From the ARRL Web Site:
NEWINGTON, CT, Feb 17, 2006--The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), the Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS) and the HF digital e-mail system Winlink 2000 all got positive mentions in a post-Katrina report from the US House of Representatives. US Rep Tom Davis (R-VA) chaired the panel. References to ARES, MARS and Winlink appear in "A Failure of Initiative"--the final report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to investigate the preparation for and response to Hurricane Katrina.
To Read the complete ARRL Report, go here:
http://www.remote.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/02/17/2/?nc=1If you just want to read the report, all 364 pages, "A Failure of Initiative", go here:
A Failure of Initiative