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More Katrina Misconduct: GAO Faults SBA Disaster Planning

From The Center for Public Integrity’s Katrina Watch

Months before Hurricane Katrina hit, the Small Business Administration deliberately shunned disaster planning that would have sped aid to thousands of companies in dire need, saying it would yield only “limited benefits,” investigators say. The report by the Government Accountability Office, set to be released today, is the latest to detail the short-staffing, confusion and disarray that contributed to a backlog of tens of thousands of loan applications in the weeks after the storm struck on Aug. 29, 2005. It found that federal officials discounted centralized planning, arguing their local field offices could figure it out, reports The Associated Press.

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