Today's GAO Reports - September 07, 2006

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

Reports

1. Offshoring: U.S. Semiconductor and Software Industries Increasingly Produce in China and India. GAO-06-423, September 7.  Highlights

2. Force Structure: Army Needs to Provide DOD and Congress More Visibility Regarding Modular Force Capabilities and Implementation Plans. GAO-06-745, September 6.  Highlights

Testimonies

1. DOD Acquisitions: Contracting for Better Outcomes, by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Subcommittee on Defense, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-06-800T, September 7.  Highlights

2. Guardianships: Little Progress in Ensuring Protections for Incapacitated Elderly People, by Barbara D. Bovbjerg, director, education, workforce, and income security issues, before the Senate Special Committee on Aging. GAO-06-1086T, September 7.  Highlights

3. Border Security: Stronger Actions Needed to Assess and Mitigate Risks of the Visa Waiver Program, by Jess T. Ford, director, international affairs and trade, before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security, Senate Committee on the Judiciary. GAO-06-1090T, September 7.  Highlights

4. Information Technology: Improvements Needed to More Accurately Identify and Better Oversee Risky Projects Totaling Billions of Dollars, by David A. Powner, director, information technology, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-06-1099T, September 7.  Highlights

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