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A failure of initiative : final report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina / report by the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina.

Final report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (portion title)

United States. Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina. (Author).

Summary:

The results of the official Congressional investigation into the government's preparation for and response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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Record details

ISBN: 0160754259
Physical Description: xi, 569 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Publisher: Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : 2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"February 15, 2006." Not distributed in microfiche. Shipping list no.: 2006-0164-P.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Preface -- Executive summary of findings -- Investigation overview -- Background -- Pre-landfall preparation and Katrina's impact -- Hurricane Pam -- Levees -- Evacuation -- The national framework for emergency management -- FEMA preparedness -- Communications -- Command and control -- The military -- Law enforcement -- Medical care -- Shelter and housing -- Logistics and contracting -- Charitable organizations -- Conclusion.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available via Internet from the GPO Access web site. Address as of 4/3/06: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/creports/katrina.html; current access is available via PURL.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.