Today's GAO Reports - July 27, 2006

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

Reports

1. No Child Left Behind Act: States Face Challenges Measuring Academic Growth That Education's Initiatives May Help Address. GAO-06-661, July 17.  Highlights

2. U.S. Postal Service: Delivery Performance Standards, Measurement, and Reporting Need Improvement. GAO-06-733, July 27.  Highlights

3. Rail Transit: Additional Federal Leadership Would Enhance FTA's State Safety Oversight Program. GAO-06-821, July 26.  Highlights

Correspondence

1. Financial Management: Implications of Significant Recent and Potential Changes for the Actuarial Soundness of the Department of Defense Survivor Benefit Plan Program. GAO-06-837R, July 26.

Testimonies

1. No Child Left Behind Act: States Face Challenges Measuring Academic Growth, by Marnie Shaul, director, education, workforce, and income security issues, before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. GAO-06-948T, July 27.  Highlights

2. 2010 Census: Redesigned Approach Holds Promise, but Census Bureau Needs to Annually Develop and Provide a Comprehensive Project Plan to Monitor Costs, by Brenda S. Farrell, acting director, strategic issues, before the Subcommittee on Science, State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-06-1009T, July 27.  Highlights

3. Intellectual Property: Initial Observations on the STOP Initiative and U.S. Border Efforts to Reduce Piracy, by Loren D. Yager, director, international affairs and trade, 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-06-1004T, July 26.  Highlights

4. Nutrigenetic Testing: Tests Purchased from Four Web Sites Mislead Consumers, by Gregory D. Kutz, managing director, forensic audits and special investigations, before the Senate Special Committee on Aging. GAO-06-977T, July 27.  Highlights

5. Homeland Security: Challenges in Creating an Effective Acquisition Organization, by Michael J. Sullivan, director, acquisition sourcing and management, before the House Committee on Government Reform. GAO-06-1012T, July 27.  Highlights

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