Public Accountability Requires Citizen Action (disasteraccountability.org)
Late Wednesday, a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Stanwood R. Duval, Jr. The suit, consolidating 350,000 claims by businesses, government entities and residents, sought relief for damages resulting from the failure of New Orleans canals after Hurricane Katrina made landfall.
Judge Duval ruled that the 17th Street, London and Orleans […]
The Department of Homeland Security has revised the National Response Framework, reportedly streamlining the chain of command and giving coordination authority to FEMA (Washington Post). The change is said to be responsive to recommendations made by state governments (and the Disaster Accountability Project) during a public comment period. (DAP is unable to verify this, however, until the final product is […]