Is there any consideration being given to taking FEMA out of the Department of Homeland Security?
MS. TOWNSEND: The Secretary was asked this yesterday. There are very good reasons to have the response capability in the Department of Homeland Security, and that was a very carefully considered decision at the creation of the department. If there’s something about the underlying facts here that causes us to question that, we’ll question it. But I’ve not seen that so far. Q You mentioned that one of the lessons learned and one of the things you’re doing is you have all these point people down in the area, in Florida, to interface with local officials. But that was also done before Katrina. There were FEMA people at all the state operations headquarters, so how is this different? MS. TOWNSEND: Again, for the specifics in terms of numbers and things, I’d refer to you DHS. But I would tell you my understanding is that it is an enhanced complement of people to work with the federal coordinating officer, as well as the defense coordinating officer. Q And one other thing. Also, right in the
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