Web Resources
Original Reports
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Read the original reporting and continuing coverage of "FEMA: A Legacy of Waste."
FEMA and Recent Legislation
The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act
From the creation of new leadership positions to the improved coordination between the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security, learn how FEMA changed under the new law signed by the President on October 4, 2006.
Bush Cites Authority to Bypass FEMA Law (10/06/06)
Hours after approving a bill that sets minimum job qualifications for future FEMA directors, President Bush issues a signing statement that gives him executive authority to disobey this new law.
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A collection of the Senate Committee's press releases and video of some committee hearings regarding FEMA, from March 2002 to today.
United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) (5/15/07)
A report provided by the GAO to the House of Representatives in May 2007 estimates that "through February 2006, FEMA made about $600 million to $1.4 billion in improper and potentially fraudulent payments" and recommends continued Congressional oversight. Earlier GAO reports have been sharply critical of FEMA, including a March 2006 report criticizing the agency for not having sufficient staff monitoring trailer contracts and a September 2006 report admonishing FEMA for failing to have sufficient contracts for temporary housing and public buildings before Katrina struck.
FEMA Taking Hit on Sale of Surplus Trailers (03/07/07)
Thousands of brand new, unused trailers are stored around the country, while hundreds of people remain homeless by recent storms. FEMA can't do anything about it. Find out why.
Another post-Katrina scandal for FEMA?
The Center for Public Integrity (6/21/07) crunches the numbers with its own database, using data from Hurricane Katrina and Rita contract transaction lists posted on the General Service Administration's Federal Procurement Data System Web site (https://www.fpds.gov/) as of March 30, 2007. Conclusion: Katrina contracts worth $2.4 billion offer companies profit guarantees.
Hurricanes 101
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
From how hurricanes are named to the damage they cause.
Hurricane Science: Q&A
All you wanted to know about hurricanes and more.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA experts predict an "above normal" hurricane season for 2007.
Harvard School of Public Health (7/24/07)
A survey finds one-third on high risk coast will refuse evacuation order.
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