FEMA's response to Hurricane Katrina

FEMA's response to Hurricane Katrina

"In June 2004, FEMA privatized its hurricane disaster plan for New Orleans, contracting the work to the Baton Rouge, La., firm Innovative Emergency Management (IEM) whose motto is 'Managing Risk in a Complex World'," Joel Bleifuss and Brian Cook reported in the September 2, 2005, issue of In These Times.

"IEM announced the contract on its Web site on June 3, 2004, trumpeting that the company 'will lead the development of a catastrophic hurricane disaster plan for Southeast Louisiana and the City of New Orleans under a more than half a million dollar contract ...