A Failure of Initiative: The Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina

Subject:
Hurricane Katrina , General Resources , Hurricane Preparedness

Description:
This February 2006 report is based on a House investigation that included statements from individuals such as the governors of Louisiana and Mississippi, the mayor of New Orleans, Michael Chertoff (secretary of the Department of Homeland Security), members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and New Orleans citizens and evacuees. From a committee of the House of Representatives, established in September 2005 and chaired by Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA).

Publisher:
U.S. House of Representatives

Language:
English

Source:
http://katrina.house.gov

PID= res:lii-20669