The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which bore the brunt of criticism following the 2005 season when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast, sent an advisory to Congress last week acknowledging it will not meet its June 1 deadline for issuing a new national response plan.
The advisory said development of the new plan had been delayed by unexpected issues, and more time is needed to resolve them. No new target date was set. In the meantime, a modified version of the plan in place during Katrina will be followed.
“Every post-Katrina report cited the enormous flaws with the current national response plan, yet here we are six weeks until hurricane season and FEMA has once again dropped the ball,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. “Failing to have a revised plan in place and relying solely on the previously failed one is irresponsible and unacceptable.”
- FEMA hurricane emergency plan delayed, AP, April 16, 2007.
2. Amazon.com may well be an American retailer, but they have a global reputation for their ability to provide much of the world with a host of products.
When the Australian dollar was at its best, there’s no doubt that many savvy Aussies looking to save a buck or 200 turned to Amazon.com to purchase products that local retailers could not match in price. Product manufacturers work closely with the online retailer to ensure that prospective clientele have access to the right products at the right time, and Amazon.com ensures that there are no slip ups with releasing product descriptions early. That is, until recently.
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