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“FEMA and partner agencies should plan regular reports on federal disaster aid that has already been awarded and create a public website where people can see award information.”
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“FEMA should send Congress one report on disaster aid paperwork, disaster aid award reporting, and early damage assessment coordination, and FEMA and inspectors general should brief congressional committees on the findings if the committees ask.”
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“FEMA should have to show funding for each declared disaster, list public assistance projects by submission, approval, and payment status, and identify projects waiting more than 180 days for a funding decision.”
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“The public should be able to see where disaster money goes, how programs perform, and whether FEMA rules help or slow recovery.”
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“DHS reports should list FEMA contracts made or extended in urgent situations without asking multiple companies to compete, including what each contract was for, how much FEMA committed, and the related state or disaster when that applies.”
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“GAO should report to Congress on recent major disasters, how much FEMA set aside and spent for management costs, how that money was used, how long disaster declarations lasted, and whether the set-aside amounts are appropriate.”
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“GAO should study fraud and identity theft in recent disaster aid programs, how FEMA checks disaster damage and whether results differ by income, and the problems states, territories, rural areas, and small impoverished communities face when using FEMA alternative public assistance procedures.”
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“Agencies should publish disaster aid data in formats that computers can search, download, and analyze.”
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“FEMA and the Department of Housing and Urban Development should have to carry out priority recommendations from a specific Government Accountability Office report on improving federal disaster recovery programs.”
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“DHS should explain in each report whether removing the older disaster contracting rule reduced waste, fraud, and abuse and saved taxpayer money.”
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“Covered agencies should publish records for each disaster-funded project or activity, including what it is, where it is located, how far along it is, and related tracking numbers or reporting information.”
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“OMB should create a public page on the federal spending website where people can find information about covered federal disaster aid.”
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“OMB should create a public disaster aid tracking page on the federal spending website and be allowed to use private or nonprofit help to build it when needed.”
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“FEMA should post the comprehensive disaster assistance coordination report online in easy-to-download formats and, when applicable, in a format computers can read and analyze.”
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“FEMA should have to post Disaster Relief Fund reports on its public website within 10 days after sending them to Congress and update promise-and-payment data each month in a standard open-data format.”
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“Agencies that provide disaster aid should post the required data within 30 days after each calendar quarter ends.”
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“Public disaster aid reporting should cover Stafford Act agencies, SBA, and HUD aid for federally declared natural disasters, including SBA disaster help, HUD recovery and housing funds, flood insurance coverage, and Stafford Act assistance.”
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“Covered agencies should show how much covered disaster aid has already been spent and how much has been legally promised for projects or activities.”
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“FEMA should be able to use existing reports, databases, websites, and information from government agencies, nonprofits, and other organizations when preparing the comprehensive disaster assistance coordination report.”
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