FEMA Chief Relieved of Katrina Duties
Sep 09 1:14 PM US/Eastern
By LARA JAKES JORDAN
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON
Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown is being removed from his role managing Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, The Associated Press has learned.
Brown is being sent back to Washington from Baton Rouge, where he was the primary official overseeing the federal government’s response to the disaster, according to two federal officials who declined to be identified before the announcement.