Monday, July 02, 2007

GAO Reports for the week

I was off in the land of no internet this Friday and you missed your GAO reports from last week, so here they are just a little late. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This week they investigated a variety of issues, such as the homeland security, federal workplace, and wetlands. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.

Reports
Testimonies
  • Higher Education: Challenges in Attracting International Students to the United States and Implications for Global Competitiveness, by George A. Scott, director, education, workforce, and income security issues, before a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, House Committee on Foreign Affairs; and the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness, House Committee on Education and Labor. GAO-07-1047T, June 29.
    http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1047T
    Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d071047thigh.pdf
  • Millennium Challenge Corporation: Progress and Challenges with Compacts in Africa, by David B. Gootnick, director, international affairs and trade, before the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, House Committee on Foreign Affairs. GAO-07-1049T, June 28.
    http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1049T
    Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d071049thigh.pdf
  • Homeland Security: Transforming Departmentwide Financial Management Systems Remains a Challenge, by Keith Rhodes, chief technologist, and McCoy Williams, director, financial management and assurance, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-07-1041T, June 28.
    http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1041T
    Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d071041thigh.pdf
  • Forest Service: Vegetation Management Projects Approved during Calendar Years 2003 through 2005 Using Categorical Exclusions, by Robin M. Nazzaro, director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, House Committee on Natural Resources. GAO-07-1016T, June 28.
    http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1016T
    Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d071016thigh.pdf
  • Homeland Security: Prospects For Biometric US-VISIT Exit Capability Remain Unclear, by Randolph C. Hite, director, information technology architecture and systems issues, before the Subcommittee on Maritime and Global Counterterrorism, House Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-07-1044T, June 28.
    http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1044T
    Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d071044thigh.pdf
  • Military Construction: Observations on Mismanagement of the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center, by Gregory D. Kutz and Bruce A. Causseaux, managing director and senior level specialist, forensic audits and special investigations; and Terrell G. Dorn, director, physical infrastructure, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-07-1039T, June 28.
    http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1039T
    Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d071039thigh.pdf
  • Workforce Investment Act: Additional Actions Would Further Improve the Workforce System, by Sigurd R. Nilsen, director, education, workforce, and income security issues, before the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness, House Committee on Education and Labor. GAO-07-1051T, June 28. (1:30 p.m.)
    http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1051T
    Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d071051thigh.pdf
  • Implementation of the Beach Act of 2000: EPA and States Have Made Progress, but Additional Actions Could Improve Public Health Protection, by Anu K. Mittal, director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality, Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works. GAO-07-1043T, June 27.
    http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1043T
    Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d071043thigh.pdf
  • Wildland Fire: Management Improvements Could Enhance Federal Agencies' Efforts to Contain the Costs of Fighting Fires, by Robin M. Nazzaro, director, natural resources and environment, before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. GAO-07-922T, June 26.
    http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-922T
    Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07922thigh.pdf
  • Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status of Project's Schedule and Cost as of June 27, 2007, by Terrell G. Dorn, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-07-897T, June 27.
    http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-897T
  • 2010 Census: Census Bureau Is Making Progress on the Local Update of Census Addresses Program, but Improvements Are Needed, by Mathew J. Scire, director, strategic issues, before the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-07-1063T, June 26.
    http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1063T
    Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d071063thigh.pdf
  • End-Stage Renal Disease: Medicare Should Pay a Bundled Rate for All ESRD Items and Services, statement for the record by A. Bruce Steinwald, director, health care, before the Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Ways and Means. GAO-07-1050T, June 26.
    http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1050T
Correspondences

Presentations by the Comptroller General
  • "Transparent Government and Access to Information: A Role for Supreme Audit Institutions" by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Seventh Global Forum on Reinventing Government, in Vienna, Austria. GAO-07-1068CG, June 26, 2007. [text]
    http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d071068cg.pdf
  • "Economic Insecurity Challenges" by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Rockefeller Foundation Trustees and Executives Dinner on Economic Insecurity in America, in New York, New York. GAO-07-1060CG, June 20, 2007. [Text]
    http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d071060cg.pdf
  • "The Challenges and Opportunities of Demographic Change in America" by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Center for Productive Longevity's National Conference on the New Human Resources Frontier: Utilizing Older Workers for Competitive Advantage, in Washington, D.C. GAO-07-1061CG, June 7, 2007. [Slides]
    http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d071061cg.pdf
Guidance

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