Today's GAO Reports - February 28, 2007

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

Reports

1. Highlights of a GAO Forum: Engaging and Retaining Older Workers. GAO-07-438SP, February 28.  Highlights

2. Hurricane Katrina: Allocation and Use of $2 Billion for Medicaid and Other Health Care Needs. GAO-07-67, February 28.  Highlights

3. Foreign Assistance: USAID Signature Tsunami Reconstruction Efforts in Indonesia and Sri Lanka Exceed Initial Cost and Schedule Estimates, and Face Further Risks. GAO-07-357, February 28.  Highlights

4. Aviation Security: TSA's Staffing Allocation Model Is Useful for Allocating Staff Among Airports, but Its Assumptions Should Be Systematically Reassessed. GAO-07-299, February 28.  Highlights

5. Youthbuild Program: Analysis of Outcome Data Needed to Determine Long-Term Benefits. GAO-07-82, February 28.  Highlights

Testimonies

1. Older Workers: Some Best Practices and Strategies for Engaging and Retaining Older Workers, by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Senate Special Committee on Aging. GAO-07-433T, February 28.  Highlights

2. Advanced Energy Technologies: Key Challenges to Their Development and Deployment, by Jim Wells, director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-07-550T, February 28.  Highlights

3. Secure Border Initiative: SBInet Planning and Management Improvements Needed to Control Risks, by Richard M. Stana, director, homeland security and justice issues, and Randolph C. Hite, director, information technology architecture and systems issues, before the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-07-504T, February 27.  Highlights

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