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 energy markets, oil and gas leasing, and drug trafficking reduction. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.

Reports

• Energy Markets: Refinery Outages Can Impact Petroleum Product Prices, but No Federal Requirements to Report Outages Exist. GAO-09-87, October 7.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-87
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0987high.pdf
  
• Federal Research: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Management and Oversight of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers. GAO-09-15, October 8.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-15
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0915high.pdf
• Financial Audit: Bureau of the Public Debt's Fiscal Years 2008 and 2007 Schedules of Federal Debt. GAO-09-44, November 7.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-44
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0944high.pdf
• Oil and Gas Leasing: Interior Could Do More to Encourage Diligent Development. GAO-09-74, October 3.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-74
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0974high.pdf
• Plan Colombia: Drug Reduction Goals Were Not Fully Met, but Security Has Improved; U.S. Agencies Need More Detailed Plans for Reducing Assistance. GAO-09-71, October 6.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-71
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0971high.pdf

Correspondence

• Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Fiscal Year 2008 Airport and Airway Trust Fund Excise Taxes. GAO-09-90R, November 3.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-90R
• Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Fiscal Year 2008 Highway Trust Fund Excise Taxes. GAO-09-91R, November 3.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-91R
• The Nation's Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: September 2008 Update. GAO-09-94R, November 6.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-94R
• National Applications Office Certification Review. GAO-09-105R, November 6.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-105R

Presentations By The Acting Comptroller General

• "Transforming DOD Business Operations," by Gene L. Dodaro, acting comptroller general, before the Defense Finance 2008 conference. GAO-09-160CG, October 27, 2008 [slides]
  http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d09160cg.pdf
• "The Upcoming Transition: GAO's Efforts to Assist the 111th Congress and the Next Administration," by Gene L. Dodaro, acting comptroller general, at the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service, City College of New York. GAO-09-159CG, October 23, 2008 [slides]
  http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d09159cg.pdf
• "Upcoming Transition Includes Key Information Technology Challenges," by Gene L. Dodaro, acting comptroller general, before the INPUT Fed Focus 2009 conference. GAO-09-158CG, October 21, 2008 [slides]
  http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d09158cg.pdf