GAO Reports for the week

Here are this week's Government Accountability Office reports and other releases. This week, the GAO did a lot of testifying before Congress, on a variety of topic, check out the "Highlights" link to get a brief summary of what they discussed in their testimony. To learn more about the GAO, read the library's guide.

Reports

• Military Personnel: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Reserve Employment Issues. GAO-07-259, February 8.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-259
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07259high.pdf
  
  
• Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Federal Actions Could Enhance Preparedness of Certain State-Administered Federal Support Programs. GAO-07-219, February 7.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-219
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07219high.pdf

Testimonies

• Prescription Drugs: Oversight of Drug Pricing in Federal Programs, by John E. Dicken, director, health care, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-07-481T, February 9.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-481T
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07481thigh.pdf
  
  
• Federal Oversight of Food Safety: High-Risk Designation Can Bring Needed Attention to Fragmented System, by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-07-449T, February 8.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-449T
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07449thigh.pdf
  
  
• Homeland Security: Observations on the Department of Homeland Security's Acquisition Organization and on the Coast Guard's Deepwater Program, by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-07-453T, February 8.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-453T
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07453thigh.pdf
  
  
• Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Serious Economic, Fiscal, and Accountability Challenges, by Jeanette M. Franzel, director, financial management and assurance, before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. GAO-07-436T, February 8.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-436T
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07436thigh.pdf
  
  
• Homeland Security: Management and Programmatic Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security, by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the House Homeland Security Committee. GAO-07-452T, February 7.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-452T
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07452thigh.pdf
  
  
• Homeland Security: Applying Risk Management Principles to Guide Federal Investments, by William O. Jenkins, Jr., director, homeland security and justice issues, before the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-07-386T, February 7.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-386T
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07386thigh.pdf
  
  
• Homeland Security: Management and Programmatic Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security, by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-07-398T, February 6.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-398T
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07398thigh.pdf
  
  
• Passenger Rail Security: Federal Strategy and Enhanced Coordination Needed to Prioritize and Guide Security Efforts, by Cathleen A. Berrick, director, homeland security and justice issues, before the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection, House Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-07-442T, February 6.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-442T
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07442thigh.pdf
  
  
• Environmental Information: EPA Actions Could Reduce the Availability of Environmental Information to the Public, by John B. Stephenson, director, natural resources and environment, before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. GAO-07-464T, February 6.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-464T
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07464thigh.pdf

Correspondence

• Homeland Security Grants: Observations on Process DHS Used to Allocate Funds to Selected Urban Areas. GAO-07-381R, February 7.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-381R
  
  
• Office of Special Trustee for American Indians: Financial Statement Audit Recommendations and the Audit Follow-Up Process. GAO-07-295R, January 19.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-295R

Presentation by Comptroller General

• "Saving Our Future Requires Tough Choices Today," by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, on the Fiscal Wake-Up Tour in Des Moines, Iowa. GAO-07-477CG, February 1. [Slides] [Internet only]
  http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d07477cg.pdf