|
|
Article: Getting reimbursed--what hurricane Katrina taught us: called upon to aid the Department of Homeland Security in hurricane recovery operations, service components responded admirably. Then came the hard part: getting reimbursed.
- Article from:
- Armed Forces Comptroller
- Article date:
- March 22, 2006
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 American Society of Military Comptrollers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
My boss likes to joke that the first important lesson he learned in leading the Financial Manager (FM) Katrina Working Group was not to hold an off-site during the two weeks following a major natural disaster. After all, it was during our September 9, 2005, off-site that he received word that he had been put in charge of the Katrina working group. The danger associated with being out of the room when a Pentagon working group is being staffed was just one of many lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina.
Although we remember how Hurricane Katrina unfolded, it is always useful to put things in perspective by looking at the timeline of events. This is particularly ...