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FEMA could have a better / quicker / less fragmented / less complicated / adequately staffed and funded response to natural disasters / emergencies

By Hicbd
Mon Jul 31 2023 11:34 am

"But then is red tape that sometimes doesn't allow that same people to be successful...Look, to negotiate a big contract there's a bidding process. You have to have three different companies bidding on it. That there's federal government regulations...Andrés called on the U.S. government to create a new agency under the Department of Agriculture to lead a federal response to future food and hunger emergencies."

URL:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/feeding-puerto-rico-60-minutes/
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/06/us/fema-contract-puerto-rico.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/22/climate/fema-volunteer-disaster-response.html
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-the-u-s-disaster-agency-is-not-ready-for-catastrophes/

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Categories:
U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) U.S. Government Contracting / Procurement Climate Change / Global Warming Natural Disasters Global Humanitarian Aid / Response Public Administration / Government / Political Science Research Cash Transfer Programs / Food Vouchers U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) U.S. Nutrition and Hunger U.S. National Emergencies U.S. National Security / Intelligence

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