GAO Disaster Assistance Reports - Disaster Response -- Response Capabilities --- Mass Care and Shelter
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 -- Search and Rescue
- Response Capabilities - Transportation/Evacuation
- Response Capabilities - Emergency Management
- Response Capabilities - Mass Care and Shelter
- Response Capabilities - Medical Care
- Response Capabilities - Search and Rescue
Department of Health and Human Services: World Trade Center Health Program Requirements for Enrollment, Appeals, Certification of Health Conditions, and Reimbursement
GAO-11-821R, Jul 15, 2011
GAO-11-821R, Jul 15, 2011
Coast Guard
Observations on the Preparation, Response, and Recovery Missions Related to Hurricane Katrina
GAO-06-903, Jul 31, 2006
GAO-06-903, Jul 31, 2006
GAO Contact
David Gootnick
Director, International Affairs and Trade
Foreign Disaster Assistance Contact
(202) 512-3149
GAO Contact
William Jenkins, Jr.
Director, Homeland Security and Justice
Domestic Disaster Assistance Contact
(202) 512-8757