GAO Reports 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 education, health insurance and accounting. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.

Report

• Teacher Preparation: Multiple Federal Education Offices Support Teacher Preparation for Instructing Students with Disabilities and English Language Learners, but Systematic Departmentwide Coordination Could Enhance This Assistance. GAO-09-573, July 20.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-573
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09573high.pdf

Correspondence

• Health Insurance: Enrollment, Benefits, Funding, and Other Characteristics of State High-Risk Health Insurance Pools. GAO-09-730R, July 22.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-730R

Presentations By The Acting Comptroller General

• "Ensuring Accountability in a Time of Financial and Fiscal Stress," by Gene L. Dodaro, acting comptroller general, before the American Institute of CPAs' National Governmental Accounting and Auditing Update Conference, in Washington, D.C. GAO-09-930CG, August 10, 2009.
  http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d09930cg.pdf
• "Ensuring Accountability in a Time of Financial and Fiscal Stress," by Gene L. Dodaro, acting comptroller general, before the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers' 2009 annual conference, in Dearborn, Michigan. GAO-09-952CG, August 17, 2009
  http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d09952cg.pdf