The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports and testimonies:
Reports 1. Hurricane Katrina: Status of Hospital Inpatient and Emergency Departments in the Greater New Orleans Area. GAO-06-1003, September 29. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-1003 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d061003high.pdf 2. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites: Steps Remain in Incorporating Lessons Learned from Other Satellite Programs. GAO-06-993, September 6. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-993 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06993high.pdf 3. Interior's Land Appraisal Services: Actions Needed to Improve Compliance with Appraisal Standards, Increase Efficiency, and Broaden Oversight. GAO-06-1050, September 28. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-1050 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d061050high.pdf 4. DOD Contracting: Efforts Needed to Address Air Force Commercial Acquisition Risk. GAO-06-995, September 29. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-995 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06995high.pdf 5. DOD Civilian Personnel: Greater Oversight and Quality Assurance Needed to Ensure Force Health Protection and Surveillance for Those Deployed. GAO-06-1085, September 29. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-1085 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d061085high.pdf 6. Estimating the Undocumented Population: A "Grouped Answers" Approach to Surveying Foreign-Born Respondents. GAO-06-775, September 29. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-775 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06775high.pdf 7. Grants Management: Enhancing Performance Accountability Provisions Could Lead to Better Results. GAO-06-1046, September 29. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-1046 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d061046high.pdf 8. Tennessee Valley Authority: Plans to Reduce Debt While Meeting Demand for Power. GAO-06-810, August 31. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-810 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06810high.pdf 9. Financial Audit: Independent and Special Counsel Expenditures for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2006. GAO-06-1054, September 29. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-1054 Testimonies 1. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites: Additional Action Needed to Incorporate Lessons Learned from Other Satellite Programs, by David A. Powner, director, information technology management, before the House Committee on Science. GAO-06-1129T, September 29. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-1129T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d061129thigh.pdf 2. Elections: DOD Expands Voting Assistance to Military Absentee Voters, but Challenges Remain, by Derek B. Stewart, director, defense capabilities and management, before the Senate Committee on Armed Services. GAO-06-1134T, September 28. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-1134T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d061134thigh.pdf Help with viewing PDF files is available from the "Help" section of http://www.gao.gov. Check the information in the section titled, "Help with Reading Portable Document Format Files" if you have difficulty. Subscribe to this or other E-mail updates about GAO products at the "Subscribe to Updates" 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 Government Accountability Office to provide daily information about GAO Reports and Testimony. Access GAO on the web at http://www.gao.gov
