The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released the following reports and testimonies today:
Reports 1. Medicare: Second Year Update for CMS's Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding Program Round 1 Rebid. GAO-14-156, March 7. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-156 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/661475.pdf 2. 2014 Annual Report: Additional Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Financial Benefits. GAO-14-343SP, April 8. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-343SP Podcast - http://www.gao.gov/multimedia/podcasts/662283 3. Aviation Safety: FAA Should Improve Usability of its Online Application System and Clarity of the Pilot's Medical Form. GAO-14-330, April 8. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-330 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/662388.pdf 4. Military Capabilities: Navy Should Reevaluate Its Plan to Decommission the USS Port Royal. GAO-14-336, April 8. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-336 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/662377.pdf 5. Information Security: IRS Needs to Address Control Weaknesses That Place Financial and Taxpayer Data at Risk. GAO-14-405, April 8 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-405 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/662372.pdf Podcast - http://www.gao.gov/multimedia/podcasts/662350 Testimonies 1. Paid Tax Return Preparers: In a Limited Study, Preparers Made Significant Errors, by James R. McTigue Jr., director, strategic issues, before the Senate Committee on Finance. GAO-14-467T, April 8. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-467T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/662357.pdf 2. Tobacco Products: FDA Spending and New Product Review Time Frames, by Marcia Crosse, director, health care, before the Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Energy and Commerce. GAO-14-508T, April 8. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-508T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/662361.pdf 3. Government Efficiency and Effectiveness: Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Financial Benefits, by Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-14-478T, April 8. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-478T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/662367.pdf The latest information from GAO is available at http://www.gao.gov. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/usgao Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/usgao Check out the GAO WatchBlog: http://blog.gao.gov Information about GAO's email subscription options is available here: http://gao.gov/subscribe To stop receiving this email, send a message to [email protected] with the words "unsubscribe daybook" in the message body. =========================================================== 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
