Today's GAO Reports - April 03, 2008

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

Report

1. Yellowstone Bison: Interagency Plan and Agencies' Management Need Improvement to Better Address Bison-Cattle Brucellosis Controversy. GAO-08-291, March 7.  Highlights

Correspondence

1. Defense Critical Infrastructure: DOD's Risk Analysis of Its Critical Infrastructure Omits Highly Sensitive Assets. GAO-08-373R, April 2.

Testimonies

1. Nuclear Material: Several Potential Options for Dealing with DOE's Depleted Uranium Tails Could Benefit the Government, by Robert A. Robinson, managing director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Committee on Energy and Commerce. GAO-08-613T, April 3.  Highlights

2. Human Capital: Diversity in the Federal SES and Senior Levels of the U.S. Postal Service and Processes for Selecting New Executives, by George H. Stalcup, director, strategic issues, and Katherine Siggerud, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-08-609T, April 3.  Highlights

3. NASA: Ares I and Orion Project Risks and Key Indicators to Measure Progress, by Cristina T. Chaplain, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, House Committee on Science and Technology. GAO-08-186T, April 3.  Highlights

4. Medicaid Financing: Long-standing Concerns about Inappropriate State Arrangements Support Need for Improved Federal Oversight, by James C. Cosgrove, acting director, health care, before the Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Energy and Commerce. GAO-08-650T, April 3.  Highlights

5. Defense Acquisitions: DOD's Increased Reliance on Service Contractors Exacerbates Long-standing Challenges, by David M. Walker, then comptroller general of the United States, before the Subcommittee on Defense, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-08-621T, January 23.  Highlights

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