FEMA Mission (2005)
FEMA Mission (2005) : "Our panels today separate witnesses from a federal agency, FEMA, from those of its parent organization, DHS. The separation is deliberate. It reflects in part the differing perspectives on Katrina that we have heard consistently from officials of the two entities. It also reflects tension between the two that pre-dates the storm, tension over resources, roles, and responsibilities within the Department. This tension is clear in Mr. Brown's [FEMA Director Michael Brown] response when Committee investigators asked him why FEMA was not prepared for Katrina. Mr. Brown responded, "Its mission had been marginalized; its response capability had been diminished.... There's the whole clash of cultures between DHS' mission to prevent terrorism and FEMA's mission to respond to and to prepare for responding to disasters of whatever nature". (Collins, "Opening Statement?'Hurricane Katrina: The Roles of DHS and FEMA Leadership'," February 10, 2006)
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