There is unfortunately, and to all our detriment, in the US a culture of looking for a sacrificial lamb instead of a comprehensive solution as a response to any sizable problem. This has been the rule and not in the exception is both politics and business for the last 40-50 years. A disastrous side-effect of this "policy" is that the problem in question often doesnât get addressed properly.
There seems to an emerging consensus that part of the reason for FEMAâs slow response, is the added bureaucracy it was saddled with when it joined the DHS. I don't believe it is fair to solely blame and punish Brown for these perceived failings. I don't care if he had both thumbs securely inserted and was whistling Dixie the whole time.
This link probably will be more representative of the true assessment for the Katrina response.
A little excerpt:
Critics say FEMA was weakened when it was brought under the control of the Department of Homeland Security after the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington.
Morris said FEMA should be given back its independence and overhauled to cut the bureaucratic red tape. "It's incompetence. They are encumbered by rules and regulations written by someone who just didn't have a clue."
There seems to an emerging consensus that part of the reason for FEMAâs slow response, is the added bureaucracy it was saddled with when it joined the DHS. I don't believe it is fair to solely blame and punish Brown for these perceived failings. I don't care if he had both thumbs securely inserted and was whistling Dixie the whole time.
This link probably will be more representative of the true assessment for the Katrina response.
A little excerpt:
Critics say FEMA was weakened when it was brought under the control of the Department of Homeland Security after the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington.
Morris said FEMA should be given back its independence and overhauled to cut the bureaucratic red tape. "It's incompetence. They are encumbered by rules and regulations written by someone who just didn't have a clue."
Signature? What do you mean?