The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports and testimonies:
Reports 1. International Food Assistance: Funding Development Projects through the Purchase, Shipment, and Sale of U.S. Commodities Is Inefficient and Can Cause Adverse Market Impacts. GAO-11-636, June 23. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-636 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11636high.pdf 2. Tax Administration: Information on Selected Foreign Practices That May Provide Useful Insights. GAO-11-439, May 24. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-439 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11439high.pdf 3. Bank Regulation: Modified Prompt Corrective Action Framework Would Improve Effectiveness. GAO-11-612, June 23. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-612 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11612high.pdf 4. Homeland Defense: Actions Needed to Improve DOD Planning and Coordination for Maritime Operations. GAO-11-661, June 23. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-661 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11661high.pdf 5. Commercial Aviation: Program Aimed at High-Risk Parent Abductors Could Aid in Preventing Abductions. GAO-11-602, June 23. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-602 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11602high.pdf 6. American Samoa and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Employment, Earnings, and Status of Key Industries Since Minimum Wage Increases Began. GAO-11-427, June 23. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-427 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11427high.pdf Testimonies 1. Federal Grants: Improvements Needed in Oversight and Accountability Processes, by Jeanette Franzel, managing director, financial management and assurance, before the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, and Procurement Reform, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-11-773T, June 23. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-773T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11773thigh.pdf 2. H.R. 1495: Gold Reserve Transparency Act of 2011, by Gary Engel, director, financial management and assurance, before the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, House Committee on Financial Services. GAO-11-768T, June 23. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-768T 3. Flood Insurance: Public Policy Goals Provide a Framework for Reform, by Orice Williams Brown, managing director, financial markets and community investment, before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. GAO-11-670T, June 23. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-670T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11670thigh.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
