The General Accounting Office (GAO) today released the following reports, testimonies, and correspondence:
REPORTS 1. Breast Cancer Research Stamp: Effective Fund-Raiser, but Better Reporting and Cost Recovery Criteria Needed. GAO-03-1021, September 30. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-03-1021 http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d031021high.pdf Highlights 2. Contract Management: No Reliable Data to Measure Benefits of the Simplified Acquisition Test Program. GAO-03-1068, September 30. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-03-1068 http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d031068high.pdf Highlights 3. Earned Income Credit: Qualifying Child Certification Test Appears Justified, but Evaluation Plan Is Incomplete. GAO-03-794, September 30. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-03-794 http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d03794high.pdf Highlights 4. Financial Management: Sustained Efforts Needed to Achieve FFMIA Accountability. GAO-03-1062, September 30. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-03-1062 http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d031062high.pdf Highlights 5. Head Start: Increased Percentage of Teachers Nationwide Have Required Degrees, but Better Information on Classroom Teachers' Qualifications Needed. GAO-04-5, October 1. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-04-5 http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d045high.pdf Highlights 6. Human Capital: Insights for U.S. Agencies from Other Countries' Succession Planning and Management Initiatives. GAO-03-914, September 15. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-03-914 http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d03914high.pdf Highlights CORRESPONDENCE Foreign Assistance: USAID's Operating Expenses Account Does Not Fully Reflect the Cost of Delivering Foreign Assistance. GAO-03-1152R, September 30. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-03-1152R TESTIMONIES 1. Climate Change: Observations on the Administration's February 2002 Climate Initiative, by John B. Stephenson, director, natural resources and environment, before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. GAO-04-131T, October 1. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-04-131T http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d04131thigh.pdf Highlights 2. Federal Real Property: Actions Needed to Address Long-Standing and Complex Problems, by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. GAO-04-119T, October 1. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-04-119T 3. Grants Management: EPA Needs to Strengthen Oversight and Enhance Accountability to Address Persistent Challenges, by John B. Stephenson, Jr., director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. GAO-04-122T, October 1. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-04-122T http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d04122thigh.pdf Highlights 4. Human Capital: Succession Planning and Management Is Critical Element of Organizational Transformation, by J. Christopher Mihm, director, strategic issues, before the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization, House Committee on Government Reform. GAO-04-127T, October 1. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-04-127T http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d04127thigh.pdf Highlights 5. Medical Malpractice Insurance: Multiple Factors Have Contributed to Premium Rate Increases, by Richard J. Hillman, director, financial markets and community investment, and Kathryn G. Allen, director, Medicaid and private health insurance issues, before the Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, House Committee on Government Reform. GAO-04-128T, October 1. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-04-128T 6. Security: Counterfeit Identification Raises Homeland Security Concerns, by Ronald D. Malfi, assistant director, Office of Special Investigations, before the House Select Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-04-133T, October 1. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-04-133T Some products now have a link to Highlights (the link ends with "high.pdf"). This one-page document gives the key findings and recommendations of a GAO report or testimony. You can use the Highlights to decide whether you wish to see the full report or testimony. These and other GAO products are available from the "GAO Reports" section of GAO's Internet site, http://www.gao.gov. Subscribe to this or other E-mail alerts about GAO products at the "Order GAO Products" section of http://www.gao.gov. Remove yourself from this mailing list by sending an E-mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: unsubscribe daybook in the message body. Order printed copies of any of these items from GAO: 202-512-6000 (voice) 202-512-2537 (TDD) 202-512-6061 (fax). Members of the press may request copies from the Office of Public Affairs, 202-512-4800. =========================================================== This list is produced by the U.S. General Accounting Office to provide daily information about GAO Reports and Testimony. Access GAO on the web at http://www.gao.gov
