Today's GAO Reports - May 10, 2007

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

Testimonies

1. Defense Acquisitions: Improved Management and Oversight Needed to Better Control DOD's Acquisition of Services, by John P. Hutton, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on Defense, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-07-832T, May 10.  Highlights

2. Homeland Security: Management and Programmatic Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security, by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, 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-07-833T, May 10.  Highlights

3. Information Technology: Homeland Security Information Network Needs to Be Better Coordinated with Key State and Local Initiatives, by David A. Powner, director, information technology management issues, before the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, House Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-07-822T, May 10.  Highlights

4. Human Capital: Diversity in the Federal SES and the Senior Levels of the U.S. Postal Service, by George H. Stalcup, director, strategic issues, before the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-07-838T, May 10.  Highlights

5. Public Transportation: Preliminary Analysis of Changes to and Trends in FTA's New Starts and Small Starts Programs, by Katherine Siggerud, director, physical infrastructure, before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. GAO-07-812T, May 10.  Highlights

6. Medicare: Providing Systematic Feedback to Physicians on their Practice Patterns Is a Promising Step Toward Encouraging Program Efficiency, by A. Bruce Steinwald, director, health care, before the Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Ways and Means. GAO-07-862T, May 10.  Highlights

7. Internal Revenue Service: Assessment of the 2008 Budget Request and an Update of 2007 Performance, by David A. Powner, director, information technology management issues, and James R. White, director, strategic issues, before the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Senate Committee on Appropriations. GAO-07-719T, May 9.  Highlights

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