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FEMA's testing time: the US federal agency with responsibility for national emergencies has flunked again

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reinforced its reputation for ineptitude by responding sluggishly after Hurricane Andrew devastated South Florida in Aug 1992. FEMA and the federal government waited until four days after the storm's passing to react. In addition, the Bush administration gave the Secretary of Transportation responsibility for coordinating federal relief despite the FEMA director's promise to accomplish this goal. FEMA's poor record since its founding in 1979 may prompt Congress to cut its $1 billion budget by $2 million.

Social aspects, Editorial, Evaluation, Florida, Natural disasters, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency, Hurricane Andrew, 1992

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NASA carves up science program

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NASA's new administrator, Daniel S. Goldin, intends to lower the agency's costs and reduce the time required to launch spacecraft. He will also make the agency more available to the military. Part of his reorganization entails dividing NASA's science office into two parts and moving its chief, Lennard Fisk, to another position. These changes were motivated by Dan Quayle's insistence that the space program be made less expensive and time-consuming.

Management, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goldin, Daniel S.

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