The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports and testimony:
Reports 1. Defense Management: DOD Needs Better Information and Guidance to More Effectively Manage and Reduce Operating and Support Costs of Major Weapon Systems. GAO-10-717, July 20. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-717 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10717high.pdf 2. Rural Homelessness: Better Collaboration by HHS and HUD Could Improve Delivery of Services in Rural Areas. GAO-10-724, July 20. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-724 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10724high.pdf 3. New Embassy Compounds: State Faces Challenges in Sizing Facilities and Providing for Operations and Maintenance Requirements. GAO-10-689, July 20. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-689 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10689high.pdf 4. Border Security: CBP Lacks the Data Needed to Assess the FAST Program at U.S. Northern Border Ports. GAO-10-694, July 19. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-694 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10694high.pdf 5. Information Technology: OMB's Dashboard Has Increased Transparency and Oversight, but Improvements Needed. GAO-10-701, July 16. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-701 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10701high.pdf Testimony 1. Defined Benefit Pension Plans: Plans Face Valuation and Other Challenges When Investing in Hedge Funds and Private Equity, by Barbara Bovbjerg, managing director, education, workforce, and income security, before the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, House Committee on Education and Labor. GAO-10-915T, July 20. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-915T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10915thigh.pdf Presentation By The Acting Comptroller General 1. "Anticipating and Meeting Accountability Challenges in a Dynamic Environment," by Gene L. Dodaro, acting comptroller general, before the Association of Government Accountants' 59th Professional Development Conference and Exposition, in Orlando, Florida. GAO-10-891CG, July 12, 2010. http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d10891cg.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. Information on ordering printed copies at: http://www.gao.gov/ordering.htm 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 Testimonies. Visit GAO on the web at http://www.gao.gov
