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Black Star News
April 8, 2018
Militarization of the police intensified after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was folded into the Department of Homeland Security ... Michael Brown, who stated that the change would “fundamentally sever FEMA from its core functions, shatter agency morale, and break longstanding,Ãâà...
Charleston Post Courier
March 17, 2018
On Thursday, City Councilman Michael Brown noted North Charleston's culinary scene lacks fine dining and said he hopes to see a nice seafood restaurant that could cater to both North Charleston residents and tourists. ... The Federal Emergency Management Agency will also contribute money to repairs.
Charleston Post Courier
March 16, 2018
On Thursday, City Councilman Michael Brown noted North Charleston's culinary scene lacks fine dining, and said he hopes to see a nice seafood restaurant that could cater to both North Charleston residents and tourists. ... The Federal Emergency Management Agency will also contribute money to repairs.
Roll Call
March 7, 2018
George W. Bush never imagined that his choice for director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and a throwaway line of encouragement in the ... But 10 days after Bush gushed to Michael Brown, “Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job,” the FEMA director resigned amid charges of ineptitude.
New Republic
February 21, 2018
FEMA Director Michael Brown resigned amid widespread public criticism for the federal government's slow response to the crisis. An inspector ... Whatever else is left of DHS can be reorganized under a Federal Emergency Management Agency that's independent once more. Congress could even changeÃâà...
CNN International
October 26, 2017
Three days after Hurricane Katrina flooded much of New Orleans' Ninth Ward President George W. Bush praised the work of FEMA Director Michael Brown. Source: CNN. CNN Original Series on CNNgo. Watch Full episode on. Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown. HFR SEPTEMBER 13 -- USE FORÃâà...
TIME
October 18, 2017
Michael Brown, the former FEMA head who was widely blamed for the Bush administration's slow response to Hurricane Katrina, sees some familiar patterns in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. The same breakdown in coordination between different levels of government that exacerbated theÃâà...
The Hill
September 29, 2017
And that takes time. We must and should be empathetic to disaster victims. We must likewise recognize that assisting them and helping them get back to normal, takes time. Michael Brown is the former under secretary of Homeland Security and director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency underÃâà...
The Hill
September 20, 2017
Another example of this kind of planning, but one which needs to be expanded, is the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Task Force Equipment cache. These caches are designed to provide first responders with medical, rescue, communications, technical support and logistics for teams toÃâà...
The Hill
September 14, 2017
Of course, that list from September doesn't include Hurricane Harvey, which hit the Texas Gulf Coast and Harris County (Houston) Texas. Nor does the list include the on-going responsibilities the Federal Emergency Management Agency has to respond to man-made disasters. We just commemorated theÃâà...
Chron.com
August 28, 2017
Michael Brown, the former FEMA head under the Bush administration during Hurricane Katrina, said Monday morning that the devastation Houston is suffering from Hurricane Harvey was worse in his eyes than what was seen during Katrina. In a Monday interview with Chron.com Brown spoke about theÃâà...
CNBC
August 28, 2017
The economic impact from Hurricane Harvey will exceed that of Katrina in 2005, predicted former FEMA head Michael Brown. ... who was in charge of the Federal Emergency Management Agency during the Republican presidency of George W. Bush, praised the current FEMA administrator, Brock Long, asÃâà...
CNBC
August 25, 2017
Former FEMA chief Michael Brown says it appears the U.S. hasn't learned anything from Hurricane Katrina. "It's been 12 years since we've had a major storm hit the Gulf Coast, so people aren't aware that it's not necessarily the winds," he says. In 2005, Brown was infamously praised during a tour of KatrinaÃâà...
NBCNews.com
August 27, 2015
The former FEMA chief who became the face of the botched federal response to Hurricane Katrina is out of the public sector now — but he's not always out of ... In the 10 years since his resignation following the storm and its chaotic aftermath, Michael Brown has become an author, a consultant, and a radioÃâà...
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