FEMA -- the Federal Emergency Management Agency -- was a late-night talk show joke before she took office . Doug Wilson : People who know Janet Napolitano will tell you she is a very smart woman. It 's another `` first woman '' nod for her . She was first UC Santa Clara valedictorian , first AZ governor . He says as governor , DHS chief brought organizational fiefdoms to common cause . Wilson : She expertly handled emergency response , reviving FEMA reputation ; is humane .
Doug Wilson : People who know Janet Napolitano will tell you she is a very smart woman. It 's another `` first woman '' nod for her . She was first UC Santa Clara valedictorian , first AZ governor . He says as governor , DHS chief brought organizational fiefdoms to common cause . Wilson : She expertly handled emergency response , reviving FEMA reputation ; is humane .