Mr. HARRALD: We've created a very top-heavy bureaucratic type of structure that is less agile, less creative.

NPR: FEMA's Expanded Responsibilities Questioned

Jack Harrald of the Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management at George Washington University puts it this way.

NPR: FEMA's Expanded Responsibilities Questioned

Mr. JACK HARRALD (Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management, George Washington University): You know, if the levees had been blown by terrorists or by a hurricane and the city of New Orleans flooded without evacuating people, the results are pretty much the same.

NPR: FEMA's Expanded Responsibilities Questioned