Special thanks go to the dedicated team of tireless professionals - working with colleagues across the country at all levels of government - who have contributed to this Report. For the past four months, they have reviewed the Federal governments role and performance in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from Hurricane Katrina.
White House Staff
Frances Fragos Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
Kenneth P. Rapuano, Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security
Joel B. Bagnal, Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security
Michele L. Malvesti, Senior Director, National Security Council
Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security
Thomas P. Bossert, Policy Director, Homeland Security Council
Daniel J. Kaniewski, Policy Director, Homeland Security Council
Marie ONeill Sciarrone, Policy Director, Homeland Security Council
Joshua C. Dozor, Policy Director, Homeland Security Council
Michael J. Taylor, Executive Assistant, Homeland Security Council
Katrina Lessons Learned Review Group
Stuart G. Baker, Department of Homeland Security
Richard W. Brancato, Department of Transportation
Donovan E. Bryan, Department of Defense
Christopher Combs, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Theodore M. Cooperstein, Department of Justice
William T. Dolan, Colonel, United States Army
Michael O. Forgy, Department of Homeland Security
Douglas J. Morrison, Colonel, United States Army
Richard L. Mourey, Commander, United States Coast Guard
David C. Rutstein, Captain, United States Public Health Service