Today's GAO Reports - April 04, 2006
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports and testimonies:
Reports
1. Global Health: Spending Requirement Presents Challenges for Allocating Prevention Funding under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. GAO-06-395, April 4. Highlights
2. Contract Security Guards: Army's Guard Program Requires Greater Oversight and Reassessment of Acquisition Approach. GAO-06-284, April 3. Highlights
3. Personal Information: Agency and Reseller Adherence to Key Privacy Principles. GAO-06-421, April 4. Highlights
4. Nuclear Power Plants: Efforts Made to Upgrade Security, but the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Design Basis Threat Process Should Be Improved. GAO-06-388, March 14. Highlights
5. Highlights of a GAO Forum: Managing the Supplier Base in the 21st Century. GAO-06-533SP, March 31. Highlights
Reposted Report
1. Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Major Weapon Programs. GAO-06-391, March 31. [Originally posted March 31. New file corrects typographical errors as described on errata sheet] Highlights
Testimonies
1. Paid Tax Return Preparers: In a Limited Study, Chain Preparers Made Serious Errors, by Michael Brostek, director, strategic issues, before the Senate Committee on Finance. GAO-06-563T, April 4. Highlights
2. Personal Information: Agencies and Resellers Vary in Providing Privacy Protections, by Linda D. Koontz, director, information management, before a joint hearing of the Subcommittees on Commercial and Administrative Law and the Constitution, House Committee on the Judiciary. GAO-06-609T, April 4. Highlights
3. U.S.-China Trade: Challenges and Choices to Apply Countervailing Duties to China, by Loren Yager, director, international affairs and trade, before the U.S.-China Economic Security Review Commission. GAO-06-608T, April 4. Highlights
4. Border Security: Reassessment of Consular Resource Requirements Could Help Address Visa Delays, by Jess T. Ford, director, international affairs and trade, before the House Committee on Government Reform. GAO-06-542T, April 4. Highlights
5. Nuclear Power: Plants Have Upgraded Security, but the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Needs to Improve Its Process for Revising the Design Basis Threat, by James E. Wells, Jr., director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, House Committee on Government Reform. GAO-06-555T, April 4. Highlights
6. Highway Trust Fund: Overview of Highway Trust Fund Estimates, by Katherine Siggerud, director, physical infrastructure, before the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit, and Pipelines, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. GAO-06-572T, April 4. Highlights
7. Aviation Security: Enhancements Made in Passenger and Checked Baggage Screening, but Challenges Remain, by Cathleen A. Berrick, director, homeland security and justice, before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. GAO-06-371T, April 4. Highlights
8. Aviation Security: Transportation Security Administration Has Made Progress in Managing a Federal Security Workforce and Ensuring Security at U.S. Airports, but Challenges Remain, by Cathleen A. Berrick, director, homeland security and justice, before the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, House Committee on Government Reform. GAO-06-597T, April 4. Highlights
9. Defense Acquisitions: Improved Business Case Key for Future Combat System's Success, by Paul L. Francis, director, acquisition sourcing and management, before the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, House Committee on Armed Services. GAO-06-564T, April 4. Highlights
10. Force Structure: Capabilities and Cost of Army Modular Force Remain Uncertain, by Janet A. St. Laurent, director, defense capabilities and management, before the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, House Committee on Armed Services. GAO-06-548T, April 4. Highlights
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