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Appendix 3

Committee Hearings on 

Hurricane Katrina 

Date: Sept. 14, 2005

Title: Recovering from Hurricane Katrina: Th e Next Phase

Witnesses:

Hon. Pete Wilson, former Governor, California 

Hon. Patricia A. Owens, former Mayor, Grand Forks, North Dakota 

Hon. Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League, and former Mayor, 

New Orleans, Louisiana 

 Iain B. Logan, Operations Liaison, International Federation of Red Cross and Red 

Crescent Societies

Date: Sept. 28, 2005

Title: Recovering from Hurricane Katrina: Responding to the Immediate Needs of Its 

Victims

Witnesses:

Hon. Robert A. Eckels, County Judge, Harris County, Texas 

Hon. Melvin L. Holden, Mayor/President, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 

Hon. Robert V. Massengill, Mayor, Brookhaven, Mississippi 

Hon. Dan Coody, Mayor, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Date: Oct. 6, 2005

Title: Hurricane Katrina: How is FEMA Performing Its Mission at Th is Stage of Recovery?

Witness:

 R. David Paulison, Acting Undersecretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response, 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Acting Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Date: Oct. 20, 2005

Title: Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans: A Flooded City, a Chaotic Response

Witness:

 Marty J. Bahamonde, Regional Public Aff airs Director, Region I, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Date: Nov. 2, 2005

Title: Hurricane Katrina: Why Did the Levees Fail?

Witnesses:

Ivor van Heerden, Ph.D., Head, State of Louisiana Forensic Data Gathering Team

 Paul F. Mlakar, Ph.D., P.E., Senior Research Scientist, U.S. Army Engineer Research 

and Development Center 

 Raymond B. Seed, Ph.D., Professor, University of California at Berkeley, on behalf of 

the National Science Foundation 
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 Peter Nicholson, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor, University of Hawaii, on behalf of the 

American Society of Civil Engineers

Date: Nov. 9, 2005

Title: Always Ready: Th e Coast Guard’s Response to Hurricane Katrina

Witnesses:

 Rear Admiral Robert F. Duncan, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard 

District 

 Captain Frank M. Paskewich, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Coast Guard Sector New 

Orleans 

 Captain Bruce C. Jones, U.S. Coast Guard, Commanding Offi cer, Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans

Date: Nov. 16, 2005

Title: Hurricane Katrina: What Can Government Learn from the Private Sector’s Response?

Witnesses:

David M. Ratcliff e, President and CEO, Southern Co. 

 Stanley S. Litow, Vice President, Corporate Community Relations, and President, IBM 

International Foundation, IBM Corp. 

 Kevin T. Regan, Regional Vice President, Hotel Operations, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. 

 Jason F. Jackson, Director of Business Continuity, Global Security Division, Wal-Mart 

Stores, Inc.

Date: Dec. 8, 2005

Title: Hurricane Katrina: Perspectives of FEMA’s Operations Professionals

Witnesses:

 Scott Wells, Federal Coordinating Offi cer, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 

Joint Field Offi ce, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 

 Philip E. Parr, Deputy Federal Coordinating Offi cer, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, Joint Field Offi ce, Austin, Texas 

 William L. Carwile III, former Federal Coordinating Offi cer, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Joint Field Offi ce, Biloxi, Mississippi

Date: Dec. 15, 2005

Title: Hurricane Katrina: Who’s In Charge of the New Orleans Levees?

Witnesses:

 Col. Richard P. Wagenaar, District Engineer, New Orleans District, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers 

 Alfred C. Naomi, Senior Project Manager, New Orleans District, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers 

 Gerard A. Colletti, Operations Manager, Completed Works, New Orleans District, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers 

 Edmond J. Preau Jr., Assistant Secretary, Public Works and Inter-Modal Transportation, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 

 James P. Huey, former President, Board of Commissioners, Orleans Levee District 
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Max L. Hearn, Executive Director, Orleans Levee District

Date: Jan. 17, 2006

Title: Hurricane Katrina: Mississippi’s Recovery

Witnesses:

Panel 1 

 Hon. Donald E. Powell, Coordinator of Recovery and Rebuilding in the Gulf Coast 

Region, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Panel 2

Hon. Gene Taylor, U.S. Representative, U.S. House of Representatives

Hon. Brent E. Warr, Mayor, Gulfport, Mississippi

Hon. Edward Favre, Mayor, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

 Dr. Gavin Smith, Director, Governor’s Offi ce of Recovery and Renewal, State of Mississippi

Date: Jan. 24, 2006

Title: Preparing for a Catastrophe: Th e Hurricane Pam Exercise

Witnesses:

 Wayne Fairley, Chief, Response Operations Branch, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, Region VI, Denton, TX

 Sean R. Fontenot, former Chief, Planning Division, Louisiana Offi ce of Homeland 

Security and Emergency Preparedness, Baton Rouge, LA

 Jesse St. Amant, Director, Plaquemines Parish Homeland Security and Offi ce of Emergency Preparedness 

 Madhu Beriwal, President and CEO, Innovative Emergency Management Inc.

Date: Jan. 30, 2006

Title: Hurricane Katrina: Urban Search and Rescue in a Catastrophe

Witnesses:

 William M. Lokey, Chief, Operations Branch, Response Division, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security 

 Brigadier General Brod Veillon, Assistant Adjutant General, Louisiana National Guard 

 Lietenant Colonel Keith LaCaze, Assistant Administrator, Law Enforcement Division, 

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries 

 Captain Tim Bayard, Commander, Vice Crimes and Narcotics Section, New Orleans 

Police Department

Date: Jan. 31, 2006

Title: Challenges in a Catastrophe: Evacuating New Orleans in Advance of Hurricane 

Katrina

Witnesses:

Panel 1:

 Hon. Johnny B. Bradberry, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Transportation and 

Development 

Colonel Terry J. Ebbert, Director, New Orleans Offi ce of Homeland Security 

 Walter S. Maestri, Ph.D., Director, Jeff erson Parish Department of Emergency 

Management 
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Panel 2:

 Jimmy Guidry, M.D., Medical Director and State Health Offi cer, Louisiana Department 

of Health and Hospitals 

Kevin U. Stephens, M.D., J.D., Director, New Orleans Health Department 

 Joseph A. Donchess, Executive Director, Louisiana Nursing Home Association

Date: Feb. 1, 2006

Title: Hurricane Katrina: Managing the Crisis and Evacuating New Orleans

Witnesses:

Panel 1:

Hon. C. Ray Nagin, Mayor, New Orleans, Louisiana

Panel 2:

 Brigadier General Mark A. Graham, Deputy Commanding General, Fift h U.S. Army 

 Vince Pearce, Manager, National Response Program, U.S. Department of Transportation 

 Dwight Brashear, CEO and General Manager, Capital Area Transit System, Baton 

Rouge, Louisiana

Date: Feb. 2, 2006

Title: Hurricane Katrina: Th e Role of the Governors in Managing the Catastrophe

Witnesses:

Hon. Haley Barbour, Governor of Mississippi 

Hon. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, Governor of Louisiana

Date: Feb. 6, 2006

Title: Hurricane Katrina: Managing Law Enforcement and Communications in a Catastrophe

Witnesses:

 Michael J. Vanacore, Assistant Director, Offi ce of Investigations, U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security 

 Kenneth W. Kaiser, Special Agent in Charge, Boston Field Offi ce, Federal Bureau of 

Investigation 

Warren J. Riley, Superintendent of Police, New Orleans Police Department 

 Peter M. Fonash, Ph.D., Deputy Manager, National Communications System, U.S. 

Department of Homeland Security 

 Colonel FG Dowden, Regional Liaison, New Orleans Department of Homeland Security 

and Public Safety 

William L. Smith, Chief Technology Offi cer, Bell South Corp.

Date: Feb. 9, 2006

Title: Hurricane Katrina: Th e Defense Department’s Role in the Response

Witnesses:

Panel 1:

Hon. Paul McHale, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense, U.S. Department of Defense

 Admiral Timothy J. Keating, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command 
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Lieutenant General H. Steven Blum, Chief, National Guard Bureau 

Panel 2: 

 Lieutenant General Russel L. Honoré, Commanding General, First U.S. Army 

 Major General Bennett C. Landreneau, Adjutant General, Louisiana National Guard, 

and Director, Louisiana Offi ce of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

Date: Feb. 10, 2006

Title: Hurricane Katrina: Th e Roles of DHS and FEMA Leadership

Witnesses:

Panel 1:

 Hon. Michael D. Brown, former Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and 

Response, and Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security 

 Patrick J. Rhode, former Acting Deputy Director and Chief of Staff , Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security 

Panel 2:

 Robert B. Stephan, Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, U.S. Department 

of Homeland Security

 Matthew E. Broderick, Director for Operations Coordination, U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security

Date: Feb. 13, 2006

Title: Hurricane Katrina: Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Worsen the Disaster

Witnesses:

 Gregory D. Kutz, Managing Director, Forensic Audits and Special Investigations, U.S. 

Government Accountability Offi ce 

 Richard L. Skinner, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security 

 Alice S. Fisher, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, and Chairwoman, Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force, U.S. Department of Justice

Date: Feb. 15, 2006

Title: Hurricane Katrina: Th e Homeland Security Department’s Preparation and Response

Witness:

Hon. Michael Chertoff, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security 

Date: Mar. 8, 2006

Title: Hurricane Katrina: Recommendations for Reform

Witnesses:

Panel 1:

Hon. Barbara A. Mikulski, U.S. Senator, Maryland

Panel 2:

Hon. David M. Walker, Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Offi ce

Richard L. Skinner, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security 

Panel 3:

 Bruce P. Baughman, President, National Emergency Management Association and 

Director, Alabama State Emergency Management Agency
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 Frank J. Cilluff o, Associate Vice President for Homeland Security and Director, Homeland Security Policy Institute, Th e George Washington University

 Herman B. Leonard, Ph.D., Professor of Public Management, John F. Kennedy School 

of Government, and Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, 

Harvard University

Date: Apr. 21, 2006

Title: FEMA’s Manufactured Housing Program: Haste Makes Waste 

(Field Hearing in Hope, Arkansas)

Witnesses:

Panel 1:

Hon. Mike Ross, U.S. House of Representatives, 4th Congressional District, Arkansas

Panel 2:

 David Garratt, Acting Director of Recovery Eff orts, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Richard L. Skinner, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Panel 3: 

Hon. Dennis Ramsey, Mayor, City of Hope, Arkansas

 J. D. Harper, Executive Director, Arkansas Manufactured Housing Association