GAO 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 natural disasters and defense acquisitions. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.

Reports

• Natural Disasters: Public Policy Options for Changing the Federal Role in Natural Catastrophe Insurance. GAO-08-7, November 26.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-7
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d087high.pdf

Correspondence

• Defense Acquisitions: Status of the Expeditionary Fire Support System. GAO-08-331R, December 21.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-331R

Presentation By The Comptroller General

• "Partnering for Progress--Working Together to Strengthen Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs)," by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States and vice-chairman, INTOSAI Finance and Administration Committee; and Dr. Ahmed El-Midaoui, premier president of the Court of Accounts of Morocco and chairman, INTOSAI Capacity Building Committee, before the Joint Venture on Public Financial Management Working Party on Aid Effectiveness, in Paris, France. GAO-08-381CG, December 19.
  http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d08381cg.pdf