Opportunities to Improve FEMA's Disaster Closeout Process

Opportunities to Improve FEMA's Disaster Closeout Process
ISBN-10
1437932371
ISBN-13
9781437932379
Pages
22
Language
English
Published
2011-02
Publisher
DIANE Publishing
Author
Richard L. Skinner

Description

Addresses opportunities to improve FEMA¿s process for closing out declared disasters and reporting on the status of recovery efforts. It assessed aspects of the process incl. the agency¿s policies, internal controls, and practices, focusing on determining whether the agency was closing disasters in a timely manner. Improvements are needed to close disasters in a timely manner and to reduce admin. costs associated with disasters that should have been closed sooner. The report notes several opportunities which exist to improve the closeout process and expedite the release of unneeded obligations resulting in timely disaster closures. It makes recommend. to strengthen the internal control environment. Illustrations. This is a print on demand report.