judge reverses cancellation of BRIC

I have to say I’ve been distracted by the entire Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) council fiasco. This included the final report and meeting being cancelled at the “very last minute.”

While that was ongoing there was this news that I almost missed completely, Mass. federal judge orders FEMA to restore billions in canceled disaster mitigation funding 

Does this mean it is a time for celebration? Nope, in our litigious environment, there can be appeals on appeals with litigation continuing, and on, and on.

Then the article has this quote, “A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told The Associated Press Thursday that DHS “has not terminated BRIC,” but did not elaborate on the program’s status.”  If that is true, it is wonderful news. I’m wondering what other verb to use in the place of “terminated?” Killed, cancelled, removed, eliminated, zeroed out, ended, completed, finished, kaput, right-sized…?

I would not be jumping up and down for joy at this point in the legal process.