Today's GAO Reports - October 17, 2007

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

Reports

1. Department of Homeland Security: Improved Assessment and Oversight Needed to Manage Risk of Contracting for Selected Services. GAO-07-990, September 17.  Highlights

2. Critical Infrastructure Protection: Multiple Efforts to Secure Control Systems Are Under Way, but Challenges Remain. GAO-07-1036, September 10.  Highlights

3. Medical Devices: FDA's Approval of Four Temporomandibular Joint Implants. GAO-07-996, September 17.  Highlights

Correspondence

1. Questions for the Record Related to the Benefits and Medical Care for Federal Civilian Employees Deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq. GAO-08-155R, October 16.

Testimonies

1. Defense Business Transformation: A Full-time Chief Management Officer with a Term Appointment Is Needed at DOD to Maintain Continuity of Effort and Achieve Sustainable Success, by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-08-132T, October 16.  Highlights

2. Critical Infrastructure Protection: Multiple Efforts to Secure Control Systems Are Under Way, but Challenges Remain, by Gregory C. Wilshusen, director, information technology issues, before the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, House Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-08-119T, October 17.  Highlights

3. Department of Homeland Security: Risk Assessment and Enhanced Oversight Needed to Manage Reliance on Contractors, by John P. Hutton, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-08-142T, October 17.  Highlights

4. Project-Based Rental Assistance: HUD Should Streamline Its Processes to Ensure Timely Housing Assistance Payments, by David G. Wood, director, financial markets and community investment, before the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, House Committee on Financial Services. GAO-08-199T, October 17.  Highlights

Presentations By The Comptroller General

1. "America's Fiscal Future," by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before Leadership America, in Washington. GAO-08-205CG, October 15.

2. "America's Fiscal Future," by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Institutional Investor's Public Funds Symposium, in Washington. GAO-08-204CG, October 16.

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