Today's GAO Reports - October 24, 2007

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

Reports

1. State and Local Government Retiree Benefits: Current Status of Benefit Structures, Protections, and Fiscal Outlook for Funding Future Costs. GAO-07-1156, September 24.  Highlights

2. Terrorist Watch List Screening: Opportunities Exist to Enhance Management Oversight, Reduce Vulnerabilities in Agency Screening Processes, and Expand Use of the List. GAO-08-110, October 11.  Highlights

3. Measuring Our Nation's Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability: Highlights of a Forum Jointly Convened by the Comptroller General of the United States and the National Academy of Science. GAO-08-127SP, October 24.  Highlights

Testimonies

1. Terrorist Watch List Screening: Recommendations to Enhance Management Oversight, Reduce Potential Screening Vulnerabilities, and Expand Use of the List, by Eileen Larence, director, homeland security and justice issues, before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-08-194T, October 24.

2. Private Pensions: 401(k) Plan Participants and Sponsors Need Better Information on Fees, by Barbara D. Bovbjerg, director, education, workforce, and income security issues, before the Senate Special Committee on Aging. GAO-08-95T, October 24.  Highlights

3. Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Trends in Energy Derivatives Markets Raise Questions about CFTC's Oversight, by Orice M. Williams, director, financial markets and community investment, before the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, House Committee on Agriculture. GAO-08-174T, October 24.  Highlights

4. Information Technology: VA and DOD Continue to Expand Sharing of Medical Information, but Still Lack Comprehensive Electronic Medical Records, by Valerie C. Melvin, director, human capital and management information systems issues, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. GAO-08-207T, October 24.  Highlights

5. Secure Border Initiative: Observations on Selected Aspects of SBInet Program Implementation, by Richard M. Stana, director, homeland security and justice issues, before the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism and the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, House Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-08-131T, October 24.  Highlights

Comptroller General Presentation

1. "The Evolving Role of Supreme Audit Institutions in Addressing Fiscal and Other Key Sustainability Challenges," by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the 20th Public Audit Forum hosted by the Board of Audit of Japan, in Tokyo, Japan. GAO-07-1232CG, August 24.

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