Releases from GAO this week

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This week they released reports, presentations and correspondence on topics, such as the IRS, homeland security and Social Security. Want to know more about the GAO? Check out the library's guide.

Reports

• Disability Programs: SSA Has Taken Steps to Address Conflicting Court Decisions, but Needs to Manage Data Better on the Increasing Number of Court Remands. GAO-07-331, April 5.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-331
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07331high.pdf
• Internal Revenue Service: Interim Results of the 2007 Tax Filing Season and Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request. GAO-07-673, April 3.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-673
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07673high.pdf
• Nuclear Nonproliferation: Progress Made in Improving Security at Russian Nuclear Sites, but the Long-term Sustainability of U.S.-Funded Security Upgrades Is Uncertain. GAO-07-404, February 28.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-404
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07404high.pdf
  
• First Responders: Much Work Remains to Improve Communications Interoperability. GAO-07-301, April 2.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-301
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07301high.pdf
• Tactical Aircraft: DOD Needs a Joint and Integrated Investment Strategy. GAO-07-415, April 2.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-415
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07415high.pdf
• Aviation Security: Cost Estimates Related to TSA Funding of Checked Baggage Screening Systems at Los Angeles and Ontario Airports. GAO-07-445, March 30.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-445

Correspondences

• DHS Multi-Agency Operation Centers Would Benefit from Taking Further Steps to Enhance Collaboration and Coordination. GAO-07-686R, April 5.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-686R
• Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the American GI Forum of the United States for Fiscal Year 2005. GAO-07-663R, April 5.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-663R
• Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the National Fund for Medical Education for Fiscal Year 2004. GAO-07-664R, April 5.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-664R
• Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the American National Theatre and Academy for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2003. GAO-07-665R, April 5.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-665R
• Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Reports for the American Historical Association for Fiscal Years 2002-2004. GAO-07-666R, April 5.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-666R
• Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Disabled American Veterans for Fiscal Year 2005. GAO-07-667R, April 5.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-667R
• Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, Inc., for Fiscal Years 2005 and 2004. GAO-07-668R, April 5.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-668R
• Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Former Members of Congress for Fiscal Year 2005. GAO-07-669R, April 5.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-669R
• Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Little League Baseball, Inc., for Fiscal Years 2005 and 2004. GAO-07-670R, April 5.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-670R
• Internal Control: Improvements Needed in SEC's Accounting and Operational Procedures. GAO-07-482R, April 3.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-482R
• Homeland Security: Information on Training New Border Patrol Agents. GAO-07-540R, March 30.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-540R
• An Assessment of Dependent Care Needs of Federal Workers Using the Office of Personnel Management's Survey. GAO-07-437R, March 30.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-437R

Presentations by the Comptroller General

• "Internationalizing and Modernizing the Accountability Profession" by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountability (CIPFA), in London, England. GAO-07-723CG, March 26, 2007. [slides]
  http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d07723cg.pdf
• "Measuring the Performance of Audit Organizations: GAO's Evolving Experiences," by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the 19th UN/INTOSAI [International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions] Seminar, in Vienna, Austria. GAO-07-598CG, March 28-30, 2007. [slides]
  http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d07598cg.pdf

Special Publications

• GAO Strategic Plan, 2007-2012. GAO-07-1SP, March 2007.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1SP
• Forces That Will Shape America's Future: Themes from GAO's Strategic Plan, 2007-2012. GAO-07-467SP, March 2007.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-467SP