Today's GAO Reports - March 06, 2007

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

Report

1. Medicare: Improvements Needed to Address Improper Payments for Medical Equipment and Supplies. GAO-07-59, January 31.  Highlights

Correspondence

1. Defense Acquisitions: Air Force Decision to Include a Passenger and Cargo Capability in Its Replacement Refueling Aircraft Was Made without Required Analyses. GAO-07-367R, March 6.

Testimonies

1. Private Pensions: Increased Reliance on 401(k) Plans Calls for Better Information on Fees, by Barbara D. Bovbjerg, director, education, workforce, and income security issues, before the House Committee on Education and Labor. GAO-07-530T, March 6.  Highlights

2. Medicare Spending: Preliminary Findings Regarding an Approach Focusing on Physician Practice Patterns to Foster Program Efficiency, by A. Bruce Steinwald, director, health care, before the Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Energy and Commerce. GAO-07-567T, March 6.  Highlights

3. Human Capital: Federal Workforce Challenges in the 21st Century, by J. Christopher Mihm, managing director, strategic issues, before the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-07-556T, March 6.  Highlights

4. Performance and Accountability: Transportation Challenges Facing Congress and the Department of Transportation, by Patricia A. Dalton, managing director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-07-545T, March 6.  Highlights

5. Passenger Vehicle Fuel Economy: Preliminary Observations on Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards, by Katherine Siggerud, director, physical infrastructure, before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. GAO-07-551T, March 6.  Highlights

Presentation By The Comptroller General

1. "Fiscal and Health Care Challenges" by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Federation of American Hospitals' annual public policy conference, in Washington. GAO-07-577CG, March 5. [slides]

Reposted Products

1. Financial Restatements: Update of Public Company Trends, Market Impacts, and Regulatory Enforcement Activities. GAO-06-678, July 24, 2006. [Significant changes made to reflect revisions in market impact calculations]  Highlights

2. Financial Restatement Database. GAO-06-1053R, August 31, 2006. [Significant changes made to reflect revisions in market impact calculations]

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