The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This week GAO investigated social security, military bases, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and other topics. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.
Reports
1. Information Technology: DOD Needs to Strengthen Management of Its Statutorily Mandated Software and System Process Improvement Efforts. GAO-09-888, September 8.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-888
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09888high.pdf
2. Employee Misclassification: Improved Coordination, Outreach, and Targeting Could Better Ensure Detection and Prevention. GAO-09-717, August 10.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-717
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09717high.pdf
3. Social Security Disability: Additional Performance Measures and Better Cost Estimates Could Help Improve SSA's Efforts to Eliminate Its Hearings Backlog. GAO-09-398, September 9.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-398
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09398high.pdf
4. Homeland Defense: U.S. Northern Command Has a Strong Exercise Program, but Involvement of Interagency Partners and States Can Be Improved.
GAO-09-849, September 9.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-849
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09849high.pdf
5. Military Base Realignments and Closures: Transportation Impact of Personnel Increases Will Be Significant, but Long-Term Costs Are Uncertain and Direct Federal Support Is Limited. GAO-09-750, September 9.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-750
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09750high.pdf
6. Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Options Exist to Enhance Transportation Planning Capacity and Federal Oversight. GAO-09-868, September 9.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-868
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09868high.pdf
7. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Analysis of Options for Revising the Housing Enterprises' Long-Term Structures. GAO-09-782, September 10.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-782
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09782high.pdf
Related Product
1. Survey of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (GAO-09-867SP, September 2009), an E-supplement to GAO-09-868. GAO-09-867SP, September 9. [Internet only] http://www.gao.gov/special.pubs/gao-09-867sp/
2. Wildland Fire Management: Federal Agencies Have Taken Important Steps Forward, but Additional, Strategic Action Is Needed to Capitalize on Those Steps. GAO-09-877, September 9.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-877
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09877high.pdf
3. Aviation Weather: FAA and the National Weather Service Are Considering Plans to Consolidate Weather Service Offices, but Face Significant Challenges. GAO-09-761,
September 9.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-761
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09761high.pdf
4. United States Merchant Marine Academy: Internal Control Weaknesses Resulted in Improper Sources and Uses of Funds; Some Corrective Actions Are Under Way. GAO-09-635, August 10.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-635
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09635high.pdf
Testimonies
1. Afghanistan and Pakistan: Oversight of U.S. Interagency Efforts, by Jacquelyn Williams-Bridgers, managing director, international affairs and trade, before the Subcommittee on national security and foreign affairs, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-09-1015T, September 9.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-1015T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d091015thigh.pdf
2. Ryan White CARE Act: Program Changes Affecting Minority AIDS Initiative and Part D Grantees, by Marcia Crosse, director, health care, before the Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Energy and Commerce. GAO-09-1027T, September 9.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-1027T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d091027thigh.pdf
3. Recovery Act: States' and Localities' Current and Planned Uses of Funds While Facing Fiscal Stresses, by J. Christopher Mihm, managing director, strategic issues, before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-09-908T, September 10.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-908T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09908thigh.pdf
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