Friday, February 19, 2010

GAO Reports

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This week GAO investigated electronic health care information exchange, surface coal mining, the Recovery Act, and other topics. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.

Report

License Suspensions for Nondriving Offenses: Practices in Four States That May Ease the Financial Impact on Low-Income Individuals. GAO-10-217, February 18.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-217

Electronic Personal Health Information Exchange: Health Care Entities' Reported Disclosure Practices and Effects on Quality of Care. GAO-10-361, February 17.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-361
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10361high.pdf

Disaster Assistance: Federal Assistance for Permanent Housing Primarily Benefited Homeowners; Opportunities Exist to Better Target Rental Housing Needs GAO-10-17, January 14.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-17
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1017high.pdf

Surface Coal Mining: Financial Assurances for, and Long-Term Oversight of, Mines with Valley Fills in Four Appalachian States. GAO-10-206, January 14.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-206
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10206high.pdf

Recovery Act: Project Selection and Starts Are Influenced by Certain Federal Requirements and Other Factors. GAO-10-383, February 10.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-383
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10383high.pdf

Recovery Act: IRS Quickly Implemented Tax Provisions, but Reporting and Enforcement Improvements Are Needed. GAO-10-349, February 10.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-349
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10349high.pdf


Correspondence

CNMI Immigration and Border Control Databases. GAO-10-345R, February 16.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-345R

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