Author Archive

Getting Serious

• Justin Rood
• December 1, 2005

Medical Catastrophe

• Justin Rood
• November 1, 2005

House panel to probe federal medical response capacity

Committee interested in what responses to Katrina and Rita say about ability to handle terrorist attack.

• Justin Rood
• October 19, 2005

Clean Sweep

• Katherine McIntire Peters, Chris Strohm, Kimberly Palmer, Beth Dickey, Jason Vest and Justin Rood
• October 15, 2005

FEMA's Decline

• Justin Rood
• October 1, 2005

FEMA’s decline: an agency's slow slide from grace

Once the poster child for transformation and efficiency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s gradual deterioration left it weak and ill-prepared for Katrina.

• Justin Rood
• September 28, 2005

Chertoff warned of problems with separate border security agencies

Inspector general backed merger of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection bureaus, but Homeland Security secretary rejected recommendation.

• Justin Rood
• September 27, 2005

Ex-Army Corps officials say budget cuts imperiled flood mitigation efforts

Current chief of engineers says budget problems did not contribute to crisis in New Orleans.

• Jason Vest and Justin Rood
• September 1, 2005

Seattle man accused of plotting attack on federal building

Vietnam-era Army vet was angry he was denied veterans benefits.

• Justin Rood
• August 23, 2005