Today's GAO Reports - May 25, 2006

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

Reports

1. Climate Change: EPA and DOE Should Do More to Encourage Progress under Two Voluntary Programs. GAO-06-97, April 25.  Highlights

2. Trade Adjustment Assistance: Labor Should Take Action to Ensure Performance Data Are Complete, Accurate, and Accessible. GAO-06-496, April 25.  Highlights

3. Defense Inventory: Actions Needed to Improve Inventory Retention Management. GAO-06-512, May 25.  Highlights

4. Personnel Practices: Conversions of Employees from Noncareer to Career Positions May 2001-April 2005. GAO-06-381, May 1.  Highlights

Reposted Product

1. Offshoring in Six Human Services Programs: Offshoring Occurs in Most States, Primarily in Customer Service and Software Development. GAO-06-342, March 28.   Highlights  [Revised to correct data on the occurrence in two state programs due to an error made by a contractor in its survey response to GAO.]

Testimonies

1. Budget Process: Better Transparency, Controls, Triggers, and Default Mechanisms Would Help to Address Our Large and Growing Long-Term Fiscal Challenge, by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-06-761T, May 25.  Highlights

2. Tax Debt: Some Combined Federal Campaign Charities Owe Payroll and Other Federal Taxes, by Gregory D. Kutz, managing director, foreign audits and special investigations, before the Subcommittee on Oversight, House Committee on Ways and Means. GAO-06-755T, May 25.  Highlights

3. Hurricane Katrina: Better Plans and Exercises Needed to Guide the Military's Response to Catastrophic Natural Disasters, statement for the record by Sharon L. Pickup, director, defense capabilities and management, before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities, House Committee on Armed Services. GAO-06-808T, May 25.  Highlights

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