The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released the following reports and testimonies today:
Reports 1. Medicare Program: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Eligibility Verification of Providers and Suppliers. GAO-15-448, June 25. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-448 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/assets/680/671020.pdf 2. Small Businesses: IRS Considers Taxpayer Burden in Tax Administration, but Needs a Plan to Evaluate the Use of Payment Card Information for Compliance Efforts. GAO-15-513, June 30. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-513 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/assets/680/671083.pdf 3. Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Action Needed to Verify Some Chemical Facility Information and Manage Compliance Process. GAO-15-614, July 22. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-614 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/assets/680/671571.pdf 4. Army Corps of Engineers: Efforts to Assess the Impact of Extreme Weather Events. GAO-15-660, July 22. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-660 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/assets/680/671592.pdf 5. Combating Terrorism: State Should Evaluate Its Countering Violent Extremism Program and Set Time Frames for Addressing Evaluation Recommendations. GAO-15-684, July 22. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-684 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/assets/680/671558.pdf Testimonies 1. Veterans Affairs Contracting: Improved Oversight Needed for Certain Contractual Arrangements, by Michele Mackin, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. GAO-15-770T, July 21. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-770T 2. Critical Infrastructure Protection: Preliminary Observations on DHS Efforts to Address Electromagnetic Threats to the Electric Grid, by Christopher P. Currie, director, homeland security and justice, before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-15-692T, July 22. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-692T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/assets/680/671555.pdf 3. Small Businesses: IRS Considers Compliance Burden in Tax Administration, but Needs a Plan to Evaluate Its Payment Card Information Pilot, by J. Christopher Mihm, managing director, strategic issues, before the House Committee on Small Business. GAO-15-754T, July 22. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-754T 4. Medicare Program: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Eligibility Verification of Providers and Suppliers, by Seto J. Bagdoyan, director, forensic audits and investigative service, before the Senate Special Committee on Aging. GAO-15-762T, July 22. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-762T 5. Indian Gaming: Regulation and Oversight by the Federal Government, States, and Tribes, by Anne-Marie Fennell, director, natural resources and environment, before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. GAO-15-743T, July 22. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-743T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/assets/680/671595.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 timely information about GAO Reports and Testimonies. Visit GAO on the web at http://www.gao.gov
