Comment Submitted by Kevin Bowen

Summary: A retired military special operations officer and former Senior Intelligence Officer for the Department of Defense proposes a radical restructuring of FEMA into a new "National Disaster Response Agency" (NDRA). The commenter argues that FEMA's current culture is burdened by bureaucracy and "mission creep," and advocates for a "cultural reset" involving stricter performance standards, austere training, and a more disciplined, military-style organizational model.