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 defense logistics, homeland security, and tax compliance. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.

Reports

• Defense Logistics: Improved Analysis and Cost Data Needed to Evaluate the Cost-effectiveness of Performance Based Logistics. GAO-09-41, December 19.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-41
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0941high.pdf

Correspondence

• DOD Personnel Clearances: Preliminary Observations about Timeliness and Quality. GAO-09-261R, December 19.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-261R
• Homeland Security Grant Program Risk-Based Distribution Methods: Presentation to Congressional Committees - November 14, 2008 and December 15, 2008. GAO-09-168R, December 23.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-168R

Reissued Products

• Tax Compliance: Businesses Owe Billions in Federal Payroll Taxes. GAO-08-617, July 25. [Reissued to correct text in table 1 on page 24 and related text on pp. 15, 23-24, and 26]
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-617
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08617high.pdf
• Tax Compliance: Businesses Owe Billions in Federal Payroll Taxes. GAO-08-1034T, July 29. [Reissued to correct text in table 1 on page 8 and related text on pp. 8 and 11]
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1034T
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081034thigh.pdf