Moreno overhauls emergency management office in executive order

• See Verite's investigation into contaminated soil samples.

Zoom in: Another executive order changes the name and role of the city's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.

• The order removes "homeland security," a press release says, "as this role is better suited for other partners."
• The department is now called the Office of Coordination and Emergency Management, aka NOCEM.
• Its duties now include coordinating all barricades for special events — a point of contention and finger-pointing after the New Year's Day terrorist attack.

The third executive order speeds up the hiring process for essential city employees.