From HSToday: Pandemic Preparedness: Start Your After-Action Report and Improvement Planning Now. Author is Andy Jabbour is co-founder and Managing Director of The Gate 15 Company and the Faith-Based Information Sharing & Analysis Organization (FB-ISAO).
The Diva recommends the FB-ISAO reports.
From the WashPost, some history: America was unprepared for a major crisis. Again. Political Reckoning: The first in a series exploring the political dynamics surrounding the coronavirus crisis.
The U.S. was beset by denial and dysfunction as the coronavirus raged. From the Oval Office to the CDC, political and institutional failures cascaded through the system and opportunities to mitigate the pandemic were lost.
From Politico: Does the Trump Administration Have the Talent To Make the Stimulus Work? As the New Deal shows us, it takes expertise, professionalism and skill to execute massive government programs—qualities the White House lacks. Some excerpts:
Unlike FDR, who vastly expanded state capacity, Trump has waged war on the federal government, leaving vast numbers of key roles unfilled, bullying and hollowing out the ranks of the nonpartisan civil service and populating his White House and Cabinet with men and women of little qualification. FDR hired capable pros—people with decades of experience in law, social policy, economics and other fields. Trump’s closest advisers are his son-in-law, who inherited a real estate company, and his daughter, who before entering public service operated a fashion line. One of the top deputies at the Office of Presidential Personnel—a key office that selects, vets and ushers through the clearance and confirmation processes top administration officials—is a 23-year-old college senior.
Trump’s task is in some ways harder than the one FDR faced in 1935: The economic downswing is more immediate, brought on by a disease pandemic. Yet there is little in the administration’s track record to suggest it is staffed to meet the challenge.
In the new blog called Hazard Doc, Prof. Susan Cutter of the Univ. of SC, features an article titled The Federal Government is no longer a reliable partner.
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From E&ENews: How the Defense Production Act became a disaster law.
Thanks to Chris Jones for the citation.
Update: NYTimes article: It’s High Time We Fought This Virus the American Way.
The administration has all the authority it needs to produce medical supplies and prepare for a potential vaccine.
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Update on April 3. This opinion piece by Michele Goldberg of the NY Times makes the point that Kushner’s role is not only unusual, but dangerous. See: Jared Kushner Is Going to Get Us All Killed. Trump’s son-in-law has no business running the coronavirus response.
Also April 3, from WashPost: Why is Jared Kushner in charge of anything?’ Trump’s son-in-law sparks outcry, confusion after coronavirus briefing debut
Update on April 2. From the NYTimes: Kushner Puts Himself in Middle of White House’s Chaotic Coronavirus Response. President Trump’s son-in-law has become a central player in the administration’s effort to curb the pandemic. But critics say he is part of the problem.
From Politico this rather surprising account of a new, private-sector group at work at FEMA: Behind the scenes, Kushner takes charge of coronavirus response. Trump’s son-in-law sets up shop at FEMA as his portfolio balloons to include manufacturing, supplies and long-term planning.
From The American Enterprise Institute: National Coronavirus Response; A Road Map to Reopening. 20 pp.
It appears that a plan to do an after action report similar to the one done by the 911 Commission is in the works. See: The U.S. needs to know what went wrong
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