GAO releases this week

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the investigative arm of Congress. You may have heard discussion this week about a GAO report on progress in Iraq. See the Washington Post articles, "Report Finds Little Progress On Iraq Goals: GAO Draft at Odds With White House" and the response to the release "Pentagon Challenges GAO's Report on Iraq" The problem is that this discussion is in response to the draft report, the final report won't be released until Tuesday, so you won't find it in this list. You can find it online then on the Iraq page at the GAO's web site. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.

Reports

• Advance Earned Income Tax Credit: Low Use and Small Dollars Paid Impede IRS's Efforts to Reduce High Noncompliance. GAO-07-1110, August 10.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1110
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d071110high.pdf
• Defense Infrastructure: Management Actions Needed to Ensure Effectiveness of DOD's Risk Management Approach for the Defense Industrial Base. GAO-07-1077, August 31.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1077
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d071077high.pdf
• Railroad Bridges and Tunnels: Federal Role in Providing Safety Oversight and Freight Infrastructure Investment Could Be Better Targeted. GAO-07-770, August 6.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-770
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07770high.pdf
• Federal Housing Administration: Agency Should Assess the Effects of Proposed Changes to the Manufactured Home Loan Program. GAO-07-879, August 24.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-879
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07879high.pdf
• Medicare Physician Payments: Medicare and Private Payment Differences for Anesthesia Services. GAO-07-463, July 27.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-463
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07463high.pdf

Guidance

• Financial Audit Manual, Volume III. GAO-07-1173G, August 28, 2007.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1173G

Presentation by Comptroller General

• "Transforming Government, Management, and Accountability" by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the 14th Biennial Pacific Emerging Issues Conference, in Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii. GAO-07-1214CG, August 22. [Slides]
  http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d071214cg.pdf