Due to its recently slashed budget, it was impractical for Homeland Security to establish this undertaking. Instead, it will seek $100MM from the federal government to form a zombie task force which seems destined to be named 'Zombie Hawk'.

However, not everyone agrees with Mr. Fisher's assessment. California House Rep. Max Walkers is calling for an independent investigation on the zombie issue. Additionally, he hopes the President will sign a bill setting aside $1 trillion for zombie research and military intervention in the case of attacks. Mr. Walkers has come under fire for this proposal.

Following the dismissal of FEMA's director, John Wade, the organization has concluded its investigation of 'evidence' as presented by Pleasant Mayor Roy Swisher. FEMA spokesperson, Deborah Dioss, said all evidence of a zombie apocalypse or any type of uprising is pure speculation. "This office neither denies nor confirms that the dead are rising in Pleasant. However, all evidence submitted to this office by Pleasant officials, including visual evidence, is deemed inconclusive. We will continue to investigate," said Dioss.