Friday, July 25, 2008

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 public transportation, tax and financial activity in the Cayman Islands, defined benefit pensions, and the U.S. Postal Service. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.

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  • Cayman Islands: Review of Cayman Islands and U.S. Laws Applicable to U.S. Persons' Financial Activity in the Cayman Islands, (GAO-08-1028SP), an E-supplement to GAO-08-778, July 2008. GAO-08-1028SP, July 24. [Internet only]
    http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1028SP
  • Defined Benefit Pensions: Survey of Sponsors of Large Defined Benefit Pension Plans (GAO-08-818SP, July 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-817. GAO-08-818SP, July 21. [Internet only]
    http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-818SP
  • Government Performance: 2007 Federal Managers Survey on Performance and Management Issues: (GAO-08-1036SP, July 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-1026T. GAO-08-1036SP, July 24. [Internet only]
    http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1036SP
  • U.S. Postal Service: USPS Has Taken Steps to Strengthen Network Realignment Planning and Accountability and Improve Communication, by Phillip R. Herr, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-08-1022T, July 24.
    http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1022T
    Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081022thigh.pdf
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