HUD and DHS Launch DisasterRecoveryWorking Group.gov; Seek Public Comments from State, Local, Tribal Partners, and the Public
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano have announced the launch of DisasterRecoveryWorkingGroup.gov -- a new interagency website that will allow federal disaster recovery officials to solicit public comments from state, local and tribal partners and the public.
The new website will be used by the federal government's newly-formed Long Term Disaster Recovery Working Group-co-chaired by Secretary Donovan and Secretary Napolitano-to allow stakeholders to submit ideas for disaster recovery; articulate objectives for recovery assistance going forward; identify examples of best practices; raise challenges and obstacles to success; and share thoughts, experiences and lessons learned.
Secretaries Donovan and Napolitano will also provide the President with recommendations to improve long-term catastrophic disaster recovery and help develop a National Disaster Recovery Framework that will provide detailed operational guidance to recovery organizations under existing authorities.
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