Press release, June 1, 2006: “The Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force (IPET)…is releasing this draft final report of its performance evaluation of the New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana Hurricane Protection System during Hurricane Katrina. Our sincere hope is that the results of this report, used already in the repairs of the system, the assessments of the undamaged portions of the protection system, and being incorporated in design guidance for future protection projects in the area, will help such a tragedy from ever occurring again.”