The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports, correspondence and testimonies:
Reports 1. Merida Initiative: The United States Has Provided Counternarcotics and Anticrime Support but Needs Better Performance Measures. GAO-10-837, July 21. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-837 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10837high.pdf 2. Drug Control: DOD Needs to Improve Its Performance Measurement System to Better Manage and Oversee Its Counternarcotics Activities. GAO-10-835, July 21. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-835 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10835high.pdf 3. Engaging Foreign Audiences: Assessment of Public Diplomacy Platforms Could Help Improve State Department Plans to Expand Engagement. GAO-10-767, July 21. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-767 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10767high.pdf 4. Older Americans: Continuing Care Retirement Communities Can Provide Benefits, but Not Without Some Risk. GAO-10-611, June 21. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-611 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10611high.pdf 5. Recovery Act: Contracting Approaches and Oversight Used by Selected Federal Agencies and States. GAO-10-809, July 15. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-809 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10809high.pdf 6. Elections: DOD Can Strengthen Evaluation of Its Absentee Voting Assistance Program. GAO-10-476, June 17. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-476 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10476high.pdf 7. Federal Student Loan Programs: Opportunities Exist to Improve Audit Requirements and Oversight Procedures. GAO-10-668, July 21. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-668 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10668high.pdf Correspondence 1. Military Base Realignments and Closures: DOD Is Taking Steps to Mitigate Challenges, but Is Not Fully Reporting Some Additional Costs. GAO-10-725R, July 21. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-725R Testimonies 1. Older Americans: Continuing Care Retirement Communities Can Provide Benefits, but Not Without Some Risk, by Alicia Puente Cackley, director, financial markets and community investment, before the Senate Special Committee on Aging. GAO-10-904T, July 21. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-904T 2. Drug Control: International Programs Face Significant Challenges Reducing the Supply of Illegal Drugs but Support Broad U.S. Foreign Policy Objectives, by Jess T. Ford, director, international affairs and trade, before the Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-10-921T, July 21. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-921T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10921thigh.pdf 3. Highway Bridge Program: Condition of Nation's Bridges Shows Limited Improvement, but Further Actions Could Enhance the Impact of Federal Investment, by Phillip R. Herr, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. GAO-10-930T, July 21. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-930T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10930thigh.pdf 4. Troubled Asset Relief Program: Continued Attention Needed to Ensure the Transparency and Accountability of Ongoing Programs, by Richard J. Hillman, managing director, financial markets and community investment, before the Senate Committee on Finance. GAO-10-933T, July 21. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-933T 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
