The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This week they investigated a variety of issues, such as abstinence education, nanotechnolgy, homeland security, and drug safety. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.Reports
- Antidumping and Countervailing Duties: Congress and Agencies Should Take Additional Steps to Reduce Substantial Shortfalls in Duty Collection. GAO-08-391, March 26.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-391
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08391high.pdf - Defense Infrastructure: Continued Management Attention Is Needed to Support Installation Facilities and Operations. GAO-08-502, April 24.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-502
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08502high.pdf - Homeland Security: Enhanced National Guard Readiness for Civil Support Missions May Depend on DOD's Implementation of the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act. GAO-08-311, April 16.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-311
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08311high.pdf - Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance: DOD Can Better Assess and Integrate ISR Capabilities and Oversee Development of Future ISR Requirements. GAO-08-374, March 24.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-374
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08374high.pdf - Nanotechnology: Better Guidance Is Needed to Ensure Accurate Reporting of Federal Research Focused on Environmental, Health, and Safety Risks. GAO-08-402, March 31.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-402
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08402high.pdf - Space Acquisitions: DOD Is Making Progress to Rapidly Deliver Low Cost Space Capabilities, but Challenges Remain. GAO-08-516, April 25.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-516
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08516high.pdf
- Highways and Environment: Transportation Agencies Are Acting to Involve Others in Planning and Environmental Decisions. GAO-08-512R, April 25.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-512R - International Boundary and Water Commission: Two Alternatives for Improving Wastewater Treatment at the United States-Mexico Border. GAO-08-595R, April 24.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-595R
- Abstinence Education: Assessing the Accuracy and Effectiveness of Federally Funded Programs. GAO-08-664T, April 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-664T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08664thigh.pdf - Drug Safety: Preliminary Findings Suggest Recent FDA Initiatives Have Potential, but Do Not Fully Address Weaknesses in Its Foreign Drug Inspection Program. GAO-08-701T, April 22.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-701T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08701thigh.pdf - Export Controls: State and Commerce Have Not Taken Basic Steps to Better Ensure U.S. Interests Are Protected, by Ann Marie Calvaresi Barr, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-08-710T, April 24.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-710T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08710thigh.pdf - Federal Records: Agencies Face Challenges in Managing E-Mail. GAO-08-699T, April 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-699T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08699thigh.pdf - Human Capital: Workforce Diversity Governmentwide and at the Small Business Administration. GAO-08-725T, April 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-725T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08725thigh.pdf - Nanotechnology: Accuracy of Data on Federally Funded Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Could Be Improved, by Robert A. Robinson, managing director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. GAO-08-709T, April 24.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-709T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08709thigh.pdf - NASA: Challenges in Completing and Sustaining the International Space Station, by Cristina T. Chaplain, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, House Committee on Science and Technology. GAO-08-581T, April 24.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-581T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08581thigh.pdf - National Transportation Safety Board: Progress Made in Management Practices, Investigation Priorities, Training Center Use, and Information Security, But These Areas Continue to Need Improvement. GAO-08-652T, April 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-652T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08652thigh.pdf - Residential Facilities: State and Federal Oversight Gaps May Increase Risk to Youth Well-Being, by Kay E. Brown, director, education, workforce, and income security issues, before the House Committee on Education and Labor. GAO-08-696T, April 24.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-696T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08696thigh.pdf - Residential Programs: Selected Cases of Death, Abuse, and Deceptive Marketing, by Gregory D. Kutz, managing director, forensic audits and special investigations, before the House Committee on Education and Labor. [Link to audio recording of undercover phone calls demonstrating deceptive marketing practices on page 5.] GAO-08-713T, April 24.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-713T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08713thigh.pdf - Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Improving the Cost-Effectiveness of Filling the Reserve, by Franklin W. Rusco, acting director, natural resources and environment, before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. GAO-08-726T, April 24.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-726T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08726thigh.pdf
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