GAO releases this week

Due to the forth of July holiday, there are fewer releases this week. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This week they investigated a variety of issues, such as the port security, immigration, and housing. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.

Reports

• Alien Detention Standards: Telephone Access Problems Were Pervasive at Detention Facilities; Other Deficiencies Did Not Show a Pattern of Noncompliance. GAO-07-875, July 6.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-875
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07875high.pdf
• Personal Information: Data Breaches Are Frequent, but Evidence of Resulting Identity Theft Is Limited; However, the Full Extent Is Unknown. GAO-07-737, June 4.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-737
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07737high.pdf
• Spot Cheese Market: Market Oversight Has Increased, but Concerns Remain about Potential Manipulation. GAO-07-707, June 21.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-707
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07707high.pdf
• Federal Housing Administration: Decline in the Agency's Market Share Was Associated with Product and Process Developments of Other Mortgage Market Participants. GAO-07-645, June 29.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-645
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07645high.pdf
• Federal Housing Administration: Modernization Proposals Would Have Program and Budget Implications and Require Continued Improvements in Risk Management. GAO-07-708, June 29.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-708
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07708high.pdf
• Military Operations: Actions Needed to Improve DOD's Stability Operations Approach and Enhance Interagency Planning. GAO-07-549, May 31.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-549
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07549high.pdf
• South Florida Ecosystem: Restoration Is Moving Forward but Is Facing Significant Delays, Implementation Challenges, and Rising Costs. GAO-07-520, May 31.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-520
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07520high.pdf

Correspondence

• Information on Port Security in the Caribbean Basin. GAO-07-804R, June 29.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-804R

Presentation by Comptroller General

• "How Key National Indicators Can Improve Policymaking and Strengthen Democracy" by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before OECD's Second World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge, and Policy, in Istanbul, Turkey. GAO-07-1069CG, June 26, 2007. [Text]
  http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d071069cg.pdf