Director Ridge Wanted to Replace the Head of FEMA and Open

question 41

Multiple Choice

Director Ridge wanted to replace the head of FEMA and open a regional homeland security office in New Orleans, prior to Katrina but was overruled by the White House. The blundering response to Hurricane Katrina was no not a surprise to DHS; FEMA was not clear on what their mission was at the time of Katrina in an agency focused on terrorism. This is an example of

• A) the lack of information sharing happening in the government.
• B) how bad things were at the Department of Homeland Security.
• C) government agencies outlasting their usefulness.
• D) the out of control spending on research and agencies that don't actually help.

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