Hurricane Katrina
Mr. Brown, who came under intense pressure for government failures to provide timely assistance to disaster victims of 
, was ordered back to Washington and relieved of his duties in the Gulf States. His immediate FEMA role now will be for its national administration. The personnel change results in FEMA's local effort now being headed-up by military leadership, instead of civilian. However, Admiral Allen's Deputy (the number two federal offiicial in the field) is a civilian.
FEMA head relieved of duties