The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This week they investigated a variety of issues, such as Afghanistan, the auto industry, Iraqi refugee assistance, and transportation security. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.Reports
- Army Health Care: Progress Made in Staffing and Monitoring Units that Provide Outpatient Case Management, but Additional Steps Needed. GAO-09-357, April 20.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-357
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09357high.pdf - Auto Industry: Summary of Government Efforts and Automakers' Restructuring to Date. GAO-09-553, April 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-553
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09553high.pdf - Commercial Aviation: Airline Industry Contraction Due to Volatile Fuel Prices and Falling Demand Affects Airports, Passengers, and Federal Government Revenues. GAO-09-393, April 21.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-393
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09393high.pdf - Defense Management: DOD Needs to Improve Program Management, Policy, and Testing to Enhance Ability to Field Operationally Useful Non-lethal Weapons. GAO-09-344, April 21.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-344
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09344high.pdf - Drug Control: Better Coordination with the Department of Homeland Security and an Updated Accountability Framework Can Further Enhance DEA's Efforts to Meet Post-9/11 Responsibilities. GAO-09-63, March 20.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-63
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0963high.pdf - Financial Audit: Material Weaknesses in Internal Control Continue to Impact Preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements of the U.S. Government. GAO-09-387, April 21.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-387
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09387high.pdf - Foreign Aid Reform: Comprehensive Strategy, Interagency Coordination, and Operational Improvements Would Bolster Current Efforts. GAO-09-192, April 17.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-192
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09192high.pdf - Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites: Acquisition Is Under Way, but Improvements Needed in Management and Oversight. GAO-09-323, April 2.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-323
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09323high.pdf - Iraqi Refugee Assistance: Improvements Needed in Measuring Progress, Assessing Needs, Tracking Funds, and Developing an International Strategic Plan. GAO-09-120, April 21.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-120
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09120high.pdf - Office of Personnel Management: Retirement Modernization Planning and Management Shortcomings Need to Be Addressed. GAO-09-529, April 21.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-529
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09529high.pdf - Recovery Act: As Initial Implementation Unfolds in States and Localities, Continued Attention to Accountability Issues Is Essential. GAO-09-580, April 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-580
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09580high.pdf - Transportation Security: Comprehensive Risk Assessments and Stronger Internal Controls Needed to Help Inform TSA Resource Allocation. GAO-09-492, March 27.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-492
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09492high.pdf
- Afghanistan: Key Issues for Congressional Oversight. GAO-09-473SP, April 21.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-473SP - Afghanistan: U.S.- and Internationally-Funded Roads (GAO-09-626SP), an E-supplement to GAO-09-473SP. GAO-09-626SP, April 21.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-626SP - Feasibility of Requiring Financial Assurances for the Recall or Destruction of Unsafe Consumer Products. GAO-09-512R, April 22.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-512R - Hazardous Materials: EPA's Assessment of Sites That May Have Received Asbestos-Contaminated Ore from Libby, Montana (GAO-09-7SP, March 2009), an E-supplement to GAO-09-6R. GAO-09-7SP, March 10.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-7SP
- Hazardous Materials: Status of EPA's Efforts to Assess Sites That May Have Received Asbestos-Contaminated Ore from Libby, Montana. GAO-09-6R, March 10.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-6R
- Aviation Safety: Potential Strategies to Address Air Ambulance Safety Concerns, by Gerald L. Dillingham, Ph.D., director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on Aviation, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. GAO-09-627T, April 22.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-627T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09627thigh.pdf - Coast Guard: Update on Deepwater Program Management, Cost, and Acquisition Workforce, by John P. Hutton, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-09-620T, April 22.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-620T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09620thigh.pdf - Defense Acquisitions: Actions Needed to Ensure Value for Service Contracts, by John Hutton, director, acquisition and sourcing management, and William Solis, director, defense capabilities and management, before the Defense Acquisition Reform Panel, House Committee on Armed Services. GAO-09-643T, April 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-643T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09643thigh.pdf - Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites: Acquisition Has Increased Costs, Reduced Capabilities, and Delayed Schedules, by David A. Powner, director, information technology management issues, before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, House Committee on Science and Technology. GAO-09-596T, April 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-596T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09596thigh.pdf - Homeland Defense: Actions Needed to Address Management of Air Sovereignty Alert Operations to Protect U.S. Airspace, by Davi D'Agostino, director, defense capabilities and management, before the Subcommittee on Readiness, House Committee on Armed Services. GAO-09-612T, April 22.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-612T - Human Capital: Sustained Attention to Strategic Human Capital Management Needed, by Yvonne D. Jones, director, strategic issues, before the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-09-632T, April 22.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-632T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09632thigh.pdf - Improper Payments: Progress Made but Challenges Remain in Estimating and Reducing Improper Payments, by Kay L. Daly, director, financial management and assurance, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-09-628T, April 22.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-628T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09628thigh.pdf - Recovery Act: As Initial Implementation Unfolds in States and Localities, Continued Attention to Accountability Issues Is Essential, by Gene L. Dodaro, acting comptroller general, before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-09-631T, April 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-631T
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