Reports and ruminations around the Web

- David Smith explains at length why he's calling for a centralized federal response to the New Orleans rebuilding.

- Knowledgeplex has a PDF available for download of a report on long-term Hurricane Katrina recovery by the National Housing Conference Center for Housing Policy.

- HUD has just posted a study of its Family Self-Sufficiency Program, which was designed to help households leave behind subsidized housing. The study seems a bit dated, though: it was apparently completed last year, based on data from the Clinton Administration.