GAO Releases this week

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the investigative arm of Congress. In this shortened holiday week they investigated a variety of issues, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and immigration. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.

Reports

• Financial Audit: Securities and Exchange Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2006. GAO-08-167, November 16.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-167
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08167high.pdf

Presentation by the Comptroller General

• "Making Human Capital Transformation a Reality: Lessons Learned from GAO's Experience," by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before Human Capital Management Federal 2007, in Washington, D.C. GAO-08-299CG, November 15. [slides]
  http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d08299cg.pdf

Correspondence

• Immigration Benefits: Seventeenth Report Required by the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998. GAO-08-267R, November 16.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-267R
• Management Letter: Recommendations for Improvements to USDA's Internal Controls and Policies on Premium Class Air Travel. GAO-08-85R, November 19.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-85R