90. The Relief (Hurricane Katrina)
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The FEMA Response to Hurricane Katrina
In 2004, one year before Hurricane Katrina, FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security conducted an emergency preparedness exercise called Hurricane Pam. Michael Brown claimed he was the scapegoat for government that had other priorities. Supplies were delivered to the wrong city even; there was enormous amounts of waste and red tape. A 2006 bipartisan house report on the disaster called a failure of initiative.
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