Government Releases
February 27, 2007
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The system has been updated to include Defense Department and FEMA contracts. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Feb. 26 stands at $15.47 billion.
January 24, 2007
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The system has been updated to include Defense Department and FEMA contracts. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Jan. 23 stands at $14.82 billion.
A Federal Business Opportunities Web site posting shows that the Department of Agriculture has awarded a $24,500 contract for stream debris removal to Doug Bledsoe Landscaping of Elloree, S.C.
Department of Agriculture contract
January 23, 2007
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The system has been updated to include Defense Department and FEMA contracts. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Jan. 19 stands at $14.79 billion.
January 22, 2007
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The system has been updated to include Defense Department and FEMA contracts. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Jan. 19 stands at $14.79 billion.
January 12, 2007
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The system has been updated to include Defense Department and FEMA contracts. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Jan. 11 stands at nearly $14.73 billion.
December 7, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The system has been updated to include Defense Department and FEMA contracts. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Dec. 6 stands at $14.07 billion.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office's Web site has been updated to include its Dec. 6 report presented to the Senate Homeland Security Committee on fraud and waste in FEMA's hurricane relief efforts.
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief: Continued Findings of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
November 17, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The system has been updated to include Defense Department and FEMA contracts. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Nov. 16 stands at $10.88 billion.
October 16, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The system has been updated to include Defense Department and FEMA contracts. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Oct. 13 stands at $9.38 billion.
October 12, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The system has been updated to include Defense Department and FEMA contracts. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Oct. 11 stands at $8.7 billion.
October 6, 2006
Fewer than 190,000 people are living in New Orleans a year after Hurricane Katrina, according to a door-to-door survey released Thursday. The population of 187,525 is about 41 percent of the 454,000 people estimated to be living in Orleans Parish before the storm hit Aug. 29, 2005. The survey was conducted for the Louisiana Recovery Authority and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals by the Louisiana Public Health Institute, reports The Associated Press. Mayor C. Ray Nagin has cited a slightly higher figure, and last month said he believed the city was on track to reach 300,000 people by year's end. (See Government Data for link to survey reports.)
The Louisiana Public Health Institute has posted 2006 Louisiana Health and Population Survey reports for some hurricane-affected parishes on its Web site.
2006 Louisiana Health and Population Survey
October 4, 2006
Almost three-fourths of New Orleans homeowners applying for federal grants say they will use the money to rebuild their flood-ruined properties rather than take a buyout or relocate, a figure that far surpasses the state average of about 56 percent and may signal the potent recovery the city. The Times-Picayune reports that the data, released Tuesday in the most detailed report so far of the intentions of homeowners who have applied to the state's $7.5 billion Road Home program, suggest the potential for the widespread rebirth of New Orleans, even as blight continues to pervade neighborhoods 13 months after the flood, the top official of the Louisiana Recovery Authority said. While the news of homeowners' return to New Orleans seems positive, nowhere do the numbers seem bleaker than in suburban St. Bernard Parish. So far, only 37 percent of parish residents who have applied for grants said they planned to rebuild their houses where they stood before the storm. (See Government Data for link to statistics.)
October 3, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Sept. 29 stands at $2.75 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
October 2, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Sept. 29 stands at $2.75 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
September 29, 2006
Federal Business Opportunities Web site postings show that the Department of the Air Force has awarded Hunt Building Co. Ltd. of El Paso, Texas, a contract worth more than $287 million to construct military housing units to replace those damaged by Hurricane Katrina, and the Department of the Army has awarded an $8.48 million contract to Barlovento LLC of Dothan, Ala., to replace a civil engineering complex.
Department of the Air Force Contract
Department of the Army Contract
September 27, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Sept. 25 stands at $2.13 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
September 26, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Sept. 25 stands at $2.13 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
September 13, 2006
The Louisiana Family Assistance Center, the government effort cobbled together to handle reports of missing residents scattered by Katrina and Rita, resolved more than 99 percent of the cases, according to its final report. The Associated Press reports that emergency response planners hope technology will reduce the need for such massive efforts in the future. Hurricane Katrina displaced an estimated 1.4 million residents of New Orleans and nearby parishes. But because many were sheltered in areas close to where Rita hit weeks later, some were evacuated a second time. The result was 13,200 cases of people reported missing. (For report link, see Government Data listings.)
September 11, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Sept. 11 stands at $2.06 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
September 6, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Sept. 1 stands at $2.05 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
August 14, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Aug. 11 stands at $1.98 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
August 4, 2006
A Federal Business Opportunities Web site posting shows that the Department of Agriculture has awarded a $23,700 contract for stream debris removal to J & K Construction LLC of Beaumont, Texas.
Department of Agriculture contract
July 21, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of July 21 stands at $1.94 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has posted the latest disaster relief reports on Hurricane Katrina (as of July 21) submitted by FEMA on its Web site.
July 20, 2006
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has posted the latest disaster relief reports on Hurricane Katrina (as of July 20) submitted by FEMA on its Web site.
July 11, 2006
Accompanied by a warning that protecting New Orleans and the Louisiana coast from major hurricanes would cost "double-digit billions of dollars" and take decades to accomplish, the Bush administration and the Army Corps of Engineers on Monday submitted to Congress an interim protection report that includes no recommendations for specific projects. The decision to leave individual projects out of the interim Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration report in favor of language on how future projects would be chosen was immediately criticized by high-ranking officials from the state, reports The Times-Picayune. Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana asked Sen. Pete Domenici, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Energy and Water, for a hearing to investigate why the administration changed the report that was being agreed to by local corps officials and the state. Meanwhile, Gov. Kathleen Blanco demanded that the corps submit to Congress the five major projects recommended by the state for initial authorization. (Report link under Government Data)
Federal Business Opportunities Web site postings show that the Department of the Army has awarded several contracts for rehabilitation of damaged hurricane or shore protection projects in several parishes to Hernandez Consulting LLC of New Orleans (four contracts worth a combined $36,850); IBK Government Group LLC of Morrison, Colo. (three contracts, $24,750); Urban Settlement Services of Pittsburgh, Pa. (one contract, $14,500); and First Louisiana Title Corp. of River Ridge, La. (one contract, $5,000).
Hernandez Consulting Contract 1 (Plaquemines Parish)
Hernandez Consulting Contract 2 (Orleans Parish)
Hernandez Consulting Contract 3 (St. Bernard Parish)
Hernandez Consulting Contract 4 (Jefferson Parish)
IBK Government Group Contract 1 (Plaquemines Parish)
IBK Government Group Contract 2 (St. Bernard Parish)
IBK Government Group Contract 3 (Orleans Parish)
Urban Settlement Services Contract (Plaquemines Parish)
First Louisiana Title Corp. Contract (Jefferson Parish)
June 9, 2006
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has posted the latest disaster relief reports on Hurricane Katrina (as of June 8) submitted by FEMA on its Web site.
June 8, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of June 6 stands at $1.88 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included).
May 30, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of May 26 stands at $1.87 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
May 26, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of May 24 stands at $1.86 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has posted the latest disaster relief reports on Hurricane Katrina (as of May 26) submitted by FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on its Web site.
May 25, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of May 24 stands at $1.86 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has posted the latest disaster relief reports on Hurricane Katrina (as of May 25) submitted by FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on its Web site.
May 24, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of May 23 stands at $1.86 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
May 23, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of May 19 stands at $1.86 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
May 22, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of May 19 stands at $1.86 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
May 19, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of May 18 stands at $1.86 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
May 18, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of May 17 stands at $1.86 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
May 17, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of May 16 stands at $1.85 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
May 16, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of May 15 stands at $1.85 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
May 15, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of May 12 stands at $1.85 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
May 12, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of May 11 stands at $1.84 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has posted the latest Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster relief reports on Hurricane Katrina (as of May 12) on its Web site.
May 11, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of May 10 stands at $1.84 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
May 10, 2006
The processing of disaster loans by the Small Business Administration was slowed by a new computer system that limited the number of employees who could access the system at one time, according to a report that evaluates the performance of 22 federal agencies in the aftermath of Katrina and Rita. The 226-page report was prepared by inspectors general for the agencies and is possibly the broadest look to date at the federal bureaucratic response to last year's hurricanes, The Times-Picayune reports. The report said that the immediate federal response to Katrina was delayed and impeded because FEMA did not have contracts in place for the quick distribution of ice, water, food, tarps, transportation and travel trailers. Because the planning process did not take place before Katrina, "FEMA found itself in an untenable position and hastily entered into contracts, with little to no contract competition for disaster commodities," the report concluded. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency, awarded 64 percent of the 554 Katrina-related contracts over $500,000 without competitive bidding in the first three months after the hurricane, the report said.
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of May 9 stands at $1.85 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
May 9, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of May 8 stands at $1.84 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
May 8, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of May 5 stands at $1.84 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
May 5, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of May 4 stands at $1.84 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
May 4, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of May 3 stands at $1.83 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
May 3, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of May 2 stands at $1.83 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has released its on the governmental failures associated with Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane Katrina: A Nation Still Unprepared (PDF, 61.02 MB)
The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General has issued a report on Hurricane Katrina oversight.
May 2, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of May 1 stands at $1.82 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has posted the latest disaster relief reports on Hurricane Katrina (as of May 2) submitted by FEMA on its Web site.
May 1, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of April 28 stands at $1.81 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
A posting on the Department of Defense Web site notes that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $4,587,300 million contract to Houston-based Hunter Allied of Texas for Hurricane Katrina housing repairs.
Department of Homeland Security Contract
April 28, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of April 27 stands at $1.81 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
A posting on the Department of Defense Web site notes that the U.S. Navy has awarded a $6,927,952 million contract to Walton Construction Co. of Harahan, La., for hurricane-related work at Navy installations.
April 27, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of April 26 stands at $1.81 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
April 26, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of April 25 stands at $1.81 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
April 25, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of April 24 stands at $1.80 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
April 24, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of April 21 stands at $1.80 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has posted the latest disaster relief reports on Hurricane Katrina (as of April 24) submitted by FEMA on its Web site.
April 21, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of April 20 stands at $1.79 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
April 20, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of April 19 stands at $1.79 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
April 19, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of April 18 stands at $1.79 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
April 18, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of April 17 stands at $1.79 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
April 17, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of April 14 stands at $1.79 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
April 14, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of April 13 stands at $1.79 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
April 13, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of April 12 stands at $1.79 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
April 12, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of April 11 stands at $1.79 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
April 11, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of April 11 stands at $1.79 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
April 10, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of April 7 stands at $1.78 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has posted the latest disaster relief reports on Hurricane Katrina (as of April 6) submitted by FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on its Web site.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Disaster Relief Report
April 7, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of April 5 stands at $1.78 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
April 6, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of April 5 stands at $1.78 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
April 5, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of April 3 stands at $1.77 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
April 4, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of April 3 stands at $1.77 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
April 3, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of March 31 stands at $1.77 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
The latest Hurricane Katrina disaster relief reports (as of March 30) submitted by FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have been posted on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Web site.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Disaster Relief Report
March 31, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of March 30 stands at $1.77 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
March 30, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of March 29 stands at $1.76 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
March 29, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of March 29 stands at $1.76 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
March 27, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of March 24 stands at $1.75 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has posted the latest disaster relief reports on Hurricane Katrina (as of March 23) submitted by FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on its Web site.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Disaster Relief Report 1
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Disaster Relief Report 2
March 24, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of March 23 stands at $1.7 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
March 23, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of March 22 stands at $1.7 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
March 22, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of March 21 stands at $1.68 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
March 21, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of March 20 stands at $1.67 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
March 20, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of March 17 stands at $1.66 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
March 17, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of March 16 stands at $1.66 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
March 16, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of March 15 stands at $1.66 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
March 15, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of March 14 stands at $1.65 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
March 14, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of March 13 stands at $1.65 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
Federal Business Opportunities Web site postings show that the Department of Agriculture has awarded a $62,560 contract for stream debris removal to S.C. Logging Co. Inc. of Watkinsville, Ga.
Department of Agriculture Contract
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has posted the latest disaster relief reports on Hurricane Katrina (as of March 9) submitted by FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on its Web site.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Disaster Relief Report
March 13, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of March 10 stands at $1.65 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
Federal Business Opportunities Web site postings show that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $2.56 million contract for hurricane repairs to Ercon Corporation of Scott, La.
Department of Homeland Security Contract
March 10, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of March 9 stands at $1.65 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General has issued a report on Hurricane Katrina oversight.
March 9, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of March 8 stands at $1.65 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
March 8, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of March 3 stands at $1.64 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General has issued a report on Hurricane Katrina oversight.
The Department of Transportation has issued a report on internal controls over emergency disaster relief.
Department of Transportation Report
March 7, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of March 3 stands at $1.64 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
March 6, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of March 3 stands at $1.64 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
Federal Business Opportunities Web site postings show that the Department of the Army has awarded a $1.18 million contract for hurricane repairs to Southern Services & Equipment Inc. of St. Bernard, La.
Department of the Army Contract
March 3, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of March 2 stands at $1.62 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has posted the latest disaster relief reports on Hurricane Katrina (as of March 2) submitted by FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on its Web site.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Disaster Relief Report
March 2, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Feb. 24 stands at $1.61 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
March 1, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Feb. 24 stands at $1.61 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
Federal Business Opportunities Web site postings show that the Department of Agriculture has awarded a $56,468 contract for stream debris removal to Russell Enterprises LLC of Smithfield, N.C.
Department of Agriculture Contract
February 28, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Feb. 24 stands at $1.61 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
February 27, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Feb. 24 stands at $1.61 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
February 24, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Feb. 24 stands at $1.61 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
February 23, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Feb. 17 stands at $1.545 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
February 22, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Feb. 17 stands at $1.545 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
February 21, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Feb. 17 stands at $1.545 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
February 17, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Feb. 16 stands at $1.526 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has posted the latest disaster relief reports on Hurricane Katrina (as of Feb. 16) submitted by FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on its Web site.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Disaster Relief Report
February 16, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Feb. 15 stands at $1.526 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
The Federal Business Opportunities Web site postings show that the Department of the Army has awarded a $1.96 million contract for hurricane repairs to Southern Services & Equipment Inc. of St. Bernard, La.
Department of the Army Contract
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has posted the latest disaster relief reports on Hurricane Katrina (as of Feb. 9) submitted by FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on its Web site.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Disaster Relief Report
February 15, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Feb. 14 stands at $1.52 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
February 14, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Feb. 13 stands at $1.51 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
Federal Business Opportunities Web site postings show that the Department of Agriculture has awarded a $47,500 contract for stream debris removal to John Millsap Contracting of Paris, Texas.
Department of Agriculture Contract
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has issued a report on FEMA’s weakness in identifying fraud and abuse in a Hurricane Katrina federal relief emergency program.
February 13, 2006
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Feb. 10 stands at $1.5 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
The Federal Business Opportunities Web site postings show that the Department of the Army has awarded an $8.6 million contract for dredging to Weeks Marine Inc. of Covington, La.
Department of the Army Contract
February 9, 2006
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has posted the latest disaster relief reports on Hurricane Katrina (as of Feb. 2) submitted by FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on its Web site.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Disaster Relief Report
February 8, 2006
The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General has issued a report on hurricane oversight.
Office of the Inspector General Report
February 1, 2006
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has posted the latest disaster relief reports on Hurricane Katrina (as of Jan. 26) submitted by FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on its Web site.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Disaster Relief Report
January 17, 2006
The President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency has issued a 90-day progress report on the oversight of Gulf Coast Recovery.
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has posted the latest disaster relief reports on Hurricane Katrina (as of Jan. 12) submitted by FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on its Web site.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Disaster Relief Report
January 11, 2006
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of the Inspector General has issued its biweekly report on hurricane oversight.
Office of the Inspector General report
January 9, 2006
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has posted the latest disaster relief reports on Hurricane Katrina (as of Jan. 5) submitted by FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on its Web site.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Disaster Relief Report
December 23, 2005
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Dec. 22 stands at $1.33 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.) CH2M Hill Constructors Inc. of Englewood, Colo., has joined the list of companies that have received the biggest single contracts of $15 million or more, receiving an $18.5 million contract for Katrina-related construction.
The Federal Business Opportunities Web site postings show that the General Services Administration has awarded a $5.45 million FEMA trailer contract to Truck-Man R.V. Center of Jackson, Miss.
December 22, 2005
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Dec. 21 stands at $1.32 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.) The following companies have joined the list of those that have received the biggest single contracts worth $15 million or more: Environmental Quality Management of Cincinnati, Ohio, received a $21.6 million contract for facilities operations support; and Roy F. Weston of West Chester, Pa., received a $15.1 million contract for technical assistance.
The General Services Administration has awarded FEMA trailer contracts of varying amounts to the following Mississippi companies: $2.84 million to Malley’s Store All LLC of Pass Christian; two worth a total $3.2 million to Sherman RV Center of Sherman; $536,280 to Country Creek RV Supercenter of Hattiesburg; and $1.11 million to American RV of Olive Branch.
December 21, 2005
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Dec. 20 stands at $1.27 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
The Federal Business Opportunities Web site postings show that the General Services Administration has awarded FEMA trailer contracts in varying amounts to the following Mississippi companies: $1.77 million to Bus Supply Company Inc. of McComb; $6.33 million to Michael’s RV Center of Columbia; $408,384 to Vance Auto & Camper Sales of Grenada; $3.65 million to King’s RV Repair and Sales of Purvis; $986,000 to Sherman RV Center of Sherman; $269,384 to Senatobia RV & Trailer Sales of Senatobia; $1.67 million to Turning Wheel RV Center of Jackson; $3.49 million to Country Creek RV Supercenter of Hattiesburg.
December 20, 2005
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Dec. 19 stands at $1.26 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
The Federal Business Opportunities Web site postings show that the General Services Administration has awarded FEMA trailer contracts of varying amounts to the following Mississippi companies: $712,731 to Senatobia RV & Trailer Sales of Senatobia; $749,621 to Sherman RV Center in Sherman; and $1.26 million to American RV Center of Olive Branch.
December 19, 2005
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Dec. 16 stands at $1.25 billion (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
A posting on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site shows that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $591,720 contract for roof replacement to Astrid Contract Technical Services of New Ellenton, S.C.
Department of Homeland Security Contract
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has posted the latest disaster relief reports on Hurricane Katrina (as of Dec. 15) submitted by FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on its Web site.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Disaster Relief Report
December 16, 2005
A Federal Business Opportunities Web site posting shows that the General Services Administration has awarded a $118,785 contract for FEMA travel trailers to Southern Camper Sales, of Biloxi, Miss.
December 14, 2005
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General has issued its biweekly report on hurricane oversight.
Office of the Inspector General Report
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has posted the latest disaster relief reports on Hurricane Katrina contracts (as of Dec. 8) submitted by FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on its Web site.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Disaster Relief Report
December 13, 2005
The General Services Administration’s Office of the Inspector General has released a memo about FEMA procurements.
GSA Office of the Inspector General memo
November 18, 2005
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Nov. 17 stands at $891.6 million (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
November 17, 2005
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Nov. 16 stands at $883.9 million (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
November 16, 2005
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Nov. 15 stands at $877.1 million (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued a $224,670 contract for emergency restoration and repairs at the Lake Pontchartrain area to Creek Services LLC, of Harvey, La.
November 15, 2005
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Nov. 14 stands at $861.3 million (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
The U.S. Army has given contracts for hurricane-related work totaling about $126 million to these companies: Cooley, Dennis and Denmon Engineering Co., Boh Brothers Construction Co. LLC, Granite Construction Co., Gotech, Mel Professional Temporaries LLC, Mobile Engineering Inc., C&S Consulting / Citywide Testing & Inspection, Julien Citywide, Barnes, Ferland, and Associates Inc. and GNG Construction Inc. The U.S. Navy has awarded a $9 million contract for post-Katrina emergency construction to Kellogg Brown & Root Services.
U.S. Department of Defense contracts
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a $78,000 contract for stream debris removal to Dallas-based Tekno Solutions.
Contract award by Department of Agriculture
November 14, 2005
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Nov. 11 stands at $852.9 million, although most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.
Postings on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site show new contracts awarded by the Federal Government. The General Services Administration awarded contracts to Camper Corral, Inc., Poplarville Campers Sales, LLC, and Travel America RV Center, Inc. worth more than $2.8 million.
The US Army Corps of Engineers awarded construction contracts worth almost $54 million. Among the biggest winners: a nearly $24 million contract to Cajun Constructors of Baton Rouge.
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November 10, 2005
Former FEMA chief Michael Brown was taken off the agency's payroll after Nov. 2, ending his nearly two months of compensation after he resigned under fire, the Associated Press reports. Brown had received contract extensions through mid-November from Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to help the agency complete its review of the response to Katrina but ended the arrangement early.
Former FEMA chief Brown off payroll
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Nov. 9 stands at $834.9 million (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
A posting on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site shows that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract worth more than $1.8 million to Purnell Construction to make emergency levee repairs in Plaquemines Parish, La.
November 9, 2005
Federal inspector general offices have opened 92 investigations into possible misconduct in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, according to a biweekly report from the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency, GovExec.com reports. There have been 23 arrests and 12 indictments as a result, according to the report.
Oversight of hurricane relief efforts keeps inspectors general busy
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Nov. 8 stands at $829.8 million (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
An announcement on the Department of Homeland Security's Web site that people have been posing as Federal Emergency Management Agency inspectors describes how to identify a real FEMA inspector.
Hurricane Victims Should Be Aware Of Fake Inspectors
Postings on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site show new contract awards of nearly $1.5 million and $1 million, respectively, to Grillot Construction LLC by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for construction in Plaquemines Parish, La., and to Michael's RV Center by the General Services Administration for providing FEMA travel trailers.
FEMA Travel Trailers (Katrina Disaster Support)
November 8, 2005
An audit by the Homeland Security Department's Office of the Inspector General revealed security vulnerabilities in the central database used by FEMA that had increased increased its susceptibility to attack by hackers, Govexec.com reports.
Audit finds gaps in FEMA's database security
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Nov. 7 stands at $828.3 million (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
A posting on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site shows a new contract worth more than $1.4 million was awarded to Grillot Construction LLC by the U.S. Army Engineers to build structures and facilities in Plaquemines Parish, La.
FEMA has posted detailed information on the state of emergency housing on its Web site. The agency says that more than 40,000 temporary housing units in the Gulf Coast area are ready for occupancy.
Louisiana Weekly Housing Update
November 7, 2005
FEMA has approved its first round of Community Disaster Loans to help eight Gulf Coast communities devastated by hurricanes, the agency announced on its Web site. New Orleans was approved for $120 million. A FEMA news release also explains the types of contracts the government agency is involved with and where contracting opportunities lie.
FEMA Puts Victim Needs First When Hiring Contractors
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Nov. 4 stands at $799.2 million (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
Postings on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site show five new contract awards by the General Services Administration worth more than a combined $5 million to provide FEMA travel trailers.
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November 4, 2005
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Nov. 3 stands at $773.5 million (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
A posting on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site shows a new contract award by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Continental Construction Company, Inc. worth more than $5 million for post-Katrina repairs and modifications in Orleans Parish, La.
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November 3, 2005
Defense Industrial Daily announces that three contracts related to post-Katrina reconstruction worth a combined $47.4 million were issued by the New Orleans U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. They went to Manson Gulf LLC in Houma, La., Continental Construction Inc. in Memphis, Tenn., and James Construction Group LLC in Baton Rouge, La.
$47.4M for more Katrina-Related Contracts
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Nov. 2 stands at $761.5 million (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.) According to the database, Regional Transit Authority has joined the list of companies that have received the biggest single contracts (ranging from $15 million to $50 million). The others include AmeriCold Logistics LLC, Clearbrook LLC, Asset Group Inc., Van Hoy Long LLC and Motorola.
Postings on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site show three new contract awards by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Boh Brothers Construction Co. LLC. was awarded two contracts, respectively worth roughly $15.2 million and $6.2 million, to make levee repairs in Orleans Parish, La., while James Construction Group LLC was awarded one worth nearly $30.7 million for New Orleans East Back Levee to CSX railroad emergency restoration in the same parish.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture gave new contracts for stream debris removal worth more than a combined $630,000 to Direct Parcel Express, Jerry Luce Contracting, Manns Construction and Bowman's L & L Inc.
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November 2, 2005
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Nov. 1 stands at $709.9 million (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included.)
November 1, 2005
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts as of Oct. 31 stands at $691.5 million (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included). According to the database, Van Hoy Long LLC has joined the list of companies that have received the biggest single contracts (ranging from $15 million to $50 million). The others include AmeriCold Logistics LLC, Clearbrook LLC, Asset Group Inc. and Motorola.
Another Department of Defense site posting shows that James Construction Group LLC of Baton Rouge was awarded a $30.6 million firm-fixed-price contract on Oct. 25 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for emergency restoration of New Orleans' back levee to CSX Railroad. The expected date of completion is April 1, 2006.
Department of Defense Contract Award
The Department of Homeland Security's Office of the Inspector General released the first President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency Biweekly Interagency Homeland Security Roundtable Report on Hurricane Katrina, which includes statistics on things such as arrests, convictions, indictments and contracts.
Memorandum from the Inspector General
FEMA has posted detailed information on the state of emergency housing on its Web site. The agency says that the number of Gulf Coast-area temporary housing ready for occupancy is about 36,500 units.
Louisiana Weekly Housing Update
October 31, 2005
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards today. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts stands at $655.5 million (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included).
A posting on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site shows that James Construction Group LLC of Baton Rouge, La. received a contract worth nearly $2.8 million from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for restoration work on a pump station in Orleans Parish. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contract Award Synopsis
October 28, 2005
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards today. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts stands at $642 million (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included).
October 27, 2005
The Federal Communications Commission issued a disaster recovery order to provide free cell phones and 300 minutes of free calls to about 300,000 Hurricane Katrina evacuees, reports the Baton Rouge Advocate. Wireless carriers will be reimbursed $130 for each household, but are not required to participate. Problems have surfaced, though, with some providers that didn't know of the plan besieged by evacuees and some participating companies still struggling to work out the details.
Cell companies unsure how plan for free phones to work
A posting on the Department of Defense Web site shows that Manson Gulf L.L.C. of Houma, La., was awarded an $11.7 million firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Chaimette Area Plan Emergency Restoration on Oct. 10. Work will be performed in Houma, La., and is expected to be completed by April 1, 2006.
Department of Defense Contract Awards
October 26, 2005
Among today's topics drawing Washington Post columnist Al Kamen's attention and wit is FEMA's continuing Web site foibles.
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards today. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts stands at $625 million (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included).
October 25, 2005
Postings on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site show three new contract awards by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Hurricane Katrina-related construction and civil engineering work:
- Bucktown Contractors Inc. of Metairie, La., was awarded a $567,000 contract for construction work on hurricane protection structures and facilities in the areas from New Orleans to Venice.
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- LL&G Construction, Inc., of Houma, La., was awarded a contract worth more than $847,000 for heavy and civil engineering construction work around Lake Pontchartrain and the Orleans Parish vicinity.
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-M. R. Pittman Group LLC., of Harahan, La., was awarded a contract worth more than $4.5 million for hurricane protection repairs and modifications in New Orleans.
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The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards today. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts jumped in the last day to almost $609 million (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included).
October 24, 2005
Murillo Modular Group Ltd. of Lewisville, Tex. received a $7.6 million firm-fixed-price contract to provide portable classroom buildings in Baton Rouge, La., according to Defense Industry Daily. The work is expected to be complete by Nov. 21. This sole source contract was initiated on Oct. 14 by the Recovery Field Office in Baton Rouge.
$7.6M for Portable Classrooms in Baton Rouge, LA
A posting on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site shows that Granite Construction Company of Watsonville, Calif., was awarded a nearly $14.4 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for construction work on a hurricane protection levee in St. Bernard Parish, La.
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The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards today. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts stands at $370 million (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included).
October 21, 2005
The U.S. Department of Justice has made Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge the home for its Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force national command center, reports the Baton Rouge Advocate. In the aftermath of Katrina, 42 people nationwide have been charged with disaster assistance-related fraud. The task force includes investigators from the FBI, Federal Trade Commission, Postal Service Office of the Inspector General and other agencies.
October 20, 2005
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards today. The total spent on post-Katrina contracts stands at $354 million (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included).
October 19, 2005
The federal government has announced that it will pay the entire cost of Hurricane Katrina debris removal being handled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Alabama's Mobile County, even if the waste is not picked up by Oct. 28, the Mobile Register reported Tuesday. Earlier, federal officials had promised full funding for only in the first 60 days following the Aug. 29 storm, which would have cost local governments hundreds of thousands of dollars to finish the cleanup. The Army Corps of Engineers is using Phillips & Jordan Inc., a Tennessee-based company that handled debris removal after Hurricane Ivan last year, to do the work.
Trash pickup gets full funding
The Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Transportation this week released a management advisory recommending improvements in DOT's oversight of hurricane relief funds. The preliminary assessment identifies several areas — specifically, controls over the funds used for transportation-related emergency response activities and the tracking of administrative costs such as salary, supplies and travel. The review also looks at the recording of transactions under the Federal Aviation Administration's contract with Landstar Express America Inc. to provide emergency transportation services.
Management Advisory: Accounting and Financial Reporting of Related Hurricane Costs
October 14, 2005
Army Corps of Engineers report to the House Appropriations Committee
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards yesterday. The total spent on Post-Katrina contracts stands at $345 million (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included). According to the database, the four companies that have received the biggest single contracts (ranging from $15 million to $50 million) are: AmeriCold Logistics LLC, Clearbrook LLC, Asset Group Inc. and Motorola.
Louisiana Sen. Mary L. Landrieu offers highlights of the $250 billion Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief and Economic Recovery Act, which she co-sponsored. Expenditures include: $10 million for affected alligator farms in Louisiana, $34 million to study the damage to the state's forestry and $150 million for a historic preservation grant program.
Katrina Disaster Relief and Economic Recovery Act
October 13, 2005
The Times-Picayune reports that the Army Corps of Engineers plans to rebuild New Orleans' breached levees with much stronger, fortified walls. The work will cost an estimated $400 million; the contracts were put out for bidding this week.
New levee walls to be built deeper, stronger than before
The Army Corps of Engineers has posted the list of Katrina-related contracts as of Oct. 6.
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October 12, 2005
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards today. The total spent on Post-Katrina contracts stands at $326 million (most FEMA and Defense Department contracts are not included). According to the database, the four companies that have received the biggest single contracts (ranging from $15 million to $50 million) are: AmeriCold Logistics LLC, Clearbrook LLC, Asset Group Inc. and Motorola.
October 11, 2005
FEMA's failure to have a plan to pick up bodies of those who died after Hurricane Katrina hit and the "bureaucratic quagmire" bemoaned by the company it finally hired illustrate a pattern of breakdowns in the agency's relationship with the private sector.
Lack of Contracts Hampered FEMA
October 6, 2005
FEMA has stopped taking new applicants for a program that has housed about 6,000 Louisiana workers in nearly 2,400 travel trailers at refineries and other industrial sites across the storm-ravaged state, The Wall Street Journal reports. Angry Louisiana officials argue that the effort, aimed at restarting work key businesses, is one of the few that has effectively gotten evacuees into temporary shelter and back into the local work force.
Agency cancels a housing plan for evacuees (subscription)
A Department of Homeland Security inspector general's report says that FEMA's computer systems were antiquated and slow, thus limiting the agency's effectiveness in responding to the 2004 hurricane season.
Computer systems at FEMA were lacking in 2004, says IG
October 5, 2005
According to the Department of Homeland Security, the four largest single contracts FEMA awarded for post-Katrina work total more than $1 billion and were given out on a limited competition basis . The beneficiaries are Circle B. Enterprises Inc., Gulf Stream Coach Inc., which received two of the contracts, and Morgan Building & Spas Inc.
DHS Hurricane Katrina Contracts
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards yesterday. Post-Katrina contracts total $303 million (the data don't currently include most FEMA or DOD contracts). According to the database, the four companies which have received the biggest single contracts ($15 to $50 million) are: Americold Logistics LLC, Clearbrook LLC, Asset Group Inc. and Motorola.
FPDS Hurricane Katrina Contracts
The FBI is investigating four Red Cross contract workers who allegedly funneled Katrina relief funds to friends and relatives.
Arrests Made in Alleged Katrina Scheme
October 4, 2005
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards yesterday. Post-Katrina contracts total $297 million (the data don't currently include most FEMA or DOD contracts). According to the database, the four companies which have received the biggest single contracts ($15 to $50 million) are: Americold Logistics LLC, Clearbrook LLC, Asset Group Inc. and Motorola.
September 30, 2005
Questions and concerns grew in Washington today about the hurricane relief process, with questions being raised on Capitol Hill about contracts for repairing roofs, housing evacuees, restoring education and providing other services for the Gulf Coast victims of Katrina and Rita.
The Federal Procurement Data System posted its latest information on hurricane-related contract awards today, including roughly $271 million for Katrina efforts. A quick run-through of the information—which does not include unreported contracts by FEMA, the Army Corps of Engineers and other agencies—reveals that roughly $236 million in aid is flowing through pre-established government purchasing agreements from the General Services Administration. Some $60 million in contracts appear to be have awarded with less-than-full competition. More than half of the reported amount, roughly $167.7 million in contracts appears to have gone to just five companies: Americold Logistics LLC, Clearbrook LLC, Asset Group Inc., Motorola, and East Alabama Portables.
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September 29, 2005
September 28, 2005
The Navy has announced the noncompetitive award of a $9.1 million firm-fixed-price contract to repair Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Miss., to Whitesell/Yates Joint Venture of Biloxi.
September 27, 2005
Several government agencies and divisions have posted downloadable reports on contracts awarded through last Friday, although some of the most expensive, controversial contracts, including the more than $500 million Ashbritt award, are not listed:
Federal Government Procurement System - Excel File
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September 22, 2005
The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded Thompson Engineering more than $11 million for quality assurance inspection services in Mississippi.
The Army Corps of Engineers also is surveying small contractors' ability to respond to assistance needs for inbound Hurricane Rita:
September 21, 2005
View FEMA's initial request letter.
The Army Corps of Engineers has posted two contracts for construction in Mississippi, each for $50 million, to CH2M Hill Constructors and W. G. Yates and Sons Construction Company:
Award Notice – CH2M Hill
Award Notice - W. G. Yates and Sons
September 20, 2005
The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded an almost $10 million contract to help shore up Mississippi River levees to Merrick Construction Company of Cottonport, LA:
September 19, 2005
DISH Satellite TV and XM Satellite Radio are beaming FEMA's voice to Katrina's victims:
Dish Satellite TV Network And XM Satellite Radio Deliver FEMA Information To Shelters
On Friday, FEMA said it had spent $763 million aiding state and local governments so far:
More Than $760 Million In Federal Dollars To Help Louisiana
September 16, 2005
Today's highlight, other than the president's speech, was the announcement of four fixed-price debris removal contracts from the USACE, potentially worth a total of $4 billion including options:
Here's a press release:
Debris Removal Contracts Awarded for Hurricane Recovery Efforts, Says Army Corps of Engineers
The Army Corps of Engineers has posted a list of its Katrina contract awards:
Hurricane Katrina Consolidated Contract Listing
September 12, 2005
Bechtel
FEMA Contracts to Provide Housing Relief for Displaced Hurricane Victims
Carothers
Emergency Contracts Already in Place
Ceres Environmental Services Inc.
Emergency Contracts Already in Place
CH2M Hill
FEMA Contracts to Provide Housing Relief for Displaced Hurricane Victims
Dewberry
FEMA Contracts to Provide Housing Relief for Displaced Hurricane Victims
Fluor Corp.
FEMA Contracts to Provide Housing Relief for Displaced Hurricane Victims
IAP Worldwide
Emergency Contracts Already in Place
Kellogg, Brown & Root (Halliburton)
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Phillips and Jordan Inc.
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The Shaw Group
Emergency Contracts Already in Place
Sterling Construction Services Inc.