The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports and testimonies:
Reports 1. State and Local Governments: Persistent Fiscal Challenges Will Likely Emerge within the Next Decade. GAO-07-1080SP, July 18. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1080SP 2. U.S. Public Diplomacy: Actions Needed to Improve Strategic Use and Coordination of Research. GAO-07-904, July 18. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-904 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07904high.pdf Testimonies 1. Federal Contracting: Use of Contractor Performance Information, by William T. Woods, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-07-1111T, July 18. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1111T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d071111thigh.pdf 2. Rebuilding Iraq: Serious Challenges Impair Efforts to Restore Iraq's Oil Sector and Enact Hydrocarbon Legislation, by Joseph A. Christoff, director, international affairs and trade, before a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia and the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, House Committee on Foreign Affairs. GAO-07-1107T, July 18. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1107T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d071107thigh.pdf 3. Information Technology: VA and DOD Are Making Progress in Sharing Medical Information, but Remain Far from Having Comprehensive Electronic Medical Records, by Valerie C. Melvin, director, human capital and management information systems issues, before the Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission. GAO-07-1108T, July 18. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1108T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d071108thigh.pdf 4. 2010 Census: Preparations for the 2010 Census Underway, but Continued Oversight and Risk Management Are Critical, by Mathew J. Scire, director, strategic issues, and David A. Powner, director, information technology, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-07-1106T, July 17. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1106T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d071106thigh.pdf Presentation By The Comptroller General 1. "Our Nation's Long-Term Fiscal Challenge: State and Local Governments Will Likely Face Persistent Fiscal Challenges in the Next Decade," by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C. GAO-07-1113CG, July 18. http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d071113cg.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
