Feb 2nd, 2006 · The Department of Homeland Security launched a disaster preparedness program for children. Critics of the new program say it is duplicating the information distributed by FEMA's already existing children's preparedness program.
Feb 1st, 2006 · In Emergency Plans, I Should Follow My Own Advice February 1, 2006 · Homeland Security Correspondent Pam Fessler has a dirty little secret: Despite her years of pestering government officials about their disaster preparedness, her own emergency planning hinges on a few stale energy bars.
Oct 19th, 2005 · Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff acknowledges that the Federal Emergency Management Agency was "overwhelmed" by Hurricane Katrina and called for a build-up of the government's "preparedness capability" to deal with major natural disasters and terrorist attacks. We hear some of Secretary Chertoff's testimony before Congress.
Oct 7th, 2005 · Washington is abuzz with efforts to avoid an avian flu pandemic: President Bush is meeting vaccine industry officials and the State Department is convening 65 countries to discuss international prevention efforts. But lawmakers from both parties say preparations are not happening fast enough.
Sep 14th, 2005 · The Senate Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing on about emergency preparedness in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The session comes as former members of the 9/11 Commission release a report on how their recommendations on emergency preparedness have been implemented in the past year.
Sep 12th, 2005 · Mike Brown resigns as director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, days after being recalled to Washington and replaced as the head of the on-site federal relief and recovery effort. His replacement is reported to be R. David Paulison, who currently leads the agency's office of preparedness.
Sep 2nd, 2005 · Craig E. Colten, professor of geography and anthropology at Louisiana State University, says race played a role in the New Orleans' level of preparedness for Hurricane Katrina.
Sep 2nd, 2005 · As refugees struggle through another day, the White House defends its level of preparedness for the storm and its aftermath. The president sent a $10.5 billion request for emergency relief funding to Congress.