[Diddle E. Squat]

James Lee Witt's fingerprints ping

[Howlin]

Wait............just wait........I have to find something.....

[Howlin]

In These Times reports, “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.”

One blog reports that after Katrina hit, IEM removed the press release announcing their contract from their website. Privatization often means giving the job to the lowest bidder, not the best provider of services.

MarMeme, now this is getting interesting!

[kcvl]

09/15/2003

Preparing for Hurricane Isabel: James Lee Witt

Miami Fl: Is FEMA better prepared for the aftermath of a hurricane than they were for Hurricane Andrew when it hit south Florida in 92?

James Lee Witt: The state and local governments worked hard to prepare and make sure they were better able to cope than 8 years ago. And while I was at FEMA, I worked hard to make sure that agency was better prepared as well.

[kcvl]

James Lee Witt has been mentioned as a potential Democratic candidate for Governor of Arkansas.