Katrina
Relief Links
Taxpayers
for Common Sense (TCS)
TCS Katrina Resources
Provides a list of every contract (and contractor) left in the
Gulf area by the Federal Government. The site also lists contracts
by each federal agency and also lists bid announcements.
Department
of Commerce
A list of all the contracts which have been announced or awarded
thus far is also found in the Hurricane Contracting Information
Center in the Department of Commerce.
Disaster
Contractors Network
A resource for monitoring state contracts, particularly Florida
state contracts, is the Disaster Contractors Network. This is a
FEMA-Florida resource which breaks down information by the four
states; it provides information and links to licensing of contractors
on a state by-state basis as well as contracting opportunities at
both the federal and state level. This site also reports state and
local changes to building ordinances, permitting and contracting
requirements, etc.
An excellent resource to monitor Katrina-related bills
which have been introduced in Congress is found on the Taxpayers
for Common Sense website under Katrina
Related Legislation
Department
of Homeland Security (DHS)
has the lead role in monitoring for fraud, etc. in the federal
government’s contracting effort. The President has appointed
Donald E. Powell as the overseer of the federal government’s
Katrina program
Department
of Commerce (DOC)
Hurricane Contracting Information Center
It lists all of the contracting opportunities in the Gulf region;
announces seminars for contractors, etc. (Hurricane Katrina Contractor/Subcontractor
Workshop).
Department
of Labor (DOL)
Hurricane Recovery Job Connection
.It advertises jobs with contractors who are performing temporary
cleanup, recovery and reconstruction
Louisiana
Governor Blanco has appointed a 26 -member Louisiana
Recovery Authority (LRA) to advise her on the recovery
effort. The LRA has contracted with several organizations to advise
it, including PolicyLink
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