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 embassy construction, the Clean Air Act, and veterinarians protecting animal and public health. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.

Reports

• Certificated Expenditures: Executive Office of the President Fiscal Year 2007 Certificated Expenditures Were Used for Authorized Purposes. GAO-09-305, February 17.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-305
• Embassy Construction: Additional Actions Are Needed to Address Contractor Participation. GAO-09-48, January 16.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-48
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0948high.pdf
• Veterinarian Workforce: Actions Are Needed to Ensure Sufficient Capacity for Protecting Public and Animal Health. GAO-09-178, February 4.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-178
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09178high.pdf

Related Product

• New Embassy Construction: Structured Interviews with Construction Firms (GAO-09-47SP, January 2009), an E-supplement to GAO-09-48, January 16. [Internet Only]
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-47SP

Correspondence

• Clean Air Act: Historical Information on EPA's Process for Reviewing California Waiver Requests and Making Waiver Determinations. GAO-09-249R, January 16.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-249R
• Government Printing Office: Issues Faced in Obtaining a New Facility. GAO-09-392R, February 20.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-392R

Presentations By The Acting Comptroller General

• "Challenges Facing the New Administration and the 111th Congress," by Gene L. Dodaro, acting comptroller general, before the AGA 2009 Leadership Conference, in Washington, D.C. GAO-09-383CG, February 19, 2009
  http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d09383cg.pdf
• "GAO's Work on Today's High Risk Issues and Long-Term Challenges," by Gene L. Dodaro, acting comptroller general, before the Arizona Society of CPAs, in Phoenix, Arizona. GAO-09-382CG, February 6, 2009
  http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d09382cg.pdf