That was my assessment of FEMA after going through Katrina as a supervisor in another federal agency who had to interact with them. What FEMA has, is a lot of money. What FEMA doesn't have, is any expertise in dealing with emergencies or catastrophes.
If, during emergencies like hurricanes, they would just limit themselves to writing checks to fund the activities and efforts of the state and local agencies who do know what they are doing, and stay out of their way, FEMA would actually be quite useful in emergencies.
But, for some reason, they just can't accept that sensible and logical role.
If, during emergencies like hurricanes, they would just limit themselves to writing checks to fund the activities and efforts of the state and local agencies who do know what they are doing, and stay out of their way, FEMA would actually be quite useful in emergencies.
But, for some reason, they just can't accept that sensible and logical role.