Audit reveals FEMA's Brown was warned about supply problems before Katrina hit

Thursday, September 29, 2005

WASHINGTON -- Former FEMA director Michael Brown was warned weeks before Hurricane Katrina hit that his agency's backlogged computer systems could delay supplies and put personnel at risk during an emergency, according to an audit released Wednesday.

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