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Louisiana elected officials and Major General Bennett Landreneau spoke to reporters about search and rescue operations in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. They talked about the damage in Louis…

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s 18th hearing as part of the committee’s investigation of the government’s preparation for and response to Hurricane Katrina …

In the first afternoon portion of hearings, Mr. Brown testified about federal, state and local responses to Hurricane Katrina. In his testimony he placed blame for inadequate relief and reco…

In the final afternoon portion of hearings, Mr. Brown testified about federal, state and local responses to Hurricane Katrina. In his testimony he placed blame for inadequate relief and reco…

In a second afternoon portion of hearings, Mr. Brown testified about federal, state and local responses to Hurricane Katrina. In his testimony he placed blame for inadequate relief and recov…

The opening general session of the Governor’s Hurricane Conference, hosted by Florida Governor Jeb Bush, included remarks by Mike Brown of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Max May…

Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Michael Brown, joined C-SPAN’s Washington Journal and talked about FEMA’s disaster relief efforts in the United States and it’s preparedn…

Undersecretary Brown spoke via satellite link about the $2 billion dollar emergency supplemental bill for FEMA and federal help for the recovery from Hurricane Frances and other natural disa…

Mr. Brown described preparations made for hurricane Frances in Florida and offered advice to those in the storm’s path. He also discussed plans for post-hurricane relief and ways in which FE…

Witnesses testified about government operations following a terrorist attack or catastrophic disaster. Among the issues they addressed were communications between agencies, coordinating fede…

At the inaugural meeting of the Homeland Security Advisory Council, chaired by Secretary Ridge, he swore in the other members, and then spoke about the Department of Homeland Security and it…

Officials spoke to reporters about a week-long drill to test emergency responses in several cities to potential terrorist attacks. Following their remarks they answered questions from the re…

Michael Brown, Homeland Security Undersecretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response, led a news conference about a drill designed to test federal, state and local responses to a biologic…

Officials at the Homeland Security Department gave an update on the ongoing five day drill to test preparedness for dealing with an attack with mass destruction.

Coordinators of an exercise to test state and local responses to terrorist attacks talked to reporters about a drill to be conducted in Seattle, Washington. The drill involved a simulated at…

At a hearing of the House Government Reform Committee witnesses testified about efforts to protect Americans in the event of a biological terrorist attack.