Today's GAO Reports - June 28, 2007

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

Reports

1. Defense Acquisitions: An Analysis of the Special Operations Command's Management of Weapon System Programs. GAO-07-620, June 28.  Highlights

2. Defined Benefit Pensions: Conflicts of Interest Involving High Risk or Terminated Plans Pose Enforcement Challenges. GAO-07-703, June 28.  Highlights

3. Medicare Ultrasound Procedures: Consideration of Payment Reforms and Technician Qualifications Requirements. GAO-07-734, June 28.  Highlights

Testimonies

1. Forest Service: Vegetation Management Projects Approved during Calendar Years 2003 through 2005 Using Categorical Exclusions, by Robin M. Nazzaro, director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, House Committee on Natural Resources. GAO-07-1016T, June 28.  Highlights

2. Homeland Security: Prospects For Biometric US-VISIT Exit Capability Remain Unclear, by Randolph C. Hite, director, information technology architecture and systems issues, before the Subcommittee on Maritime and Global Counterterrorism, House Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-07-1044T, June 28.  Highlights

3. Military Construction: Observations on Mismanagement of the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center, by Gregory D. Kutz and Bruce A. Causseaux, managing director and senior level specialist, forensic audits and special investigations; and Terrell G. Dorn, director, physical infrastructure, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-07-1039T, June 28.  Highlights

4. Workforce Investment Act: Additional Actions Would Further Improve the Workforce System, by Sigurd R. Nilsen, director, education, workforce, and income security issues, before the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness, House Committee on Education and Labor. GAO-07-1051T, June 28. (1:30 p.m.)  Highlights

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