Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Katrina Related Reports and Testimony

GAO Report - Army Corps of Engineers: Known Performance Issues with New Orleans Drainage Canal Pumps Have Been Addressed, but Guidance on Future Contracts Is Needed. December 31, 2007.

GAO Report - Tax Compliance: Some Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Assistance Recipients Have Unpaid Federal Taxes. November 16, 2007.

GAO Report - Hurricane Katrina: Ineffective FEMA Oversight of Housing Maintenance Contracts in Mississippi Resulted in Millions of Dollars of Waste and Potential Fraud. November 16, 2007.

GAO Report - Disaster Housing: Implementation of FEMA's Alternative Housing Pilot Program Provides Lessons for Improving Future Competitions.  August 31, 2007.

GAO Report - Gulf Coast Rebuilding: Observations on Federal Financial. August 2, 2007.

GAO Report - Observations on DHS and FEMA Efforts to Prepare for and Respond to Major and Catastrophic Disasters and Address Related Recommendations and Legislation. July 31, 2007.

GAO Report - Small Business Administration: Response to the Gulf Coast Hurricanes Highlights Need for Enhanced Disaster Preparedness. July 25, 2007.

GAO Report - Preliminary Information on Rebuilding Efforts in the Gulf Coast. June 29, 2007.

GAO Report - Hurricane Katrina: EPA's Current and Future Environmental Protection Efforts Could Be Enhanced by Addressing Issues and Challenges Faced on the Gulf Coast. June 25, 2007.

GAO Report - Gulf Coast Rebuilding: Preliminary Observations on Progress to Date and Challenges for the Future. April 12, 2007.

GAO Report - Hurricane Katrina: Agency Contracting Data Should Be More Complete Regarding Subcontracting Opportunities for Small Businesses. April 12, 2007.

GAO Report - Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief: Continued Findings of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse. March 15, 2007.

GAO Report - Hurricane Katrina: Agency Contracting Data Should Be More Complete Regarding Subcontracting Opportunities for Small Businesses. March 1, 2007.

GAO Report - Hurricane Katrina: Allocation and Use of $2 Billion for Medicaid and Other Health Care Needs. February 28, 2007.

GAO Report - Small Business Administration: Response to the Gulf Coast Hurricanes Highlights Need for Enhanced Disaster Preparedness. February 14, 2007.

GAO Report - Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Federal Actions Could Enhance Preparedness of Certain State-Administered Federal Support Programs. February 7, 2007.

GAO Report - Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief: Prevention Is the Key to Minimizing Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Recovery Efforts. January 29, 2007.

GAO Report - Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief: Continued Findings of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse. December 6, 2006. Response to post hearing questions.

GAO Report - Hurricane Katrina: Status of Hospital Inpatient and Emergency Departments in the Greater New Orleans Area. September 29, 2006.

GAO Report - Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Unprecedented Challenges Exposed the Individuals and Households Program to Fraud and Abuse; Actions Needed to Reduce Such Problems in Future. September 27, 2006.

GAO Report - Catastrophic Disasters: Enhanced Leadership, Capabilities, and Accountability Controls Will Improve the Effectiveness of the Nation's Preparedness, Response, and Recovery System. September 6, 2006.

GAO Report - Disaster Relief: Governmentwide Framework Needed to Collect and Consolidate Information to Report on Billions in Federal Funding for the 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes. September 6, 2006.

GAO Report - Hurricane Katrina: Strategic Planning Needed to Guide Future Enhancements Beyond Interim Levee Repairs. September 6, 2006.

GAO Report - GAO report on Katrina: Individual Disaster Assistance Programs: Framework for Fraud Prevention, Detection, and Prosecution. July 12, 2006.

GAO Report - Expedited Assistance for Victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: FEMA's Control Weaknesses Exposed the Government to Significant Fraud and Abuse. June 16, 2006.

GAO Report - Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief: Improper and Potentially Fraudulent Individual Assistance Payments Estimated to Be Between $600 Million and $1.4 Billion. June 14, 2006.

GAO Report - Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Coordination Between FEMA and the Red Cross Could Be Improved for the 2006 Hurricane Season. June 8, 2006.

GAO Report - Hurricane Katrina: Better Plans and Exercises Needed to Guide the Military's Response to Catastrophic Natural Disasters. May 25, 2006.

GAO Report - Hurricane Katrina: Better Plans and Exercises Needed to Guide the Military's Response to Catastrophic Natural Disasters. May 15, 2006.

GAO Report - Lessons Learned in Protecting and Educating Children After the Gulf Coast Hurricanes. May 11, 2006.

GAO Testimony - Hurricane Katrina: Improving Federal Contracting Practices in Disaster Recovery Operations. Statement of William T. Woods, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management before the Committee On Government Reform, House of Representatives. May 4, 2006.

GAO Report - Competition in Contracting and Small Business Archive: GAO finds that the Army Corps didn't leverage buying power for classrooms in contract with Akima. May 1, 2006.

GAO Report - Hurricane Katrina: Planning for and Management of Federal Disaster Recovery Contracts. April 10, 2006.

GAO Report - Hurricane Katrina: Comprehensive Policies and Procedures Are Needed to Ensure Appropriate Use of and Accountability for International Assistance. April 6, 2006.

GAO Report - Comprehensive Policies and Procedures Are Needed to Ensure Appropriate Use of and Accountability for International Assistance. April 6, 2006.

GAO Report - Hurricane Katrina: Status of the Health Care System in New Orleans and Difficult Decisions Related to Efforts to Rebuild It Approximately 6 Months After Hurricane Katrina. March 28, 2006.

GAO's Briefing to Congress: Agency Management of Contractors Responding to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, March 15, 2006.

GAO’s Preliminary Observations Regarding Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. March 8, 2006.

GAO Report - Emergency Preparedness and Response: Some Issues and Challenges Associated with Major Emergency Incidents. February 23, 2006.

GAO Report on the Evacuation of Hospitals and Nursing Homes Due to Hurricanes. February 16, 2006.

GAO finds military meals on eBay. February 13, 2006.

GAO Testimony stating that FEMA weakness expose taxpayers to "significant fraud and abuse." February 13, 2006.

Observations Regarding Preparedness and Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. February 1, 2006.

GAO Report - Federal Emergency Management Agency: Challenges for the National Flood Insurance Program.  January 25, 2006.

GAO Report - Hurricane Protection: Statutory and Regulatory Framework for Levee Maintenance and Emergency Response for the Lake Pontchartrain Project. December 15, 2005.

GAO Report - Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Provision of Charitable Assistance.  December 13, 2005.

GAO Report - Army Corps of Engineers: History of the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity Hurricane Protection Project.  November 9, 2005.

GAO Report - Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Preliminary Observations on Contracting for Response and Recovery Efforts.  November 8, 2005.

GAO testimony cites flaws in government Katrina spending, highlighting the purchase of portable classrooms at inflated prices. November 2, 2005.

GAO Report - Federal Emergency Management Agency: Oversight and Management of the National Flood Insurance Program.  October 20, 2005.

GAO Report - Federal Emergency Management Agency: Challenges Facing the National Flood Insurance Program.  October 18, 2005.

GAO Report - Federal Emergency Management Agency: Improvements Needed to Enhance Oversight and Management of the National Flood Insurance Program.  October 18, 2005.

GAO Report - Army Corps of Engineers: Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity Hurricane Projection Project.  September 28, 2005.

GAO Testimony - Hurricane Katrina: Providing Oversight of the Nation's Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. September 28, 2005.

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