GAO Disaster Assistance Reports - Disaster Response -- Response Capabilities --- Medical Care

Disaster Management & Assistance Program

The following reports represent GAO's examination of disaster assistance efforts domestically and overseas. GAO's efforts include recommendations to the Department of State to provide updated project cost estimates, obtained from USAID, to the Congress following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and, following the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, recommendations to the Department of Homeland Security to strengthen a variety of capabilities, including response coordination and procurement practices. These reports address:

Disaster Response - Response Capabilities -- Medical Care

Defense Management

U.S. Southern Command Demonstrates Interagency Collaboration, but Its Haiti Disaster Response Revealed Challenges Conducting a Large Military Operation
GAO-10-801, Jul 28, 2010

National Security

Interagency Collaboration Practices and Challenges at DOD's Southern and Africa Commands
GAO-10-962T, Jul 28, 2010

Hurricane Katrina

Barriers to Mental Health Services for Children Persist in Greater New Orleans, Although Federal Grants Are Helping to Address Them
GAO-09-563, Jul 13, 2009
GAO Contact

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David Gootnick

Director, International Affairs and Trade

Foreign Disaster Assistance Contact

gootnickd@gao.gov

(202) 512-3149

GAO Contact

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William Jenkins, Jr.

Director, Homeland Security and Justice

Domestic Disaster Assistance Contact

jenkinswo@gao.gov

(202) 512-8757