The phrase "action in the wake of a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a response or measures taken following a specific event or situation.
Example: "The government took swift action in the wake of a natural disaster to provide aid to affected communities."
Alternatives: "response following a" or "measures after a".
The move, exclusively revealed by the Guardian on Saturday, was praised by those – including the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) – who believed the IOC should have taken stronger action in the wake of a report by professor Richard McLaren, which revealed hundreds of covered-up doping tests in most Olympic and Paralympic sports over a four-year period.
The Ministry of Defence and the arms company BAE Systems tonight faced the prospect of unprecedented legal action in the wake of a devastating report into the crash of an ageing RAF Nimrod aircraft over Afghanistan with the loss of all 14 people on board.
US President Barack Obama has called for "meaningful action" in the wake of a shooting at a Connecticut school that left 27 dead, including 20 children.
called for the government to give independent bodies the power to seek collective redress on behalf of consumers when a company has failed to take sufficient action in the wake of a data breach.
Yes, we have had to take extraordinary action in the wake of an extraordinary economic crisis.
The Information Commissioner's Office has said it is satisfied with Dumfries and Galloway Council's actions in the wake of a data protection breach.
The government's actions came in the wake of a wave of students who filed federal complaints against their schools.
What is most likely to happen is that controversial Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) is bound to be brought into action in the wake of the riots.
Today, after over two weeks of protests and police action in the wake of his killing, his funeral took place.
In full public view they congregated and planned for future action in the wake of this very public triumph.
