The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released the following reports and testimonies today:
Reports 1. Bus Rapid Transit: Projects Improve Transit Service and Can Contribute to Economic Development. GAO-12-811, July 25. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-811 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/assets/600/592974.pdf 2. Information Technology: DHS Needs to Further Define and Implement Its New Governance Process. GAO-12-818, July 25. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-818 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/assets/600/592930.pdf 3. Overseas Rightsizing: State Has Improved the Consistency of Its Approach, but Does Not Follow Up on Its Recommendations. GAO-12-799, July 25. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-799 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/assets/600/592966.pdf 4. Retirement Security: Women Still Face Challenges. GAO-12-699, July 19. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-699 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/assets/600/592727.pdf 5. Telecommunications: FCC Has Reformed the High-Cost Program, but Oversight and Management Could be Improved. GAO-12-738, July 25. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-738 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/assets/600/592958.pdf 6. United Nations Renovations: Best Practices Could Enhance Future Cost Estimates. GAO-12-795, July 25. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-795 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/assets/600/592922.pdf Testimonies 1. Grants Management: Improving the Timeliness of Grant Closeouts by Federal Agencies and Other Grants Management Challenges, by Stanley J. Czerwinski, director, strategic issues, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-12-704T, July 25. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-704T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/assets/600/592996.pdf 2. Higher Education: Improved Tax Information Could Help Pay for College, by James R. White, director, strategic issues, and George A. Scott, director, education, workforce, and income security issues, before the Senate Committee on Finance. GAO-12-863T, July 25. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-863T 3. Retirement Security: Older Women Remain at Risk, by Barbara D. Bovbjerg, managing director, education, workforce, and income security, before the Senate Special Committee on Aging. GAO-12-825T, July 25. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-825T 4. Medicare Advantage: Quality Bonus Payment Demonstration Has Design Flaws and Raises Legal Concerns, by James Cosgrove, director, health care, and Edda Emmanuelli-Perez, managing associate general counsel, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-12-964T, July 25. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-964T 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
