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 stabilizing and rebuilding Iraq, Medicare and Medicaid, and the role of the U.S. Government Accountability Office. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.

Reports

• Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Managing Potential Economic Impact of Applying U.S. Immigration Law Requires Coordinated Federal Decisions and Additional Data. GAO-08-791, August 4.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-791
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08791high.pdf
• DOD Business Systems Modernization: Key Navy Programs' Compliance with DOD's Federated Business Enterprise Architecture Needs to Be Adequately Demonstrated. GAO-08-972, August 7.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-972
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08972high.pdf
• DOD Business Transformation: Air Force's Current Approach Increases Risk That Asset Visibility Goals and Transformation Priorities Will Not Be Achieved. GAO-08-866, August 8.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-866
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08866high.pdf
• Medicare and Medicaid: CMS and State Efforts to Interact with the Indian Health Service and Indian Tribes. GAO-08-724, July 11.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-724
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08724high.pdf
• Medicare: Covert Testing Exposes Weaknesses in the Durable Medical Equipment Supplier Screening Process. GAO-08-955, July 3.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-955
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08955high.pdf
  
• Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: Iraqi Revenues, Expenditures, and Surplus. GAO-08-1031, August 5.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1031
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081031high.pdf

Presentation by the Acting Comptroller General

• "The Role of the U.S. Government Accountability Office," a presentation by Gene L. Dodaro, acting comptroller general of the United States, before the House Democracy Assistance Commission, in Washington, D.C. GAO-08-1089CG, July 31, 2008.
  http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d081089cg.pdf

Reposted Products

• "The Role of the U.S. Government Accountability Office," a presentation by Gene L. Dodaro, acting comptroller general of the United States, before the House Democracy Assistance Commission, in Washington, D.C. GAO-08-1089CG, July 31, 2008. [Reposted to correct several slides with corrupted or missing text.]
  http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d081089cg.pdf