The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This week they investigated a variety of issues, such as freight rail security and the Endangered Species Act. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.Reports
- Designated Federal Entities: Survey of Governance Practices and the Inspector General Role. GAO-09-270, April 20.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-270
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09270high.pdf - DOD Business Systems Modernization: Recent Slowdown in Institutionalizing Key Management Controls Needs to Be Addressed. GAO-09-586, May 18.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-586
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09586high.pdf - DOD Personnel Clearances: Comprehensive Timeliness Reporting, Complete Clearance Documentation, and Quality Measures Are Needed to Further Improve the Clearance Process. GAO-09-400, May 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-400
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09400high.pdf - End-Stage Renal Disease: CMS Should Monitor Effect of Bundled Payment on Home Dialysis Utilization Rates. GAO-09-537, May 22.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-537
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09537high.pdf - Endangered Species Act: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Has Incomplete Information about Effects on Listed Species from Section 7 Consultations. GAO-09-550, May 21.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-550
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09550high.pdf - Federal Contractors: Better Performance Information Needed to Support Agency Contract Award Decisions. GAO-09-374, April 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-374
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09374high.pdf - Federal Transit Administration: Progress and Challenges in Implementing and Evaluating the Job Access and Reverse Commute Program. GAO-09-496, May 21.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-496
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09496high.pdf - Foreign Assistance: Measures to Prevent Inadvertent Payments to Terrorists under Palestinian Aid Programs Have Been Strengthened, but Some Weaknesses Remain. GAO-09-622, May 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-622
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09622high.pdf - Freight Rail Security: Actions Have Been Taken to Enhance Security, but the Federal Strategy Can Be Strengthened and Security Efforts Better Monitored. GAO-09-243, April 21.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-243
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09243high.pdf - Sovereign Wealth Funds: Laws Limiting Foreign Investment Affect Certain U.S. Assets and Agencies Have Various Enforcement Processes. GAO-09-608, May 20.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-608
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09608high.pdf
- Effect of Personnel Reform on the Federal Aviation Administration's Budget. GAO-09-645R, May 14.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-645R - Questions for the Record Related to the Implementation of the Department of Defense's National Security Personnel System. GAO-09-669R, May 18.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-669R - Responses to Questions for the Record: March 18, 2009, Hearing on ATC Modernization: Near-Term Achievable Goals. GAO-09-718R, May 20.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-718R
- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Coordinated Federal Decisions and Additional Data Are Needed to Manage Potential Economic Impact of Applying U.S. Immigration Law, by David Gootnick, director, international affairs and trade, before the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, House Committee on Natural Resources. GAO-09-426T, May 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-426T - Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office, by Gene L. Dodaro, acting comptroller general, before the Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Senate Committee on Appropriations. GAO-09-699T, May 21.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-699T - Information Security: Agencies Make Progress in Implementation of Requirements, but Significant Weaknesses Persist, by Gregory C. Wilshusen, director, information security issues, before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-09-701T, May 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-701T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09701thigh.pdf - Joint Strike Fighter: Strong Risk Management Essential as Program Enters Most Challenging Phase, by Michael Sullivan, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, House Committee on Armed Services. GAO-09-711T, May 20.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-711T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09711thigh.pdf - Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Financial Challenges Highlight Need for Improved Governance and Management, by Barbara D. Bovbjerg, director, education, workforce, and income security, before the Senate Special Committee on Aging. GAO-09-702T, May 20.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-702T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09702thigh.pdf - Seclusions and Restraints: Selected Cases of Death and Abuse at Public and Private Schools and Treatment Centers, by Gregory D. Kutz, managing director, forensic audits and special investigations, before the House Committee on Education and Labor. GAO-09-719T, May 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-719T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09719thigh.pdf - Space Acquisitions: DOD Faces Substantial Challenges in Developing New Space Systems, by Cristina T. Chaplain, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Senate Committee on Armed Services. GAO-09-705T, May 20.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-705T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09705thigh.pdf - U.S. Postal Service: Network Rightsizing Needed to Help Keep USPS Financially Viable, by Phillip Herr, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-09-674T, May 20.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-674T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09674thigh.pdf
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