Comments on: FEMA: We Can Rebuild It

By: BrianOfAtlanta

BrianOfAtlanta — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:54:05 +0000

I think FEMA needs to be separated from DHS, but they do seem to have a problem with really big disasters like Katrina or Andrew back in 1992.

By: Justin Gardner

Justin Gardner — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 08:56:30 +0000

I’d like to see FEMA separate again too. I think this is a positive step.

By: reader_iam

reader_iam — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 05:49:22 +0000

Sorry, that should be “DHS.”

I’d like to see FEMA separate again, but I understand that reasonable disagree–and I’m more than willing to concede, as long as we’re outcomes-based, in this instance, rather than process-based.

By: reader_iam

reader_iam — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 05:47:47 +0000

Which means that destroying, per se–depending on what’s meant by that–may not be the issue.

With regards to DHA, on the other hand … .

By: reader_iam

reader_iam — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 05:46:19 +0000

The “funny” thing is, FEMA used to be government agency with a better-than-average (I’m understating) reputation.

Is reinvention or recreation called for here?

That’s a distinction with a difference, in this case, I’m thinking.