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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-04-05 04:53 PM
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FEMA website still lists Brownie as head honcho - are we prepared?
Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response



link to FEMA site: http://www.fema.gov/about/bios/brown.shtm

Michael D. Brown was nominated by President George W. Bush as the first Under Secretary of Emergency Preparedness and Response in the newly created Department of Homeland Security in January 2003. As the head of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Under Secretary Brown leads federal disaster response and recovery operations and coordinates disaster activities with more than two dozen federal agencies and departments and the American Red Cross. He also oversees the National Flood Insurance Program and the U.S. Fire Administration, and initiates proactive mitigation activities.

Additionally, Under Secretary Brown helps the Secretary of Homeland Security ensure the effectiveness of emergency responders, and directs the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Integration Center, the National Disaster Medical System and the Nuclear Incident Response Team.

Under Secretary Brown has led Homeland Security’s response to more than 164 presidentially declared disasters and emergencies, including the 2003 Columbia Shuttle disaster and the California wildfires in 2003. In 2004, Mr. Brown led FEMA’s thousands of dedicated disaster workers during the most active hurricane season in over 100 years, as FEMA delivered aid more quickly and more efficiently than ever before.

Previously, Mr. Brown served as FEMA's Deputy Director and the agency's General Counsel. Shortly after the September 11th terrorist attacks, Mr. Brown served on the President's Consequence Management Principal's Committee, which acted as the White House's policy coordination group for the federal domestic response to the attacks. Later, the President asked him to head the Consequence Management Working Group to identify and resolve key issues regarding the federal response plan. In August 2002, President Bush appointed him to the Transition Planning Office for the new Department of Homeland Security, serving as the transition leader for the EP&R Division.

Prior to joining FEMA, Mr. Brown practiced law in Colorado and Oklahoma, where he served as a bar examiner on ethics and professional responsibility for the Oklahoma Supreme Court and as a hearing examiner for the Colorado Supreme Court. He had been appointed as a special prosecutor in police disciplinary matters. While attending law school he was appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee of the Oklahoma Legislature as the Finance Committee Staff Director, where he oversaw state fiscal issues. His background in state and local government also includes serving as an assistant to the city manager with emergency services oversight responsibilities and as a city councilman.

Mr. Brown was also an adjunct professor of law for the Oklahoma City University.

A native of Oklahoma, Mr. Brown holds a bachelor's degree in Public Administration/Political Science from Central State University, Oklahoma. He received his J.D. from Oklahoma City University’s School of Law.
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Incompetence squared.
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Pirate Smile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-04-05 04:57 PM
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1. We are still paying him, aren't we?
Edited on Tue Oct-04-05 04:57 PM by Pirate Smile
The talking heads also keep saying he was fired when he wasn't.
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-04-05 05:00 PM
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2. Yup.
But I thought they'd be smart enough to change his bio.

What was I thinking? :shrug:

So is he FEMA director or not? Who's in charge?
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Pirate Smile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-04-05 05:02 PM
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3. I'm shocked FEMA is incompetent with their website. Shocked, I say.
;-)
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cami715 Donating Member (155 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-04-05 06:19 PM
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8. Reportedly he is still receiving $145,000 ...
the same as his salary when he was head of FEMA.

That is just wrong!
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cami715 Donating Member (155 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-04-05 06:19 PM
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9. Reportedly he is still receiving $145,000 ...
the same as his salary when he was head of FEMA.

That is just wrong!
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RobertSeattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-04-05 05:09 PM
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4. Please tell me there is no direct link to this page from the FEMA site
Edited on Tue Oct-04-05 05:12 PM by RobertSeattle
This just may be in the archive.

Answering my own question: Looks like the links to Brownie's 'resume' have been cleaned up. This google link search just comes up with old hits.

http://www.google.com/search?as_lq=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fema.gov%2Fabout%2Fbios%2Fbrown.shtm&btnG=Search
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-04-05 05:16 PM
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6. I tried to retrace my path without success
To be fair, I did find this after some digging: http://www.fema.gov/about/bios/paulison.shtm

Acting director dude.
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RobertSeattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-04-05 05:15 PM
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5. Another weird FEMA Website observation
http://www.fema.gov/emanagers/2005/

Um, nothing has happened in October yet? (As of the time of this post) Or do they not release this info until the month is over?
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TallahasseeGrannie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-04-05 05:25 PM
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7. Where's the part about the HORSES?? n/t
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