Thread: Well fianlly something...

is being done. Michael Brown is being called back to Washington. If its true and FEMA did things right etc...then why is he being told to go back? They said this is just short of being fired.

I don't think anyone disagrees that FEMA's response was not perfect, that being said, I think culpability lies at the local and state level as to the first response.

The thing NOT to do is to appoint your cronies as heads of important posts when they have NO EXPERIENCE in that field. Chop off the head and the rest of the crap falls away.

Linda

Originally Posted by 3lilpigs

I hope they all get their heads out of their a$$es before the next disaster!
And I hope everyone else has learned a lesson from this.....what to do, and what not to do.

Unfortunately with the evil that is politics and back room deals, I doubt much will change as far as that is concerned on both sides of the political fence.

Originally Posted by mimi37

He lied about so many things on his resume. He said he was a college professor when he was actually only a student there. Places he said he worked, he never did. If that was you or me and we got caught lying, we'd be fired.

I imagine if it were you or I 1.) we wouldn't have gotten the job in the first place. 2.) no doubt wwe we be fired 3.) we would also be prosecuted.

It plays to know someone big.

agreed

Originally Posted by LuvBigRip

Unfortunately with the evil that is politics and back room deals, I doubt much will change as far as that is concerned on both sides of the political fence.

Michael D. Brown
Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response
Michael D. Brown was nominated by President George W. Bush as the first Under Secretary of Emergency Preparedness and Response in the newly created Department of Homeland Security in January 2003. As the head of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Under Secretary Brown leads federal disaster response and recovery operations and coordinates disaster activities with more than two dozen federal agencies and departments and the American Red Cross. He also oversees the National Flood Insurance Program and the U.S. Fire Administration, and initiates proactive mitigation activities.

Additionally, Under Secretary Brown helps the Secretary of Homeland Security ensure the effectiveness of emergency responders, and directs the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Integration Center, the National Disaster Medical System and the Nuclear Incident Response Team.

Under Secretary Brown has led Homeland Security’s response to more than 164 presidentially declared disasters and emergencies, including the 2003 Columbia Shuttle disaster and the California wildfires in 2003. In 2004, Mr. Brown led FEMA’s thousands of dedicated disaster workers during the most active hurricane season in over 100 years, as FEMA delivered aid more quickly and more efficiently than ever before.

Previously, Mr. Brown served as FEMA's Deputy Director and the agency's General Counsel. Shortly after the September 11th terrorist attacks, Mr. Brown served on the President's Consequence Management Principal's Committee, which acted as the White House's policy coordination group for the federal domestic response to the attacks. Later, the President asked him to head the Consequence Management Working Group to identify and resolve key issues regarding the federal response plan. In August 2002, President Bush appointed him to the Transition Planning Office for the new Department of Homeland Security, serving as the transition leader for the EP&R Division.

Prior to joining FEMA, Mr. Brown practiced law in Colorado and Oklahoma, where he served as a bar examiner on ethics and professional responsibility for the Oklahoma Supreme Court and as a hearing examiner for the Colorado Supreme Court. He had been appointed as a special prosecutor in police disciplinary matters. While attending law school he was appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee of the Oklahoma Legislature as the Finance Committee Staff Director, where he oversaw state fiscal issues. His background in state and local government also includes serving as an assistant to the city manager with emergency services oversight responsibilities and as a city councilman.

Mr. Brown was also an adjunct professor of law for the Oklahoma City University.

A native of Oklahoma, Mr. Brown holds a bachelor's degree in Public Administration/Political Science from Central State University, Oklahoma. He received his J.D. from Oklahoma City University’s School of Law.

http://www.fema.gov/about/bios/brown.shtm