United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-05-15 monographic deposited born digital 72 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-643 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-643 P0b002ee180375372 f:d06643 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-643 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-643 GAO-06-643 Disaster planning Disaster recovery Disaster recovery plans Emergency preparedness Hurricane Katrina Lessons learned Military forces National Guard National response plan Natural disasters Strategic planning National Response Plan Other Written Product A53941

Hurricane Katrina was one of the largest natural disasters in U.S. history. Despite a large deployment of resources at all levels, many have regarded the federal response as inadequate. GAO has a body of ongoing work that covers the federal government's preparedness and response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Due to widespread congressional interest, this review was performed under the Comptroller General's authority. It examined (1) the extent to which pre-Katrina plans and training exercises reflected the military assistance that might be required during a catastrophic, domestic, natural disaster, (2) the military support provided in response to Katrina and factors that affected that response, and (3) the actions the military is taking to address lessons learned from Katrina and to prepare for the next catastrophe. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-643/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-643.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-643/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-643.pdf GAO-06-643 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-643 Other Written Product GAO-06-643; Hurricane Katrina: Better Plans and Exercises Needed to Guide the Military's Response to Catastrophic Natural Disasters; Disaster planning Disaster recovery Disaster recovery plans Emergency preparedness Hurricane Katrina Lessons learned Military forces National Guard National response plan Natural disasters Strategic planning National Response Plan Title 10 Section 12304 10 U.S.C. 12304