Today's GAO Reports - March 22, 2007

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

Reports

1. Operation Iraqi Freedom: DOD Should Apply Lessons Learned Concerning the Need for Security over Conventional Munitions Storage Sites to Future Operations Planning. GAO-07-444, March 22.  Highlights

2. Social Security Reform: Greater Transparency Needed about Potential General Revenue Financing. GAO-07-213, March 22.  Highlights

3. Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management: Approaches Used by Foreign Countries May Provide Useful Lessons for Managing U.S. Radioactive Waste. GAO-07-221, March 21.  Highlights

4. Pediatric Drug Research: Studies Conducted under Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act. GAO-07-557, March 22.  Highlights

Testimonies

1. Operation Iraqi Freedom: DOD Should Apply Lessons Learned Concerning the Need for Security over Conventional Munitions Storage Sites to Future Operations Planning, by Davi M. D'Agostino, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, before the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-07-639T, March 22.  Highlights

2. Stabilizing Iraq: Preliminary Observations on Budget and Management Challenges of Iraq's Security Ministries, by Joseph A. Christoff, Director, International Affairs and Trade, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Committee on Armed Services. GAO-07-637T, March 22.  Highlights

3. Drug Safety: FDA Needs to Further Address Shortcomings in Its Postmarket Decision-making Process, by Marcia Crosse, Director, Health Care, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Committee on Energy and Commerce. GAO-07-599T, March 22.  Highlights

4. Defense Acquisitions: Analysis of Costs for the Joint Strike Fighter Engine Program, by Michael J. Sullivan, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, before the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, and Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, House Committee on Armed Services. GAO-07-656T, March 22. (2 p.m.)  Highlights

5. Federal Aviation Administration: Key Issues in Ensuring the Efficient Development and Safe Operation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System, by Gerald L. Dillingham, Director, Physical Infrastructure, before the Subcommittee on Aviation, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. GAO-07-636T, March 22.  Highlights

6. Next Generation Air Transportation System: Progress and Challenges in Planning and Implementing the Transformation of the National Airspace System, by Susan A. Fleming, Acting Director, Physical Infrastructure, before the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. GAO-07-649T, March 22.  Highlights

Reposted Product

1. United States Government Accountability Office: Supporting the Congress Through Oversight, Insight, and Foresight, by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-07-644T, March 21. [File reposted to correct legend on chart in Appendix IV]  Highlights

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