Today's GAO Reports - May 15, 2008

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

Reports

1. Nursing Homes: Federal Monitoring Surveys Demonstrate Continued Understatement of Serious Care Problems and CMS Oversight Weaknesses. GAO-08-517, May 9.  Highlights

2. Workforce Development: Community Colleges and One-Stop Centers Collaborate to Meet 21st Century Workforce Needs. GAO-08-547, May 15.  Highlights

3. 2010 Census: Bureau Needs to Specify How It Will Assess Coverage Follow-up Techniques and When It Will Produce Coverage Measurement Results. GAO-08-414, April 15.  Highlights

4. Smithsonian Institution: Board of Regents Has Implemented Many Governance Reforms, but Ensuring Accountability and Oversight Will Require Ongoing Action. GAO-08-632, May 15.  Highlights

5. Credit and Debit Cards: Federal Entities Are Taking Actions to Limit Their Interchange Fees, but Additional Revenue Collection Cost Savings May Exist. GAO-08-558, May 15.  Highlights

6. Financial Audit: Congressional Award Foundation's Fiscal Years 2007 and 2006 Financial Statements. GAO-08-715, May 15.

7. DOD Business Systems Modernization: Progress in Establishing Corporate Management Controls Needs to Be Replicated Within Military Departments. GAO-08-705, May 15.  Highlights

Correspondence

1. Depot Maintenance: Issues and Options for Reporting on Military Depots. GAO-08-761R, May 15.

Testimonies

1. Defense Contracting: Progress Made in Implementing Defense Base Act Requirements, but Complete Information on Costs Is Lacking, by John K. Needham, director, acquisition and sourcing management issues, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-08-772T, May 15.  Highlights

2. Information Management: Challenges in Implementing an Electronic Records Archive, by Linda D. Koontz, director, information management issues, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-08-738T, May 14.  Highlights

3. Congressional Review Act: Applicability to CMS Letter on State Children's Health Insurance Program, by Dayna K. Shah, managing associate general counsel, before the Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Energy and Commerce. GAO-08-785T, May 15.  Highlights

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