Acting FEMA Chief Nominated to Stay On
From Times Wire Reports
With hurricane season just two months away, President Bush nominated the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be permanent head of the nation’s disaster response agency.
R. David Paulison took over at FEMA in September, when Bush named him to replace Michael D. Brown, who quit in the face of strong criticism over the agency’s sluggish response to Hurricane Katrina.
If confirmed by the Senate, Paulison will become undersecretary for federal emergency management.
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