Return to Article: Chertoff seeks authority to hire policy czar, alter FEMA
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Who put this guy in charge? First he's the one who's supposed to be in charge, but he feels like he needs a "policy czar"? Then he thinks that FEMA should only react to emergencies instead of being pro-active to help keep from having them be worse?
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In my view, FEMA would benefit by becoming an independent agency once again, and not be subsumed under the aegis of the Dept. of Homeland Security. FEMA's primary mission of response and recovery following natural disasters has been relegated to the "back burner" of priorities by DHS, to the detriment of states and local communities. DHS's mission and primary focus of counter-terrorism, border security, etc is the 800 pound gorilla that no one wants to challenge. There needs to be a much better balance between the legitimate security needs of this country, and the very real response, recovery, and disaster mitigation needs of states and local communities. FEMA's mission and ability to respond to natural disasters has been compromised since it became part of DHS. No where is this more evident than in the pre-disaster and post-disaster mitigation realm.
The legacy of George W. Bush and the current administration in Washington is indeed a sad one.
Thank you for letting me put in my "two cents" worth....
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If everything is working well and there are no problems but your performance appraisal is in need of some new paragraphs then you must REORGANIZE the department, as a matter of fact really screw it up and then reorganize it again. Pretty soon it is so screwed up it will take 30 - 40 years to fix.
Welcome to DHS.
DOD is almost there for their screw up too.
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