Spencer Hsu and Michael Grunwald want to know

Ready, Set, Hurricane Sunday, June 4, 2006; B03 In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, it became painfully clear that the Department of Homeland Security was not prepared to d eal with natural disasters, and that the Federal Emergency Management Agency was languishing within DHS. On May 23, DHS issued this press release, pledging to improve its performance during this year's hurricane season. But are they ready? What are the problems behind the press release?

[note: here's the release they're referencing, not linked to in the original article]