Today's GAO Reports - November 13, 2007

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

Reports

1. Defense Acquisitions: Overcoming Challenges Key to Capitalizing on Mine Countermeasures Capabilities. GAO-08-13, October 12.  Highlights

2. Hazardous Waste: Information on How DOD and Federal and State Regulators Oversee the Off-Site Disposal of Waste from DOD Installations. GAO-08-74, November 13.  Highlights

Testimonies

1. Human Capital: Building Diversity in GAO's Senior Executive Service, by Ronald A. Stroman, managing director for the office of opportunity and inclusiveness, before the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-08-275T, November 13.  Highlights

2. Border Security: Despite Progress, Weaknesses in Traveler Inspections Exist at Our Nation's Ports of Entry, by Richard M. Stana, director, homeland security and justice issues, before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-08-192T, November 13.  Highlights

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