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 as the No Child Left Behind Act and defense contracting. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.

Reports

• Defense Contracting: Army Case Study Delineates Concerns with Use of Contractors as Contract Specialists. GAO-08-360, March 26.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-360
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08360high.pdf
• Federal User Fees: Substantive Reviews Needed to Align Port-Related Fees with the Programs They Support. GAO-08-321, February 22.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-321
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08321high.pdf
• Health Insurance: Most College Students Are Covered through Employer-Sponsored Plans, and Some Colleges and States Are Taking Steps to Increase Coverage. GAO-08-389, March 28.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-389
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08389high.pdf
• Native Hawaiian Education Act: Greater Oversight Would Increase Accountability and Enable Targeting of Funds to Areas with Greatest Need. GAO-08-422, March 25.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-422
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08422high.pdf
• No Child Left Behind Act: Education Actions Could Improve the Targeting of School Improvement Funds to Schools Most in Need of Assistance. GAO-08-380, February 29.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-380
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08380high.pdf
• VA Health Care: Additional Efforts to Better Assess Joint Ventures Needed. GAO-08-399, March 28.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-399
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08399high.pdf

Correspondence

• Comments on the Office of Personnel Management's February 20, 2008 Report to Congress Regarding the Retirement Systems Modernization. GAO-08-576R, March 28.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-576R
  
• Defense Space Activities: National Security Space Strategy Needed to Guide Future DOD Space Efforts. GAO-08-431R, March 27.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-431R
• DOD Personnel Clearances: Questions for the Record Related to the Quality and Timeliness of Clearances. GAO-08-580R, March 25.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-580R