Download or read book A Failure of Initiative written by United States. Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Expedited assistance for victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita FEMA s control weaknesses exposed the government to significant fraud and abuse testimony before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs written by Gregory D. Kutz and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina written by and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2006 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The objective of this report is to identify and establish a roadmap on how to do that, and lay the groundwork for transforming how this Nation- from every level of government to the private sector to individual citizens and communities - pursues a real and lasting vision of preparedness. To get there will require significant change to the status quo, to include adjustments to policy, structure, and mindset"--P. 2.
Download or read book Hurricane Sandy written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By implementing new controls since the mid-2000s, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) improved its ability to detect improper and potentially fraudulent payments, but GAO identified continued weaknesses in the agency's validation of Social Security numbers, among other things. As of August 2014, FEMA stated that it had provided over $1.4 billion in Hurricane Sandy assistance through its Individuals and Households Program (IHP) - which provides financial awards for home repairs, rental assistance, and other needs - to almost 183,000 survivors. GAO identified $39 million, or 2.7 percent, that was at risk of being improper or fraudulent, compared to 10 - 22 percent of similar assistance provided for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. GAO identified payments as at-risk if they had characteristics indicating, for example, that ineligible recipients or duplication of assistance could be involved. However, it is not possible to determine whether these payments were definitively improper or fraudulent without inspecting each payment. FEMA officials reviewed GAO's findings and stated that at least $6.1 million of the $39 million were not improper or fraudulent, but GAO could not independently confirm their conclusions for each payment. In February 2006, FEMA began using a tool to validate the identity of applicants during registration. FEMA also hired contractors to inspect damaged homes to verify the identity and residency of applicants and that reported damage was a result of Hurricane Sandy. However, in this review, GAO found 2,610 recipients with potentially invalid identifying information who received $21 million of the
Download or read book Preventing Improperly Paid Federal Assistance in the Aftermath of Disasters written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and Intergovernmental Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hurricanes Gustav and Ike Disaster Assistance written by Gregory D. Kutz and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previous work on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita identified fraud, waste, and abuse resulting from a lack of fraud-prevention controls within the FEMA assistance programs. For ex., FEMA did not verify the identities or addresses of individuals applying for aid under its Individuals and Households Program. FEMA also did not verify the eligibility of individuals seeking shelter in FEMA-paid-for hotels and made duplicate payments to individuals who applied multiple times. The auditor conducted undercover tests during the response to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. This report discusses: (1) whether FEMA's controls have improved since Katrina and Rita; and (2) issues identified related to the customer service that FEMA provided. Includes recommendations. Illus.
Download or read book Far from Home written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hurricane Katrina written by Cynthia A. Bascetta and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hurricanes Gustav and Ike Disaster Assistance written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-11 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GAO's previous work on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita identified fraud, waste, and abuse resulting from a lack of fraud-prevention controls within the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) assistance programs. For example, FEMA did not verify the identities or addresses of individuals applying for aid under its Individuals and Households Program (IHP). FEMA also did not verify the eligibility of individuals seeking shelter in FEMA-paid-for hotels and made duplicate payments to individuals who applied multiple times. GAO made numerous recommendations designed to improve these controls. To follow up on this work, GAO conducted undercover tests of the IHP process during the response to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. This report discusses (1) whether FEMA's controls have improved since Katrina and Rita and (2) issues GAO identified related to the customer service that FEMA provided. GAO submitted bogus applications for disaster assistance, met with FEMA officials, and contacted actual disaster victims to determine their experiences applying for aid.
Download or read book Hurricanes Katrina and Rita federal actions could enhance preparedness of certain stateadministered federal support programs report written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book After Katrina written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance, and Accountability and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hurricane Katrina written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Activities of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Performance Review of FEMA s Disaster Management Activities in Response to Hurricane Katrina written by United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[The report reviews] FEMA's activities in response to Hurricane Katrina, which details FEMA's responsibilities for three of the four major phases of disaster management - preparedness, response, and recovery - during the first five weeks of the federal response. In addition, [the contributors] evaluated FEMA's preparedness and readiness efforts over the past ten years to determine its organizational capability and posture prior to Hurricane Katrina"--Executive summary.
Download or read book Hurricanes Katrina Rita Coordination Between FEMA the Red Cross Should be Improved for the 2006 Hurricane Season written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hurricane Sandy written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By implementing new controls since the mid-2000s, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) improved its ability to detect improper and potentially fraudulent payments, but GAO identified continued weaknesses in the agency's validation of Social Security numbers, among other things. As of August 2014, FEMA stated that it had provided over $1.4 billion in Hurricane Sandy assistance through its Individuals and Households Program (IHP) - which provides financial awards for home repairs, rental assistance, and other needs - to almost 183,000 survivors. GAO identified $39 million, or 2.7 percent, that was at risk of being improper or fraudulent, compared to 10 - 22 percent of similar assistance provided for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. GAO identified payments as at-risk if they had characteristics indicating, for example, that ineligible recipients or duplication of assistance could be involved. However, it is not possible to determine whether these payments were definitively improper or fraudulent without inspecting each payment. FEMA officials reviewed GAO's findings and stated that at least $6.1 million of the $39 million were not improper or fraudulent, but GAO could not independently confirm their conclusions for each payment. In February 2006, FEMA began using a tool to validate the identity of applicants during registration. FEMA also hired contractors to inspect damaged homes to verify the identity and residency of applicants and that reported damage was a result of Hurricane Sandy. However, in this review, GAO found 2,610 recipients with potentially invalid identifying information who received $21 million of the
Download or read book Guarding against waste fraud and abuse in post Katrina relief and recovery written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
