(TNS) – With an above average hurricane season predicted, the lack of leadership at two agencies responsible for protecting the United States’ coast lines should be a sobering thought, said a widely admired general who led the military’s response to Hurricane Katrina.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which runs the National Hurricane Center, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are both without leaders. Those positions must be appointed by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, CNN reported.
“That should scare the hell out of everybody,” retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré told CNN. “These positions help save lives.”
Honoré, who served as commander of Joint Task Force Katrina and coordinated military relief efforts, told CNN that the disaster proved “how important leadership was.”
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