Today's GAO Reports - June 14, 2006

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports, correspondences and testimonies:

Reports

1. Mass Transit: Issues Related to Providing Dedicated Funding for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. GAO-06-516, May 15.  Highlights

2. Defense Management: Additional Measures to Reduce Corrosion of Prepositioned Military Assets Could Achieve Cost Savings. GAO-06-709, June 14.  Highlights

3. Immigration Benefits: Circumstances under Which Petitioners' Sex Offenses May Be Disclosed to Beneficiaries. GAO-06-735, June 14.  Highlights

Correspondences

1. Information on Immigration Enforcement and Supervisory Promotions in the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. GAO-06-751R, June 13.

2. DOD Personnel Clearances: Questions and Answers for the Record Following the Second in a Series of Hearings on Fixing the Security Clearance Process. GAO-06-693R, June 14.

3. Commerce Information Technology Solutions Next Generation Governmentwide Acquisition Contract. GAO-06-791R, June 14.

Testimonies

1. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief: Improper and Potentially Fraudulent Individual Assistance Payments Estimated to Be Between $600 Million and $1.4 Billion, by Gregory D. Kutz, managing director, forensic audits and special investigations, before the Subcommittee on Investigations, House Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-06-844T, June 14.   Highlights

2. Aviation Security: Management Challenges Remain for the Transportation Security Administration's Secure Flight Program, by Cathleen A. Berrick, director, homeland security and justice, before the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, House Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-06-864T, June 14.  Highlights

3. Veterans Affairs: Leadership Needed to Address Information Security Weaknesses and Privacy Issues, by Linda Koontz, director, information management; and Gregory C. Wilshusen, director, information security, before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. GAO-06-866T, June 14.   Highlights

4. Indians' Additional Compensation Claims: Calculations of the Crow Creek Sioux and Lower Brule Sioux Tribes Differ from Approach Used in Prior GAO Reports, by Robin M. Nazzaro, director, natural resources and environment, before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. GAO-06-849T, June 14.   Highlights

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