Today's GAO Reports - July 31, 2007

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

Reports

1. Stabilizing Iraq: DOD Cannot Ensure That U.S.-Funded Equipment Has Reached Iraqi Security Forces. GAO-07-711, July 31.  Highlights

2. Border Security: Security of New Passports and Visas Enhanced, but More Needs to Be Done to Prevent Their Fraudulent Use. GAO-07-1006, July 31.  Highlights

3. Medicare Advantage: Required Audits of Limited Value. GAO-07-945, July 30.  Highlights

4. Defense Health Care: Under TRICARE, Children's Hospitals Paid More Than Other Hospitals After Accounting for Patient Complexity. GAO-07-947, July 31.  Highlights

5. Veterans Affairs: Improved Planning Needed to Guide Development and Implementation of Education Benefits System. GAO-07-1045, July 31.  Highlights

6. Environmental Protection: EPA-State Enforcement Partnership Has Improved, but EPA's Oversight Needs Further Enhancement. GAO-07-883, July 31.  Highlights

7. Airport Finance: Observations on Planned Airport Development Costs and Funding Levels, and the Administration's Proposed Changes in the Airport Improvement Program. GAO-07-885, June 29.  Highlights

Correspondence

1. TRICARE: Changes to Access Policies and Payment Rates for Services Provided by Civilian Obstetricians. GAO-07-941R, July 31.

Testimonies

1. Homeland Security: Observations on DHS and FEMA Efforts to Prepare for and Respond to Major and Catastrophic Disasters and Address Related Recommendations and Legislation, by William O. Jenkins, Jr., director, homeland security and justice issues, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-07-1142T, July 31.  Highlights

2. Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status of Project's Schedule and Cost as of July 31, 2007, by Terrell G. Dorn, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-07-1149T, July 31.

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