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 aviation safety. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.

Reports

• Aviation Safety: NASA's National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service Project Was Designed Appropriately, but Sampling and Other Issues Complicate Data Analysis. GAO-09-112, March 13.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-112
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09112high.pdf

Presentations By The Acting Comptroller General

• "GAO: Promoting Accountability and Transparency in Government," by Gene L. Dodaro, acting comptroller general of the United States, before the James Harding Executive Speaker Program at Lycoming College, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. GAO-09-441CG, March 23, 2009
  http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d09441cg.pdf
• "GAO: Promoting Accountability and Transparency in Government," by Gene L. Dodaro, acting comptroller general of the United States, before the Women's Philanthropy Board 7th Annual Spring Symposium, Auburn University, in Auburn, Alabama. GAO-09-572CG, April 6, 2009
  http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d09572cg.pdf
• "Key Fiscal Challenges Facing the Accountability Community," by Gene L. Dodaro, acting comptroller general of the United States, before the 2009 AGA Southeast Region Professional Development Conference, in Nashville, Tennessee. GAO-09-505CG, April 2, 2009
  http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d09505cg.pdf

Correspondence

• High-Level Leadership Needed to Help Guam Address Challenges Caused by DOD-Related Growth. GAO-09-500R, April 9.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-500R
• Single Audit: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Single Audit Process and Oversight. GAO-09-307R, March 13.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-307R