Today's GAO Reports - March 07, 2007

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

Correspondence

1. National Institutes of Health Extramural Research Grants: Oversight of Cost Reimbursements to Universities. GAO-07-294R, January 31.

Testimonies

1. Passenger Rail Security: Federal Strategy and Enhanced Coordination Needed to Prioritize and Guide Security Efforts, by Norman J. Rabkin, managing director, homeland security and justice issues, before a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials and the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. GAO-07-583T, March 7.  Highlights

2. Veterans' Disability Benefits: Long-Standing Claims Processing Challenges Persist, by Daniel Bertoni, acting director, education, workforce, and income security issues, before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. GAO-07-512T, March 7.  Highlights

3. Elections: All Levels of Government Are Needed to Address Electronic Voting System Challenges, by Randolph C. Hite, director, information technology architecture and systems, before the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-07-576T, March 7.  Highlights

Presentation By The Comptroller General

1. "Saving Our Future Requires Tough Choices Today" by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, on the Fiscal Wake-Up Tour at the Citadel School of Business Administration, in Charleston, South Carolina. GAO-07-602CG, March 6. [slides]

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