FEMA experiences a Brown out
Permalink | September 12th, 2005
In perhaps an attempt to quell a political fallout, Michael Brown, the director of FEMA, has been relieved of his duties in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
Amid harsh criticism of federal relief efforts, Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff announced Friday that Michael Brown, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is handing over Hurricane Katrina relief duties to a Coast Guard official and returning to Washington to oversee the national office.
In addition to the strong criticism Brown received surrounding the horrendous federal response to the disaster, it was also reported last week that he had padded his résumé by claiming he ran “the emergency services division” in Edmond, Oklahoma, when he was really assistant to the city manager.
It appears as though Brownie wasn’t doing such a heck of a good job after all.
[via MSNBC]
