GAO report rips agency for lack of accountability in KatrinaTue Feb 14, 2006 21:20
GAO report rips agency for lack of accountability in Katrina
WASHINGTON - Waste and fraud marked the federal government's assistance programs for Hurricane Katrina victims, with 10,000 mobile homes going unused and ...
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GAO-06-235T, HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA: Contracting for Response and Recovery Efforts
... GAO-06-235T, HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA: Contracting for Response ... Response to Hurricane Katrina HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA Contracting for Response ...
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06235t.pdf - GAO Reports
Background: The devastation experienced by those throughout the Gulf Coast in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita has called into question the government's ability to effectively respond to such disasters. The government needs to understand what went right and what went wrong, and to apply these lessons to strengthen its disaster response and recovery operations. The federal government relies on partnerships across the public and private sectors to achieve critical results in preparing for and responding to natural disasters, with an increasing reliance on contractors to carry out specific aspects of its missions. At the same time, the acquisition ...
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New FEMA proposals follow report about response to Katrina
Bridgewater Courier News, United States - 18 hours ago
... Brown said a natural disaster like Katrina is a "stepchild" of the ... The GAO report said thousands of FEMA claimants misused Social Security numbers, using ...
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Chertoff rebuts Katrina criticism Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Audit: Katrina, Rita victims used funds for erotica, guns, liquor
FEBRUARY 14--Some victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita used federal assistance money to pay for "adult erotica," a pistol, strip club fees, and at least one $450 tattoo, according to a new government audit. A Government Accountability Office review of weaknesses in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's distribution of aid describes some of the abuse connected with FEMA's dispensing of $2000 debit cards. While most of the February 13 GAO report addresses the use of multiple social security numbers to secure unwarranted handouts, auditors also examined where some of those funds were expended. An excerpt from the federal audit can be found below. (2 pages)
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