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Former White House officials highlight the value of early planning for presidential transitions

Partnership for Public Service

The book includes 30 declassified transition memos about Bush administration policies from 2008 and 2009 and made public for the first time. The post Former White House officials highlight the value of early planning for presidential transitions appeared first on Partnership for Public Service.

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Haiti: has there been progress in disaster reduction since the last big earthquake?

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

of monetary relief went to the Haitian Government, and yet that is exactly where responsibility for public services and safety lay. For example, in the 2008 hurricane season, four named storms arrived. ii] Farmer, Paul 2012. Public Affairs, New York, 443 pp. This was particularly true for donor-supplied shelter.

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