Hurricanes Katrina & Rita Disaster Relief: Continued Findings of Fraud, Waste, & Abuse: Congressional Testimony
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
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Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9781422310380
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Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief
Author: Gregory D. Kutz
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2007-08
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9781422317174
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continues to respond to Hurricanes Katrina & Rita. The author¿s previous work identified suspected fraud, waste, & abuse resulting from control weaknesses associated with FEMA¿s Individuals & Households Program (HIP) & the Dept. of Homeland Security¿s (DHS) purchase card program. Congress asked for a follow-up on this previous work to determine whether potentially improper &/or fraudulent payments continued to be made. Kutz testified on the results of their audit & investigative efforts on Dec. 6, 2006. This report summarizes the results of his follow-up work. Includes recommendations. Charts & tables.
Hurricanes Katrina & Rita Disaster Relief: Prevention is the Key to Minimizing Fraud, Waste, & Abuse in Recovery Efforts
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 16
ISBN-13: 9781422313664
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Author: United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-09-15
Total Pages: 30
ISBN-13: 9781976431036
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed homes and displaced millions of individuals. In the wake of these natural disasters, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) responded to the need to provide aid quickly through the Individuals and Households Program (IHP) program, which provides housing assistance, real and personal property assistance, and for other immediate, emergency needs. As of February 2006, FEMA made 2.6 million payments totaling over $6 billion. Our testimony today will (1) provide an estimate of improper and potentially fraudulent payments through February 2006 related to certain aspects of the disaster registrations, (2) identify whether improper and potentially fraudulent payments were made to registrants who were incarcerated at the time of the disaster, (3) identify whether FEMA improperly provided registrants with rental assistance payments at the same time it was paying for their lodging at hotels, and (4) review FEMA's accountability over debit cards and controls over proper debit card usage. To estimate the magnitude of IHP payments made on the basis of invalid registrations, we selected a
The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina
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Publisher: Government Printing Office
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 228
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The objective of this report is to identify and establish a roadmap on how to do that, and lay the groundwork for transforming how this Nation- from every level of government to the private sector to individual citizens and communities - pursues a real and lasting vision of preparedness. To get there will require significant change to the status quo, to include adjustments to policy, structure, and mindset"--P. 2.
Hurricanes Katrina & Rita: Unprecedented Challenges Exposed the Individuals & Household Program to Fraud & Abuses; Actions Needed to Reduce Such Problems in the Future
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
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Total Pages: 122
ISBN-13: 1422309193
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Expedited Assistance for Victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Author: Gregory D. Kutz
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2006-05
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781422305720
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →As a result of widespread public interest in the fed. response to hurricanes Katrina & Rita, an audit was conducted of the Individuals & Households Program (IHP). FEMA provided $2,000 in IHP payments to affected households via its Expedited Assistance (EA) program. Victims who received EA may qualify for up to $26,200 in IHP assistance. As of 12/05, IHP payments totaled $5.4 billion, with $2.3 billion provided in the form of EA. These payments were made via checks, electronic fund transfers, & a small no. of debit cards. This report provides the results to date related to whether controls are in place & operating effectively: to limit EA to qualified applicants, & that there weren't duplicate EA payments. Charts & tables.
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita federal actions could enhance preparedness of certain stateadministered federal support programs : report
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
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Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781422324806
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Law and Recovery From Disaster: Hurricane Katrina
Author: Robin Paul Malloy
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-12-05
Total Pages: 373
ISBN-13: 135192284X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In August of 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States, directly affecting 1.5 million people. Only one year earlier, an Indian Ocean tsunami struck Indonesia, destroying or damaging more than 370,000 homes. As forces of nature, hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes and floods are not limited to occurrences in any one community or any one country. In Law and Recovery from Disaster: Hurricane Katrina, attention is focused on the ability of law and legal institutions to not only survive such disasters but to effectively facilitate recovery. Using Hurricane Katrina as a lens, contributors address a wide range of issues of interest to people concerned about property law, disaster preparedness, housing, insurance, small business recovery, land use planning and the needs of people with disabilities. While Hurricane Katrina is the focal point for discussion, the lessons learned are readily applicable to a variety of disaster situations in a wide range of global settings.
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief
Author: United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-09-15
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9781976431104
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed homes and displaced millions of individuals. While the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continues to respond to this disaster, GAO's previous work identified significant control weaknesses-specifically in FEMA's Individuals and Households Program (IHP) and in the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) purchase card program-resulting in significant fraud, waste, and abuse. Today's testimony will address whether FEMA provided improper and potentially fraudulent (1) rental assistance payments to registrants at the same time it was providing free housing via trailers and apartments; (2) duplicate assistance payments to individuals who claimed damages to the same property for both hurricanes Katrina and Rita; and (3) IHP payments to non-U.S. residents who did not qualify for IHP. This testimony will also discuss (1) the importance of fraud identification and prevention, and (2) the results of our investigation into property FEMA bought using DHS purchase cards. To address these objectives, GAO data mined and analyzed FEMA
