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• Lieberman says enactment of DHS authorization bill a priority (01/06/09)
  Senator would like Homeland Security committee to mark up such legislation before appropriators approve annual spending bill.
• Homeland Security chief lists FEMA overhaul among achievements (12/18/08)
  Michael Chertoff says the agency has been "substantially and successfully retooled" since hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
• Louisiana senator endorses FEMA independence (12/11/08)
  Democrat Mary Landrieu says she is "open" to concept if Obama were to support it.
• Witt dismisses FEMA rumors, calls for national catastrophe program (12/03/08)
  Former agency director stresses the importance of creating a national approach to disaster protection before the "big one" strikes.
• Homeland Security criticized for lax oversight of programs worth billions (11/21/08)
  Senior managers failed to find time for review board meetings, allowing large projects to run behind schedule and over budget, auditors say.
• Analysis: Congratulations, President-Elect Obama. Now Reach Out to Senior Executives. (11/05/08)
  Advice for the incoming administration on working with the career federal officials who will help lead the effort to implement his initiatives.
• Analysis: Winning Over Government Voters (10/30/08)
  To gain the trust -- and the votes -- of the people who implement federal policies, the next president must demonstrate a capacity to lead through collaboration.
• Bailout brings massive hiring, oversight challenges (10/10/08)
  Rescue effort is likely to require 1,000 additional highly-skilled civil servants and at least as many contractors.
• Bush signs funding bill in final hours of the fiscal year (10/01/08)
  Continuing resolution to keep agencies running through March includes a 3.9 percent pay raise for civilian federal employees.
• Government urged to focus on resilience in homeland security (10/01/08)
  Ability to withstand catastrophic events and quickly return to state of "near normalcy" requires stronger public-private coordination.
• Presidential campaigns urged to prepare for DHS transition (09/19/08)
  McCain, Obama should name potential Homeland Security appointees before the November election, say witnesses at a congressional hearing.
• FEMA still overseeing search and rescue in Texas, Louisiana (09/15/08)
  Multiple agencies have conducted more than 2,500 missions to help Gulf Coast residents hit by Hurricane Ike.
• Candidates stress need to restore faith in government (09/12/08)
  Americans would be more inclined toward public service if they were confident federal agencies were effective, McCain and Obama say.
• From Nextgov.com: Army relies on 'fully loaded' SUV in hurricane response (09/08/08)
  During disasters, emergency response vehicle gives Army North access to Defense's unclassified and classified networks.
• Emergency workers keep busy in Gustav's wake (09/05/08)
  Officials distribute generators and attempt to restore power in the face of widespread outages.
• Gustav response highlights Army's improvement in disaster communications (09/02/08)
  The service has turned to mobile command vehicles built from the ground up to coordinate better with first responders in the wake of Hurricane Gustav.
• Defense moved swiftly to aid in Gustav response (09/02/08)
  Command post set up at former Air Force Base coordinated military, civilian response efforts.
• How FEMA got ready for its chance at redemption (08/31/08)
  Since Katrina, veteran emergency manager R. David Paulison has worked to rebuild the agency.
• Gustav forces changes to GOP convention (08/31/08)
  McCain puts focus on federal hurricane response rather than celebration of his nomination.
• Bush administration vows Gustav response will be different (08/29/08)
  Preparing before the hurricane hits marks a major divergence from Katrina plans, agency officials say.