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30-mile debris pile becomes symbol of FEMA delays (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
By MICHAEL GRACZYK, Associated Press Writer Michael Graczyk,
Associated Press Writer – Mon Dec 1, 3:55 pm ET
Workers watch as a back hoe drop a scoop of hurricane debris, Tuesday, Nov. 25, AP – Workers watch as a back hoe drop a scoop of hurricane debris, […]
IEDs Seen As Rising Threat in The U.S.
As Preparedness Is Criticized, Bush Works on a Plan
By Spencer S. Hsu and Mary Beth Sheridan
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, October 20, 2007; Page A01
The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI agree that the homemade explosive devices that have wreaked havoc in Iraq pose a rising threat to […]
Collecting of Details on Travelers Documented
U.S. Effort More Extensive Than Previously Known
By Ellen Nakashima
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 22, 2007; Page A01
The U.S. government is collecting electronic records on the travel habits of millions of Americans who fly, drive or take cruises abroad, retaining data on the persons with whom they travel or plan to […]
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Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff, left, is a top contender to replace Atty. Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales, whose resignation is effective Sept. 17. The two are shown at a 2006 briefing.
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His past at Justice may be a hurdle if he’s picked to succeed Alberto Gonzales as attorney general.
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By David G. Savage and Tom Hamburger, Los […]
Michael Brown: ‘Life after government’
Michael Brown, then director of FEMA, with Michael Chertoff, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, an agency which Brown had earlier that year accused of an “unfocused empire-building’’ agenda.
Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images.
by Mark Silva
Michael Brown, the former federal official who bore the brunt of criticism for the government’s handling […]
WANING INFLUENCE
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice finds that her star is fading
Joel Brinkley
San Francisco Chronicle
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Condoleezza Rice, at a meeting between heads of state, ha…
I remember the heady days for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
About 2 1/2 years ago, when she was new in office, I accompanied her on her first trip around […]
FEMA Knew Of Toxic Gas In Trailers
Hurricane Victims Reported Illnesses
By Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, July 20, 2007; Page A01
The Federal Emergency Management Agency since early 2006 has suppressed warnings from its own field workers about health problems experienced by hurricane victims living in government-provided trailers with levels of a toxic chemical 75 times […]
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May 9, 2007
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Kansas Tornado Renews Debate on Guard at War
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By SUSAN SAULNY and JIM RUTENBERG
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CHICAGO, May 8 — For months, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas and other governors have warned that their state National Guards are ill-prepared for the next local disaster, be it a tornado a flash flood or a terrorist’s threat, because of […]
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Katrina victims evacuate FEMA park
By CAIN BURDEAU, Associated Press Writer
Dozens of families evacuated from a FEMA trailer park that had been plagued by sewage leaks and power outages were in temporary homes Monday, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency said it had requested work permits to dismantle the site this week.
Many of the residents were […]
Consultants find that the Homeland Security Department is having problems with contractors. Will wonders never cease?
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