Today's GAO Reports - June 19, 2008

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

Reports

1. Environmental Satellites: Polar-orbiting Satellite Acquisition Faces Delays; Decisions Needed on Whether and How to Ensure Climate Data Continuity. GAO-08-518, May 16.  Highlights

2. Department of Energy: Office of Science Has Kept Majority of Projects within Budget and on Schedule, but Funding and Other Challenges May Grow. GAO-08-641, May 30.  Highlights

Correspondence

1. Department of Energy: Information on Its Management of Costs and Liabilities for Contractors' Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans. GAO-08-642R, June 19.

Testimonies

1. Tax Administration: Data on the Effects of the Economic Stimulus Program on the Internal Revenue Service's Telephone Service and Costs, statement for the record by James R. White, director, strategic issues, before the Subcommittee on Oversight, House Committee on Ways and Means. GAO-08-916T, June 19.

2. Higher Education: United States' and Other Countries' Strategies for Attracting and Funding International Students, by George A. Scott, director, education, workforce, and income security issues, before the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, House Committee on Foreign Affairs. GAO-08-878T, June 19.  Highlights

3. Environmental Satellites: Polar-orbiting Satellite Acquisition Faces Delays; Decisions Needed on Whether and How to Ensure Climate Data Continuity, by David A. Powner, director, information technology management issues, before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, House Committee on Science and Technology. GAO-08-899T, June 19.  Highlights

4. Homeland Security: The Federal Protective Service Faces Several Challenges That Raise Concerns About Protection of Federal Facilities, by Mark L. Goldstein, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-08-897T, June 19.  Highlights

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