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  • DHS, FEMA and Dept. of State: Failure of Hurricane Relief Efforts: 10-21-1999 Order Number 43-YA-BC-020414

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    Washington, DC – Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent three Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Department of State, asking for records and communications regarding the federal government’s preparedness and response to hurricane Katrina . “For government leaders who have claimed to be focused on planning for and responding to emergency situations, the stories coming out of the disaster zones are heart-wrenching and appalling,” Melanie Sloan, executive director of CREW said today. “The American people should know what led our government to bungle both the preparation and the response to Katrina.” CREW has requested information regarding what the agencies knew and when they knew it, including: what portion of the $3.1 billion appropriated to DHS for emergency preparedness and response was spent to prepare for a potential hurricane on the Gulf Coast of the United States and for potential flooding in New Orleans; what communications DHS and FEMA had with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the problems with and weakness of the levees surrounding New Orleans, the possibility of the levees being breached and the consequences of such breaches and whether the Corps had recommended any repairs or other construction to strengthen the levees; what communications DHS and FEMA had with local officials regarding the need for transportation to evacuate citizens of New Orleans, both before and after the hurricane; and what communications DHS and FEMA received from the affected areas regarding the need for food and water. With the plethora of offers to assist in relief efforts made by corporations and foreign governments, CREW has asked the Department of State for communications and records regarding the offers of foreign governments and the U.S. government’s response to those offers, and we have asked DHS and FEMA to provide similar information regarding the offers made by corporations. CREW also seeks to discover what actions have been taken to prevent photographers from taking pictures of the corpses of hurricane victims. “Given the nature of this tragedy, the significant public interest in understanding the government response, and the need to be better prepared to cope with such disasters in the future, we expect the agencies will comply with our requests as quickly as possible,” Sloan said. *** Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is a non-profit, progressive legal watchdog group dedicated to holding public officials accountable for their actions. For more information, or to view the FOIA requests, please visit www.citizensforethics.org or contact Naomi Seligman at 202.588.5565/press@citizensforethics.org.; Number of Pages: 2; FOIA Request: DHS, FEMA and Dept. of State: Failure of Hurricane Relief Efforts; Holder of Document: CREW; Producing Agency: Department of Homeland Security (DHS); Date Received: Feb 17, 2007;

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    Washington, DC – Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent three Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Department of State, asking for records and communications regarding the federal government’s preparedness and response to hurricane Katrina . “For government leaders who have claimed to be focused on planning for and responding to emergency situations, the stories coming out of the disaster zones are heart-wrenching and appalling,” Melanie Sloan, executive director of CREW said today. “The American people should know what led our government to bungle both the preparation and the response to Katrina.” CREW has requested information regarding what the agencies knew and when they knew it, including: what portion of the $3.1 billion appropriated to DHS for emergency preparedness and response was spent to prepare for a potential hurricane on the Gulf Coast of the United States and for potential flooding in New Orleans; what communications DHS and FEMA had with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the problems with and weakness of the levees surrounding New Orleans, the possibility of the levees being breached and the consequences of such breaches and whether the Corps had recommended any repairs or other construction to strengthen the levees; what communications DHS and FEMA had with local officials regarding the need for transportation to evacuate citizens of New Orleans, both before and after the hurricane; and what communications DHS and FEMA received from the affected areas regarding the need for food and water. With the plethora of offers to assist in relief efforts made by corporations and foreign governments, CREW has asked the Department of State for communications and records regarding the offers of foreign governments and the U.S. government’s response to those offers, and we have asked DHS and FEMA to provide similar information regarding the offers made by corporations. CREW also seeks to discover what actions have been taken to prevent photographers from taking pictures of the corpses of hurricane victims. “Given the nature of this tragedy, the significant public interest in understanding the government response, and the need to be better prepared to cope with such disasters in the future, we expect the agencies will comply with our requests as quickly as possible,” Sloan said. *** Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is a non-profit, progressive legal watchdog group dedicated to holding public officials accountable for their actions. For more information, or to view the FOIA requests, please visit www.citizensforethics.org or contact Naomi Seligman at 202.588.5565/press@citizensforethics.org.; Number of Pages: 2; FOIA Request: DHS, FEMA and Dept. of State: Failure of Hurricane Relief Efforts; Holder of Document: CREW; Producing Agency: Department of Homeland Security (DHS); Date Received: Feb 17, 2007;

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    DHS, FEMA and Dept. of State: Failure of Hurricane Relief Efforts: 10-21-1999 Order Number 43-YA-BC-020414

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    Washington, DC – Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent three Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Department of State, asking for records and communications regarding the federal government’s preparedness and response to hurricane Katrina . “For government leaders who have claimed to be focused on planning for and responding to emergency situations, the stories coming out of the disaster zones are heart-wrenching and appalling,” Melanie Sloan, executive director of CREW said today. “The American people should know what led our government to bungle both the preparation and the response to Katrina.” CREW has requested information regarding what the agencies knew and when they knew it, including: what portion of the $3.1 billion appropriated to DHS for emergency preparedness and response was spent to prepare for a potential hurricane on the Gulf Coast of the United States and for potential flooding in New Orleans; what communications DHS and FEMA had with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the problems with and weakness of the levees surrounding New Orleans, the possibility of the levees being breached and the consequences of such breaches and whether the Corps had recommended any repairs or other construction to strengthen the levees; what communications DHS and FEMA had with local officials regarding the need for transportation to evacuate citizens of New Orleans, both before and after the hurricane; and what communications DHS and FEMA received from the affected areas regarding the need for food and water. With the plethora of offers to assist in relief efforts made by corporations and foreign governments, CREW has asked the Department of State for communications and records regarding the offers of foreign governments and the U.S. government’s response to those offers, and we have asked DHS and FEMA to provide similar information regarding the offers made by corporations. CREW also seeks to discover what actions have been taken to prevent photographers from taking pictures of the corpses of hurricane victims. “Given the nature of this tragedy, the significant public interest in understanding the government response, and the need to be better prepared to cope with such disasters in the future, we expect the agencies will comply with our requests as quickly as possible,” Sloan said. *** Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is a non-profit, progressive legal watchdog group dedicated to holding public officials accountable for their actions. For more information, or to view the FOIA requests, please visit www.citizensforethics.org or contact Naomi Seligman at 202.588.5565/press@citizensforethics.org.; Number of Pages: 2; FOIA Request: DHS, FEMA and Dept. of State: Failure of Hurricane Relief Efforts; Holder of Document: CREW; Producing Agency: Department of Homeland Security (DHS); Date Received: Feb 17, 2007;

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    FORK CD-404-EF (09-97)

    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF CCHIERCE


    I SUPPLY, EQUIPMENT OR SERVICE ORDER
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    I. ORDER NUMBER.
    43-YA-BC-020414
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    PAGE I OF 2 Specific ProvisiollS Apply ORDER ORDER Procutement 7. SUB 18. DAn; PRINTED
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    NATIONAL PRESS BUILDING invoices and BUREAU OF TIlE CENSUS
    529 14TI1 STNW STE 1230 13. CONTACT: bL( pacbsrs. Freight FINANCE DMSION
    WASHINGTON DC 20045 cbaIge over $100
    MONlCA JENNINGS requires a BiD of ROOM 3546, BUILDING 3
    13L TI!L: 101-621-3808
    Ladinz.
    WASHINGTON DC 20233-4400
    13b. FAX: 101-618-1377

    I~ I~ 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.


    UNE DESCRIPTION DBUVERY QUANITIY UNIT UNITPRICI! AMOUNT
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    SERVICES FOR TIlE BUREAU OF TIlE CENSUS FOR TIlE
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    PREVIOUS PO #l43YABC907222

    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - TERMS AND CONDITIONS


    The following terms and conditions as weRas any on attached sbeeb. ~ply when IhiI documenl is used as a purchaseord.... If this dOCWllCftI is used as a delivery order, it is subject 10 the lerms and conditions of
    the coll\nlCl referenced in Block #2 of the order. 52.252-2 Clauses incorporaled by Referonu (Apr 84). This contract incorporalrs the following cia.... by reference, with the same force and eIfect as if they were
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    NOTE 2 INVOICE MUST COINCIDE WITIi LINE ITEMS ON PURCHASE ORDER
    NOTE 3 INSTRUcnONS FOR SUBMITTING INVOICES ARE ATTACHED
    NOTE 4 CONTRACfOR SHALL AlLOW TIlE GOVT 30 DAYS FROM DEUVBRY TO INSPECT & ACCEPT
    NOTES CONTRACTOR AGRE.ES TO INVOICE NO U!SS 11IAN 30 DAYS AFTER DEUVERY
    NOTE 6 52.246-2 INSPECTON OF SUPPI.IES • FIXED PRICE

    21. ORDERED BY (NAME AND TITLE)


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    SUPVY PURCHSG AGT
    26. CON"ffiAClTNGIORDERlNG OmCER SlGNATURE
    22. FOR INQlJIRIES CALL
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    23. FOB POINT
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    PROMPT PAYMENT 129. SHIP VIA
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    30. SHIP TO (INCLUDE ON SIHPPING LABEL) 31. ISSUING OffiCE (DO NOT SHIP OR BIlL TO TInS ADDRESS)
    OBLlG-2000-20414-0-0
    REFERENCE ORDER NO.' •
    BOC MAIN RECEIVING DOCK BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
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    4700 SILVER HILL ROAD 4700 SILVER HILL ROAD

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    FORM CD-404-EF (09-911 I. ORDER NUMBER
    U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMHERCE
    SUPPLY, EQUIPMENT OR SERVICE ORDER 43-YA-BC-020414
    (CONTI_TION SBEET)

    132. SUPPUER 133. ISSUING OffICE 5. ORDER DATE lB. DATE PRINTED
    PAGE 2 OF 2
    MEDIALINK BUREAU OF TIlE CENSUS 10121/1999 I 0211012005
    34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41.
    UNE MOL QTY QTY ANAL FUlL ACCOUNTING CLASSIFICATION DIST% AMOUNT
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    42. 43. 44. 45. 46. SHIP TO ADDRESS 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. SHIP TO ADDRESS
    UNE MOL QTY RECEIVING (INCLUDE IlEFERENCE ORDER NO. UNE MOL QTY RECEIVING (INCLUDE REFERENCE ORDER NO.
    ITEM OFFJCECODE ON SHIPPING LABEL) ITEM OPFICECODE ON SHIPPING LABEL)

    47. 4B. 49. SO.


    UNE REQUISITION NUMBER REQUISITION DESCRIPTION REQUISITIONER INFORMATION
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    ABOVE HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. INSPECTED AND ACCEPTED AS COMPLYING
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