Today's GAO Reports - March 28, 2006

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

Reports

1. Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Corruption, Maintenance, and Coordination Problems Challenge U.S. Efforts to Provide Radiation Detection Equipment to Other Countries. GAO-06-311, March 14.  Highlights

2. Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS Has Made Progress Deploying Radiation Detection Equipment at U.S. Ports-of-Entry, but Concerns Remain. GAO-06-389, March 22.  Highlights

3. Offshoring in Six Human Service Programs: Offshoring Occurs in Most States, Primarily in Customer Service and Software Development. GAO-06-342, March 28.  Highlights

4. International Remittances: Different Estimation Methodologies Produce Different Results. GAO-06-210, March 28.  Highlights

Correspondences

1. Border Security: Investigators Successfully Transported Radioactive Sources Across Our Nation's Borders at Selected Locations. GAO-06-545R, March 28.

2. Hurricane Katrina: Status of the Health Care System in New Orleans and Difficult Decisions Related to Efforts to Rebuild It Approximately 6 Months After Hurricane Katrina. GAO-06-576R, March 28.

Testimonies

1. Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Challenges Facing U.S. Efforts to Deploy Radiation Detection Equipment in Other Countries and in the United States, by Gene E. Aloise, director, natural resources and environment, before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-06-558T, March 28.  Highlights

2. Border Security: Investigators Transported Radioactive Sources Across Our Nation's Borders at Two Locations, by Gregory D. Kutz, managing director, forensic audits and special investigations, before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-06-583T, March 28.  Highlights

3. Federal Aviation Administration: An Analysis of the Financial Viability of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, by Gerald L. Dillingham, director, physical infrastructure, before the Subcommittee on Aviation, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. GAO-06-562T, March 28.  Highlights

4. Homeland Security: Better Management Practices Could Enhance DHS's Ability to Allocate Investigative Resources, by Richard M. Stana, director, homeland security and justice, before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, House Committee on Government Reform. GAO-06-462T, March 28.  Highlights

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