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 2006-06-08 monographic deposited born digital 39 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-712 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-712 P0b002ee1803a4861 f:d06712 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-712 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-712 GAO-06-712 Agency missions Disaster planning Disaster recovery Disaster recovery plans Disaster relief aid Emergency preparedness Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Rita Hurricanes Interagency relations Internal controls Lessons learned National response plan Performance management Relief agencies Strategic planning National Response Plan Other Written Product A55318 The Red Cross played a key role in providing relief to victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, mounting its largest ever disaster response. Under the National Response Plan, and its emergency support function-6 (ESF-6), the Red Cross and FEMA are tasked with working together to coordinate federal mass care assistance in support of voluntary organizations, as well as state and local governments, as they meet mass care needs--such as shelter, food, and first aid. Questions have been raised about how the Red Cross and FEMA operated following the Gulf Coast hurricanes and what improvements can be made for the 2006 hurricane season. This report includes GAO's interim findings on the Red Cross and FEMA's hurricane operations. GAO will continue to analyze federal and charitable hurricane relief efforts. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-712/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-712.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-712/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-712.pdf GAO-06-712 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-712 Other Written Product GAO-06-712; Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Coordination between FEMA and the Red Cross Should Be Improved for the 2006 Hurricane Season; Agency missions Disaster planning Disaster recovery Disaster recovery plans Disaster relief aid Emergency preparedness Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Rita Hurricanes Interagency relations Internal controls Lessons learned National response plan Performance management Relief agencies Strategic planning National Response Plan