Gordon England, the acting deputy defense secretary, this week established a new Defense Department task force to support the White House-led review of the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina. England, in an Oct. 24 memorandum, stood up the Defense Department Hurricane Katrina Comprehensive Review Task Force. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense Paul McHale and Rear Adm. Richard Mauldin, director of the Joint Staff's operational plans and joint force development directorate (J-7), will lead the panel. Mauldin is...
