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President Bush appointed Michael D. Brown as FEMA ’ s director in January 2003.

Brown warned in September 2003 that FEMA's absorption into DHS would make a mockery of FEMA ’ s new motto, " A Nation Prepared ", and would " fundamentally sever FEMA from its core functions ", " shatter agency morale " and " break longstanding, effective and tested relationships with states and first responder stakeholders ".

The inevitable result of the reorganization of 2003, warned Brown, would be " an ineffective and uncoordinated response " to a terrorist attack or a natural disaster.