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 Ryan White CARE Act, Social Security disability, and flood insurance. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.

Reports

• Crime Victims' Rights Act: Increasing Awareness, Modifying the Complaint Process, and Enhancing Compliance Monitoring Will Improve Implementation of the Act. GAO-09-54, December 15.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-54
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0954high.pdf
• Defense Inventory: Management Actions Needed to Improve the Cost Efficiency of the Navy's Spare Parts Inventory. GAO-09-103, December 12.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-103
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09103high.pdf
• Disaster Assistance: Federal Efforts to Assist Group Site Residents with Employment, Services for Families with Children, and Transportation. GAO-09-81, December 11.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-81
• Disaster Recovery: FEMA's Public Assistance Grant Program Experienced Challenges with Gulf Coast Rebuilding. GAO-09-129, December 18.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-129
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09129high.pdf
• Flood Insurance: Options for Addressing the Financial Impact of Subsidized Premium Rates on the National Flood Insurance Program. GAO-09-20, November 14.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-20
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0920high.pdf
• Medicare Advantage: Characteristics, Financial Risks, and Disenrollment Rates of Beneficiaries in Private Fee-for-Service Plans. GAO-09-25, December 15.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-25
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0925high.pdf
• Results-Oriented Management: Opportunities Exist for Refining the Oversight and Implementation of the Senior Executive Performance-Based Pay System. GAO-09-82, November 21.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-82
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0982high.pdf
  
• Ryan White CARE Act: First-Year Experiences under the Part D Administrative Expense Cap. GAO-09-140, December 19.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-140
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09140high.pdf
• Social Security Disability: Collection of Medical Evidence Could Be Improved with Evaluations to Identify Promising Collection Practices. GAO-09-149, December 17.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-149
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09149high.pdf
• United Nations Peacekeeping: Challenges Obtaining Needed Resources Could Limit Further Large Deployments and Should Be Addressed in U.S. Reports to Congress. GAO-09-142, December 18.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-142
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09142high.pdf

Correspondence

• Defense Logistics: Department of Defense's Annual Report on the Status of Prepositioned Materiel and Equipment Can Be Enhanced to Better Inform Congress. GAO-09-147R, December 15.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-147R
• Global War on Terrorism: Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense. GAO-09-233R, December 15.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-233R
• Improvement Continues in DOD's Reporting on Sustainable Ranges, but Opportunities Exist to Improve Its Range Assessments and Comprehensive Plan. GAO-09-128R, December 15.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-128R