GAO Disaster Assistance Reports
Disaster Management & Assistance Program
Overview
The reports in this section 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 are categorized as follows:
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