By Homeland1 Staff

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Government Accountability Office reported recently that progress has been made in establishing reforms to the efficiency of emergency and disaster response.

According to the report, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been working with urban areas to assess gaps in communication infrastructure, as well as develop an electronic system to track payments and disaster assistance applications.

The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act was established in October 2006 after the incident “showed the need to improve leadership at all levels of government to respond to catastrophic disasters.”

Preliminary efforts are under way to address most of the provisions in the act, the report states.

To view the full report, visit http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09433t.pdf.
To read highlights, visit http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09433thigh.pdf.