White Papers

Disaster Recovery Compliance and Monitoring

This paper discusses the internal controls that must be put in place by agencies receiving disaster relief grant dollars or other funding.
Management's Responsibility for Internal Control

This document discusses ways federal managers can leverage OMB issued Circular No. A-123 to implement FMFIA required provisions and other administrative statutes.
Duplication of Benefits in Disaster Recovery Housing Programs

This document discusses the Stafford Act in identifying and calculating duplication of federal disaster recovery benefits.
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE): Helping Municipal Governments Finance Energy Efficiency Improvements

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs help municipalities make it easier and more cost-effective for homeowners and businesses to invest in clean energy. In a PACE program, a municipality facilitates the financing of clean energy projects improvements and administers the long term obligation to pay for the project.
Redefining Federal Disaster Management

The federal government's response to a natural disaster unleashes a major logistical undertaking. However, the current system lacks integration between responding agencies. This paper explores the issues limiting a coordinated disaster response and proposes a new Office for Federal Disaster Recovery Management.
Strengthening the Disaster Housing Assistance Program

This paper looks at HUD's current Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP) and recommends ways to increase speed and efficiency in providing disaster housing services.