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"FEMA 20." ; "April 2000." ; Includes index. ; Shipping list no.: 2000-0240-P. ; Cover title. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Contents -- Preface -- Federal Emergency Management Agency: Strengthening Regional Coordination Could Enhance Preparedness Efforts* -- Why GAO Did This Study -- What GAO Recommends -- What GAO Found -- Abbreviations -- Background -- Preparedness Grant Management -- National Incident Management System -- Regional Advisory Councils -- GPD Lacks a Plan to Address Long- standing Challenges in Coordinating Preparedness Grants between FEMA Headquarters and Regions

In light of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's performance in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina & the terrorist threat, it is argued that FEMA should delegate authority for disaster response to states & localities. Attention is given to tracing the legislative history of emergency management including the 1979 establishment of FEMA, FEMA's development & poor performance through the 1990s, FEMA's 1993 reorganization under James Lee Witt, its privileging of natural disasters over civil defense & terrorism, the state of FEMA when Hurricane Katrina struck. The character of decentralized disaster response is outlined. Adapted from the source document.

Considers whether the US Federal Emergency Management Agency & other such agencies may have overlooked the importance of "operations research" & "operations management" in preparedness & response work prior to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Adapted from the source document.