Project Katrina

New Materials

1. Rebuilding the Gulf Coast & Preventing Future Catastrophes, Barack  Obama for President.

US Government Reports

1. Federal Stafford Act Disaster Assistance: Presidential Declarations, Eligible Activities, and Funding, CSR Report for Congress, Government Printing Office (GPO), 2005.
2. Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000: Improper and Potentially Fraudulent Individual Assistance Payments Estimated to Be Between $600 Million and $1.4 Billion, US Congress, Government Printing Office, 2005.
3. Hurricane Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief, General Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office, 2006.
4. Reserve Forces: Plans Needed to Improve Army National Guard Equipment Readiness and Better Integrate Guard into Army Force Transformation Initiatives, General Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office, 2005.
5. Homeland Security: Preparing for and Responding to Disasters,General Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office, 2006.
6. Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as Amended, and Related Authorities, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Government Printing Office, 2007.
7. National Response Framework (Draft), Department of Homeland Security, Government Printing Office, 2007.
8. National Response Framework Overview: ESF and Support Annexes Coordinating Federal Assistance in Support, Department of Homeland Security, Government Printing Office, 2007.
9. Army Corps of Engineers: Known Performance Issues with New Orleans Drainage Canal Pumps Have Been Addressed, but Guidance on Future Contracts Is Needed, General Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office, 2007.

CorpWatch

1. Big, Easy, Money: Disaster Profiteering on the American Gulf Coast, CorpWatch, by Rita J. King.
2. Casualties of Katrina, CorpWatch, by Eliza Strickland & Azibuike Akaba.

Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington (CREW)

1. The Best Laid Plans: The Story of How the Government Ignored its own Gulf Coast Hurricane Plan, Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington (CREW).