103 ordspråk av Russ Knocke
Russ Knocke
A cursory phone call to DHS would have revealed that the catastrophic annex is designed for 'no-notice' or 'short-notice' events, where no personnel or supplies have been pre-positioned, which was clearly not the case in Katrina.
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A this time there are no plans to adjust the terror alert level.
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about who's in charge.
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aiding those in need and getting about the reconstruction and rebuilding process.
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Apart from its obvious errors, it displays a significant misunderstanding of core aspects of the Katrina response that could have easily been corrected in the most basic conversations with DHS leaders.
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As we secure and shut down vulnerabilities, we know that terrorists will seek new ways to carry out their agenda. Rather than looking backward at yesterday's threats, we are building upon what we have already accomplished to meet evolving threats.
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At this point of time, we continue to move forward.
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Background checks are a very important part of the clearance process.
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FEMA budgets have increased over the last couple of years and personnel numbers have held strong as well. There has always been a commitment to ensure the resources are there.
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Further, the preliminary report falsely implies inaction by DHS and FEMA before landfall. In fact, the clear record shows that state officials expressed satisfaction with the federal government's asset pre-positioning and other pre-hurricane assistance during a video teleconference the Sunday prior to landfall.
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Had the intelligence community concluded the threat was imminent or credible, we would have followed ... different protocols.
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hands-on experience [that] cannot be understated. Other leadership at FEMA brings particular skill sets -- policy management leadership, for example.
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I completely disagree with the notion that race is a factor or that their socioeconomic status is at all a factor ... This is a catastrophe, ... We're here to save. We're here to help ... And we're going to be there to help recover.
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I completely disagree with the notion that race is a factor or that their socioeconomic status is at all a factor ... This is a catastrophe. We're here to save. We're here to help ... And we're going to be there to help recover.
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I don't believe there is one critical error. They are going to be some missteps that were made by everyone involved.
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