[[{“type”:“media”,“view_mode”:“media_large”,“fid”:null,“attributes”:{“class”:“media-image alignright size-full wp-image-1612”,“typeof”:“foaf:Image”,“style”:“”,“width”:“100”,“height”:“100”,“title”:“”,“alt”:“U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report”}}]]John Vogel, adjunct professor of business administration at the Tuck School of Business, is co-author of a column in U.S. News and World Report that analyzes disaster relief after last year’s Tropical Storm Irene caused the worst flooding in Vermont in 83 years. Troubling questions remain about FEMA’s response, they write.

“We do not blame the individuals who work for FEMA,” the authors say. “Most are knowledgeable and dedicated. After a natural disaster, we need the expertise and resources of the federal government. What needs to change is a system of rules and incentives that turns FEMA workers into paper pushers instead of heroes.”

Read the full story, published 10/15/12 in U.S. News & World Report.