The Diva would love to see a respected, independent organization — such as the GAO, CRS, Congressional committee or a major think tank — do a comprehensive study of the recovery process after Hurricane Sandy. Since billions of taxpayer money went into that recovery, it would be nice to know what got accomplished and if new knowledge, processes, regulations, techniques etc. were used.

I am not talking about after-action reports but about in-depth studies. Here is an example of what I would like to see:

Far From Home: Deficiencies in Federal Disaster Housing Assistance After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and Recommendations for Improvement.  Special report of the Ad Hoc Subcommittee of Disaster Recovery of the Senate Committee on HS and Gov. Affairs.  Dated Feb. 2009.  S-PRT # 111-7.

If any such studies are contemplated or are underway, please let me know.

Update on March 14th: So far I have been told about two pending studies, one at GAO and one at the Senate Committee on HSGA.