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Joshua D. Filler

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Flirting With Disaster

January 1, 2010 Removing FEMA from Homeland Security would only make coordination problems worse. When the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a bill to remove the Federal Emergency Management Agency from the Homeland Security Department, its goal was to better position the agency for disaster response. Make no mistake; pulling FEMA out ...

Paying It Forward

July 23, 2008 One of the 9/11 commission's many findings was that government's approach to homeland security was fragmented. Agencies often failed to share information or could not communicate adequately during a disaster. In the interest of speeding money to critical programs, some in Congress are considering bypassing the states in the homeland ...

Paying It Forward

July 1, 2008 States must continue to play vital role in homeland security funding. One of the 9/11 commission's many findings was that government's approach to homeland security was fragmented. Agencies often failed to share information or could not communicate adequately during a disaster. In the interest of speeding money to critical programs, ...