The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports and testimonies:
Reports 1. Federal Student Aid: Highlights of a Study Group on Simplifying the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. GAO-10-29, October 29. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-29 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1029high.pdf 2. School Facilities: Physical Conditions in School Districts Receiving Impact Aid for Students Residing on Indian Lands. GAO-10-32, October 29. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-32 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1032high.pdf 3. Aviation Security: DHS and TSA Have Researched, Developed, and Begun Deploying Passenger Checkpoint Screening Technologies, but Continue to Face Challenges. GAO-10-128, October 7. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-128 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10128high.pdf 4. Public Transportation: Federal Project Approval Process Remains a Barrier to Greater Private Sector Role and DOT Could Enhance Efforts to Assist Project Sponsors. GAO-10-19, October 29. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-19 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1019high.pdf 5. Warfighter Support: Actions Needed to Improve Visibility and Coordination of DOD's Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Efforts. GAO-10-95, October 29. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-95 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1095high.pdf 6. Formerly Used Defense Sites: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Needs to Improve Its Process for Reviewing Completed Cleanup Remedies to Ensure Continued Protection. GAO-10-46, October 29. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-46 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1046high.pdf Testimonies 1. Next Generation Air Transportation System: FAA Faces Challenges in Responding to Task Force Recommendations, by Gerald L. Dillingham, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on Aviation, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. GAO-10-188T, October 28. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-188T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10188thigh.pdf 2. 401(k) Plans: Several Factors Can Diminish Retirement Savings, but Automatic Enrollment Shows Promise for Increasing Participation and Savings, by Barbara D. Bovbjerg, director, education, workforce, and income security, before the Senate Special Committee on Aging. GAO-10-153T, October 28. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-153T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10153thigh.pdf 3. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Workers and Retirees Experience Delays and Uncertainty when Underfunded Plans Are Terminated, by Barbara D. Bovbjerg, director, education, workforce, and income security, before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. GAO-10-181T, October 29. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-181T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10181thigh.pdf 4. Warfighter Support: Challenges Confronting DOD's Ability to Coordinate and Oversee Its Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices Efforts, by William M. Solis, director, defense capabilities and management, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Committee on Armed Services. GAO-10-186T, October 29. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-186T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10186thigh.pdf 5. Financial Management Systems: DHS Faces Challenges to Successfully Consolidate Its Existing Disparate Systems, by Kay L. Daly, director, financial management and assurance, and Nabajyoti Barkakati, Chief Technologist, Applied Research and Methods, Center for Technology and Engineering, before the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, House Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-10-210T, October 29. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-210T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10210thigh.pdf 6. International Food Assistance: A U.S. Governmentwide Strategy Could Accelerate Progress toward Global Food Security, by Thomas Melito, director, international affairs and trade, before the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, House Committee on Foreign Affairs. GAO-10-212T, October 29. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-212T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10212thigh.pdf You'll find the most up-to-date listing of Reports and Testimonies at http://www.gao.gov. 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 "E-mail 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. 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