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| james lee witt congress: Nomination of James Lee Witt United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs, 1993 |
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| james lee witt congress: Nomination of James Lee Witt , 2015-08-05 Excerpt from Nomination of James Lee Witt: Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate One Hundred Third Congress First Session on Nomination of James Lee Witt to Be Director; Federal Emergency Management Agency March 31, 1993 The Committee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:35 a.m., in room SD-342, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. David Pryor, presiding. Present: Senators Pryor, Akaka and Cochran. Opening Statement Of Senator Pryor Senator Pryor [presiding]. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. The Committee will come to order. Senator John Glenn, who is the Chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee, has asked me this morning, to chair today's full Committee hearing on the nomination of James Lee Witt to be director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, also known as Fema. Mr. Witt, who is officially from Dardanelle, Ar, will probably say that he is from Pleasant Valley. But those of us who are familiar with Yell County, Arkansas, as is Congressman Thornton, would know that Mr. Witt hails from Wildcat Hollow. [Laughter]. It is well known in Yell County and surrounding areas that you only go to Wildcat Hollow by invitation. Fema was organized in 1979 by this Committee in response to a reorganization plan submitted by President Jimmy Carter. This agency has wide-ranging responsibilities for emergency preparedness, mitigation planning and response activities in relation to a staggering list of possible natural and manmade disasters. Mr. Witt for the past 4 years has been the Director of the Arkansas Office of Emergency Preparedness, and county judge. Ten years prior to his appointment, he served as the Yell County judge, which I might add is the equivalent to a county executive officer. Mr. Witt will be the first Fema Director to have hands-on experience in the job that he is undertaking. He is well-trained, and extremely well-qualified for this mission. Under his leadership and guidance, I am certain that we are going to see a reinvigorated Federal Emergency Management Agency, and we will be proud of Mr. Witt's leadership. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
| james lee witt congress: A Failure of Initiative United States. Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina, 2006 The results of the official Congressional investigation into the government's preparation for and response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. |
| james lee witt congress: The Homeland Security Department's Plan to Consolidate and Co-locate Regional and Field Offices United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs, 2004 |
| james lee witt congress: A Failure of Initiative: Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina, February 15, 2006 , |
| james lee witt congress: Trainwreck Bill Press, 2008-04-01 One of America’s best-known progressive commentators reveals that, far from betraying conservative ideals, George W. Bush’s administration has behaved exactly as anyone would expect of a group that believes government is evil and always doomed to failure. Bill Press demonstrates that conservative positions have remained consistently wrong, and that, from its inception, the movement was dedicated to tearing things down, not building them up. Trainwreck will convince you that the conservative movement has remained on track for decades—and that, from the beginning, those tracks were headed for disaster. |
| james lee witt congress: Disaster and the Politics of Intervention Andrew Lakoff, 2010-05-13 Government plays a critical role in mitigating individual and collective vulnerability to disaster. Through measures such as disaster relief, infrastructure development, and environmental regulation, public policy is central to making societies more resilient. However, the recent drive to replace public institutions with market mechanisms has challenged governmental efforts to manage collective risk. The contributors to this volume analyze the respective roles of the public and private sectors in the management of catastrophic risk, addressing questions such as: How should homeland security officials evaluate the risk posed by terrorist attacks and natural disasters? Are market-based interventions likely to mitigate our vulnerability to the effects of climate change? What is the appropriate relationship between non-governmental organizations and private security firms in responding to humanitarian emergencies? And how can philanthropic efforts to combat the AIDS crisis ensure ongoing access to life-saving drugs in the developing world? More generally, these essays point to the way thoughtful policy intervention can improve our capacity to withstand catastrophic events. Additional Columbia / SSRC books on the Privatization of Risk and its Implications for Americans Bailouts: Public Money, Private ProfitEdited by Robert E. Wright Health at Risk: America's Ailing Health System-and How to Heal ItEdited by Jacob S. Hacker Laid Off, Laid Low: Political and Economic Consequences of Employment InsecurityEdited by Katherine S. Newman Pensions, Social Security, and the Privatization of RiskEdited by Mitchell A. Orenstein |
| james lee witt congress: Disaster Christopher Cooper, Robert Block, 2007-04-01 Based on exclusive interviews, the inside story of how America's emergency response system failed and how it remains dangerously broken When Hurricane Katrina roared ashore on the morning of August 29, 2005, federal and state officials were not prepared for the devastation it would bring—despite all the drills, exercises, and warnings. In this troubling exposé of what went wrong, Christopher Cooper and Robert Block of The Wall Street Journal show that the flaws go much deeper than out-of-touch federal bureaucrats or overwhelmed local politicians. Drawing on exclusive interviews with federal, state, and local officials, Cooper and Block take readers inside the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security to reveal the inexcusable mismanagement during Hurricane Katrina—the bad decisions that were made, the facts that were ignored, the individuals who saw that the system was broken but were unable to fix it. America's top emergency response officials had long known that a calamitous hurricane was likely to hit New Orleans, but that seems to have had little effect on planning or execution. Disaster demonstrates that the incompetent response to Hurricane Katrina is a wake-up call to all Americans, wherever they live, about how distressingly vulnerable we remain. Washington is ill equipped to handle large-scale emergencies, be they floods or fires, natural events or terrorist attacks, and Cooper and Block make a strong case for overhauling of the nation's emergency response system. This is a book that no American can afford to ignore. |
| james lee witt congress: Promoting Private Sector Emergency Preparedness United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business, 2006 |
| james lee witt congress: Disaster Policy and Politics Richard T. Sylves, 2019-02-13 Disaster Policy and Politics combines evidence-based research with mini-case studies of recent events to demonstrate the fundamental principles of emergency management and to explore the impact that disasters have had on U.S. policy. Paying special attention to the role of key actors—decision makers at the federal, state, and local levels; scientists; engineers; civil and military personnel; and first responders—author Richard Sylves explores how researchers contribute to and engage in disaster policy development and management. The highly anticipated Third Edition explores the radical change in policy and politics after the occurrence of recent disasters such as Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria; Hawaii’s false nuclear attack warning; and responses to U.S. wildfires. This book’s comprehensive “all-hazards” approach introduces students to the important public policy, organizational management, and leadership issues they may need as future practitioners and leaders in the field. |
| james lee witt congress: Official Congressional Directory United States. Congress, W. H. Michael, 1999 |
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| james lee witt congress: Disaster Policy and Politics Richard Sylves, 2014-07-23 In the Second Edition of Disaster Policy and Politics, author Richard Sylves covers the hottest and most controversial issues in the fields of disaster management and homeland security. The work provides a careful and balanced analysis of U.S. disaster politics and policy, paying special attention to the role of key actors—decision makers at the federal, state, and local levels. The book’s comprehensive “all-hazards” approach introduces readers to important public policy, organizational management, and leadership issues whether they aspire to be emergency managers or not. Crafted to be more instructor- and student-friendly, the 10-chapter volume includes boxed mini–case studies depicting disasters large and small. Among its aims are to provide illuminating examples, context, and humanitarian relevance. |
| james lee witt congress: Aware , 1994 |
| james lee witt congress: Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents , 1993-11 |
| james lee witt congress: The Operator's Manual for the New Administration Mark A. Abramson, 2008 The Operator's Manual for the New Administration explains how government works and how to make it work to advance policy goals and objectives. Bringing decades of experience in government administration, the authors have identified eight key tools-leadership, performance, people, money, contracting, technology, innovation, and collaboration-that executives must utilize in order to be successful. |
| james lee witt congress: Strategic Review , 1994 ... dedicated to the advancement and understanding of those principles and practices, military and political, which serve the vital security interests of the United States. |
| james lee witt congress: Playing Politics with Natural Disaster Timothy W. Kneeland, 2020-04-15 Hurricane Agnes struck the United States in June of 1972, just months before a pivotal election and at the dawn of the deindustrialization period across the Northeast. The response by local, state, and national officials had long-term consequences for all Americans. President Richard Nixon used the tragedy for political gain by delivering a generous relief package to the key states of New York and Pennsylvania in a bid to win over voters. After his landslide reelection in 1972, Nixon cut benefits for disaster victims and then passed legislation to push responsibility for disaster preparation and mitigation on to states and localities. The impact led to the rise of emergency management and inspired the development of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). With a particular focus on events in New York and Pennsylvania, Timothy W. Kneeland narrates how local, state, and federal authorities responded to the immediate crisis of Hurricane Agnes and managed the long-term recovery. The impact of Agnes was horrific, as the storm left 122 people dead, forced tens of thousands into homelessness, and caused billions of dollars in damage from Florida to New York. In its aftermath, local officials and leaders directed disaster relief funds to rebuild their shattered cities and reshaped future disaster policies. Playing Politics with Natural Disaster explains how the political decisions by local, state, and federal officials shaped state and national disaster policy and continues to influence emergency preparedness and response to this day. |
| james lee witt congress: The Politics of Presidential Appointments David E. Lewis, 2008-04-21 In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, many questioned whether the large number of political appointees in the Federal Emergency Management Agency contributed to the agency's poor handling of the catastrophe, ultimately costing hundreds of lives and causing immeasurable pain and suffering. The Politics of Presidential Appointments examines in depth how and why presidents use political appointees and how their choices impact government performance--for better or worse. One way presidents can influence the permanent bureaucracy is by filling key posts with people who are sympathetic to their policy goals. But if the president's appointees lack competence and an agency fails in its mission--as with Katrina--the president is accused of employing his friends and allies to the detriment of the public. Through case studies and cutting-edge analysis, David Lewis takes a fascinating look at presidential appointments dating back to the 1960s to learn which jobs went to appointees, which agencies were more likely to have appointees, how the use of appointees varied by administration, and how it affected agency performance. He argues that presidents politicize even when it hurts performance--and often with support from Congress--because they need agencies to be responsive to presidential direction. He shows how agency missions and personnel--and whether they line up with the president's vision--determine which agencies presidents target with appointees, and he sheds new light on the important role patronage plays in appointment decisions. |
| james lee witt congress: Arkansas Politics and Government Diane D. Blair, Jay Barth, 2005-01-01 Published a decade and a half after the late Diane D. Blair s influential book Arkansas Politics and Government, this freshly revised edition builds on her work, which highlighted both the decades of failure by Arkansas's government to live up to the state s motto of Regnat Populus ( The People Rule ) and the positive trends of democracy. Since the first edition, Arkansas has seen the two-term U.S. presidency of a native son, the retirement of players who defined the state s politics in the modern era, the further realignment of the state s electorate, the passage of the nation s most extreme legislative term limits, the complete overhaul of the state s court system, and the declaration that the state s public education system was unconstitutionally inadequate and inequitable. While maintaining the basic structure of Blair s original work with its focus on important historical patterns and the ways in which the past continues to shape the present, the second edition details the causes and consequences of recent changes in Arkansas and asks whether they are profound and permanent or merely transitory variations in symbol and style. Jay Barth argues that although Arkansas currently expresses a healthier representative democracy than throughout most of its history, its political and governmental entities are still sharply limited as effective instruments of the people. |
| james lee witt congress: Crisis and Emergency Management Ali Farazmand, 2017-09-25 More than 12 years have passed since the publication of the first edition of Crisis and Emergency Management. During that time numerous disasters—from 9/11 to massive earthquakes in Iran and China, to the giant Asian Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, and the Fukushima Tsunami and ensuing nuclear meltdown—have changed the way we manage catastrophic events. With contributions from leading experts, this second edition features 40 new chapters that address recent worldwide crises and what we have learned from emergency responses to them. See What’s New in the Second Edition: Up-to-date concepts, theories, and practices Analysis of recent disasters and their effect on emergency management Policy and managerial lessons Suggestions for capacity building in crisis and emergency management The book covers a wide range of international issues using critical, empirical, and quantitative analyses. It discusses various approaches to topics such as resolving political tension and terrorism issues, the potential use of biological weapons, and the role of public relations in crisis. The author offers insight into organizational and community resiliency development; a surprise management theory in practice for upgrading the knowledge and skills in managing crises and governing emergencies; and better and more effective organizational, political, social, and managerial coordination in the processes. He presents case studies that enhance and advance the future theory and practice of crisis and emergency management, while at the same time providing practical advice that can be put to use immediately. Managing crises and governing emergencies in such an age of challenges demands a different kind of knowledge, skills, and attitudes that were not available yesterday. This book gives you valuable information with applications at the macro, micro, organizational, and interorganizational levels, preparing you for emergency management in an increasingly globalized and uncertain world. |
| james lee witt congress: Promoting private sector emergency preparedness : hearing before the Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, Washington, DC, November 1, 2005. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business, 2006 |
| james lee witt congress: Disasters and the American State Patrick S. Roberts, 2013-10-28 Disasters and the American State offers a thesis about the trajectory of federal government involvement in preparing for disaster shaped by contingent events. Politicians and bureaucrats claim credit for the government's successes in preparing for and responding to disaster, and they are also blamed for failures outside of government's control. New interventions have created precedents and established organizations and administrative cultures that accumulated over time and produced a general trend in which citizens, politicians and bureaucrats expect the government to provide more security from more kinds of disasters. The trend reached its peak when the Federal Emergency Management Agency adopted the idea of preparing for 'all hazards' as its mantra. Despite the rhetoric, however, the federal government's increasingly bold claims and heightened public expectations are disproportionate to the ability of the federal government to prevent or reduce the damage caused by disaster. |
| james lee witt congress: Emergency Management Andrew Jones, Andrew Kovacich, 2012-04-03 Following in the footsteps of its popular predecessor, the second edition of Emergency Management: The American Experience 19002010 provides the background needed to understand the key political and policy underpinnings of emergency management, exploring how major focusing events have shaped the development of emergency management. It builds on |
| james lee witt congress: Far from Home United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, 2009 |
| james lee witt congress: The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History Donald T. Critchlow, Philip R. VanderMeer, 2012-06-07 The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History brings together an unparalleled wealth of information about the laws, institutions, and actors that have governed America throughout its history. Entries key political figures, important legislation and governmental institutions, broad political trends relating to elections, voting behavior, and party development, as well as key court cases, legal theories, constitutional interpretations, Supreme Court justices, and other major legal figures. Emphasizing the interconnectedness of politics and law, the more than 430 expertly written entries in the Encyclopedia provide an invaluable and in-depth overview of the development of America's political and legal frameworks. |
| james lee witt congress: The United States Fire Administration Authorization for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Basic Research, 1999 |
| james lee witt congress: Members' Day United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Budget, 2001 |
| james lee witt congress: Managing Risk and Performance Thomas Stanton, Douglas W. Webster, 2014-02-10 Discover analytical tools and practices to help improve the quality of risk management in government organizations Federal agencies increasingly recognize the importance of active risk management to help ensure that they can carry out their missions. High impact events, once thought to occur only rarely, now occur with surprising frequency. Managing Risk in Government Agencies and Programs provides insight into the increasingly critical role of effective risk management, while offering analytical tools and promising practices that can help improve the quality of risk management in government organizations. Includes chapters that contribute to the knowledge of government executives and managers who want to establish or implement risk management, and especially Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), in their agencies Features chapters written by federal risk managers, public administration practitioners, and scholars Showing government officials how to improve their organization's risk management capabilities, Managing Risk in Government Agencies and Programs meets a growing demand from federal departments and agencies that find themselves increasingly embarrassed by risky events that raise questions about their ability to carry out their missions. |
| james lee witt congress: Keeping the Nation Safe Through the Presidential Transition United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, 2009 |
| james lee witt congress: The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Preparedness and Response to All Hazards United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, 2007 |
| james lee witt congress: Passing the Baton United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, 2009 |
| james lee witt congress: H.R. 3348, The Snow Removal Policy Act of 1996 United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, 1997 Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche. |
| james lee witt congress: PKEMRA Implementation United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response, 2010 |
| james lee witt congress: Department of Defense Appropriations for 2006 United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of Defense, 2006 |
| james lee witt congress: Official Congressional Directory 1999-2000 Claitors Law, 1999-09 |
| james lee witt congress: Readiness in the Post-Katrina and Post-9/11 World United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, 2007 |
| james lee witt congress: Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications United States. Superintendent of Documents, 1993 |
| james lee witt congress: Catastrophic Earthquakes United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, 1992 |
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