And it’s too late to blame Brownie for it: The Federal Emergency Management Agency manipulated scientific research to play down the danger posed by formaldehyde in trailers issued to hurricane victims, according to an investigation by congressional Democrats. FEMA “ignored, hid and manipulated government research on the potential impact of long-term exposure to formaldehyde” on […]
Working in the tech world, I always take quick interest in stories that involve cyber security. This is the main reason that I have been so outspoken on that recent rash of identity thefts, mainly from government computers. The icing on the cake was when we learned this week that a 28 year old consultant […]
The Associated Press has this little piece of scary news: WASHINGTON – The agency entrusted with protecting the U.S. homeland is having difficulty safeguarding its own headquarters, say private security guards at the complex. The guards have taken their concerns to Congress, describing inadequate training, failed security tests and slow or confused reactions to bomb […]
Here I am, sitting in the UK, reading things like this, Bush and his so called Homeland Security, how the hell can they be trusted to protect a country if they can not even protect their own headquarters. Looks like another fine Bush department needs and overhaul! ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON – The agency entrusted with […]
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff was not aware a Dubai-owned company was seeking to operate terminals in six U.S. ports and that his agency was leading the review until after the deal’s approval, an administration official said yesterday. Mr. Chertoff’s spokesman, Russ Knocke, told The Washington Times the issue rose no higher than the department’s […]
Newsweek has obtained new e-mails that Michael Brown turned over to Congress regarding Katrina. These emails show a White House in “Chaos” following the storm: Brown, now trying to restore his image, gave Congress a set of e-mails sent as the catastrophe unfolded. The e-mails, obtained by NEWSWEEK, provide the latestâ€â€Âthough still incompleteâ€â€Âpicture of senior […]
Damage control Sunday is on its way: (via the Washington Post) FOX NEWS SUNDAY (WTTG), 9 a.m.: Sens. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) and Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.); Ford’s Theatre director Paul Tetreault and former senator Alan K. Simpson (R-Wyo.). THIS WEEK (ABC, WJLA), 9 a.m.: Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff , Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.), […]
On the morning that Michael Brown has threatened to tell all to Senate regarding the Katrina failures, the New York Times publishes a story that shows Bush’s first reactions to the storm were based upon lies: WASHINGTON, Feb. 9  In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Bush administration officials said they had been caught by […]
The first report on the failures into the response of Katrina has been released. Their findings are the same thing as I have said from day one. The problem lied with in the actual chain of command. It doesn’t matter if it is an auto accident, house fire, or a mass disaster like Katrina, if […]
From NPR FEMA Official Says Agency Heads Ignored Warnings 2005 · In the days before Hurricane Katrina hit land, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, FEMA Director Michael Brown and other top Homeland Security officials received e-mails on their blackberries warning that Katrina posed a dire threat to New Orleans and other areas. Yet one FEMA […]