They're JOKING, right? "FEMA to Take Lead Role in Coordinating Disaster Aid"

[in_cog_ni_to]

G-d help us.


FEMA to Take Lead Role in Coordinating Disaster Aid

By Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, April 18, 2007; Page A08

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will replace the American Red Cross as the agency in charge of coordinating the provision of shelter, food and first aid to victims in disasters under an agreement disclosed by a Senate panel yesterday.

The change in the government's emergency plans, formalized in letters between FEMA and Red Cross leaders Feb. 21, follows criticism of the way they cooperated after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and a new law that bolsters FEMA's role in providing emergency housing, human services, case management and financial help.


The Virginia Tech marching band prepares to serenade classmates at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg. (Steve Helber -- Associated Press)




The FEMA takeover will be administrative and will not affect the Red Cross's traditional direct relief operations, which include opening shelters, providing food and raising money, which totaled more than $2 billion after Katrina, spokeswoman Laura Howe said.

The Government Accountability Office reported in June that FEMA and the Red Cross had made little progress in easing conflicts coordinating "mass care" for millions of 2005 storm victims. FEMA workers chafed at Red Cross policies that rotated staffers and volunteers every two to three weeks, for example, while Red Cross officials criticized FEMA's inability to track and respond to its requests for help<snip>

More at link:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/17/AR2007041701985.html

[BlooInBloo]

1. Well it's not like lieberman is going to do anything about it....

.... Good job, fuckwipe Connecticut electorate.

[Little Wing]

2. Oh come on, it was just one guy testifying about some attorneys

:D

[in_cog_ni_to]

3. LOL! That's 2 laughs you've given me today!

:7

[valerief]

4. This is horrendous! Or should I say whorendous? Replace an

agency that works with one that doesn't work and one that they can steal, steal, steal from with ease.

[in_cog_ni_to]

5. I KNOW! next thing they'll do is hire Brownie back to coordinate it all!

:scared:

[valerief]

6. Or they might go a step lower and hire a show horse to do it. nt

[KatyaR]

7. Did you hear the new head of the Red Cross is our former IRS chief?

Great experience for running a charitable institution, don't you think?

What the hell do these people smoke, 'cause I'd like to try it.

[in_cog_ni_to]

8. No kidding! Gimme some of that stuff! A former IRS chief?

I guess that's a step up from running a Horse association?:eyes: