallerywatch.com] 02/27/2008 Committee Print of the Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2008, H.G.W. 219 (PDF 508 KB)Text for Consideration at a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials Hearing on Feb. 28, 200802/27/2008 Complete Budget Justification From the Department of Homeland Security (PDF 37.2 MB)Document Details the Homeland Security Request to Congress for… [read post]
25 Feb 2008, 3:18 pm
DA-08-04 - Review of Southern Pine Electric Power Association, FEMA Disaster No. 1604-DR-MS (PDF, 4 pages) OIG-08-23 - Review of... [read post]
22 Feb 2008, 3:34 pm
OIG-08-23 - Review of FEMA's Use of Proceeds From the Sales of Emergency Housing Unit (PDF, 22 pages) - New... [read post]
22 Feb 2008, 4:46 am
Like it or not, it's the entity that Congress has charged with overseeing the safety of drugs, medical devices, food, vaccines, and a lot of other stuff that keeps us alive and functioning.The FDA only becomes a "joke" if Congress refuses to adequately fund it and otherwise fails to provide it with the authority and tools it needs to do the job - and if the administration fails to provide the leadership and will for the Agency to do its job (compare FEMA under the last two… [read post]
20 Feb 2008, 9:53 am
But Tony Buzbee of Houston, who is in a group of lawyers representing an estimated 10,000 residents or former residents of FEMA trailers suing the manufacturers, said yesterday that he expects the agency and possibly some dealers to be added to the litigation. [read post]
4 Feb 2008, 3:20 pm
  Not only did Michael Brown and FEMA fail to respond to the natural disaster in a timely matter and then with too little, too late wrapped in red tape, but a recent court decision also landed a heavy hit.Federal District Court Judge Stanley Duval, Jr. issued his decision on a series of class actions filed against Louisiana's Enemy Number One, the United States Army Corps of Engineers:  they're not liable to the citizens of New Orleans for the levee… [read post]
4 Feb 2008, 4:53 am
Any study by FEMA of Katrina payments under the flood insurance program is compromised by the fact FEMA is not looking at all the needed data. [read post]
29 Jan 2008, 12:44 am
John Sununu and Russ Feingold on Jan. 28, 200801/28/2008 Letter to Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez From House Education and Labor Chairman George Miller (PDF 357 KB)Letter Expresses Concern About the Removal of a Judge in Cases Involving the Assassination of Labor Leaders01/28/2008 Letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff From 19 Senators (PDF 42.7 KB) Letter Urges Chertoff to Halt on New Border Requirements that He Plans to Impose Beginning this… [read post]
28 Jan 2008, 3:53 pm
Headline of the day, from CNNSnow slams China; half million stranded at train stationInsert FEMA joke here. [read post]
19 Jan 2008, 2:59 pm
From NEWSInferno.com:The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will offer refunds to people who bought toxic FEMA trailers. [read post]