Today's GAO Reports - February 08, 2008

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

Reports

1. VA Health Care: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Screening and Evaluation Implemented for OEF/OIF Veterans, but Challenges Remain. GAO-08-276, February 8.  Highlights

2. Defense Acquisitions: DOD's Practices and Processes for Multiyear Procurement Should Be Improved. GAO-08-298, February 7.  Highlights

3. Highway Public-Private Partnerships: More Rigorous Up-front Analysis Could Better Secure Potential Benefits and Protect the Public Interest. GAO-08-44, February 8.  Highlights

Correspondences

1. Defense Logistics: Army Has Not Fully Planned or Budgeted for the Reconstitution of Its Afloat Prepositioned Stocks. GAO-08-257R, February 8.

2. Military Personnel: Guidance Needed for Any Future Conversions of Military Medical Positions to Civilian Positions. GAO-08-370R, February 8.

Testimonies

1. Defense Business Transformation: Sustaining Progress Requires Continuity of Leadership and an Integrated Approach, by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Senate Committee on Armed Services. GAO-08-462T, February 7.  Highlights

2. Financial Services Industry: Overall Trends in Management-Level Diversity and Diversity Initiatives, 1993-2006, by Orice M. Williams, director, financial markets and community investment, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Committee on Financial Services. GAO-08-445T, February 7.  Highlights

3. Homeland Security: Preliminary Observations on the Federal Protective Service's Efforts to Protect Federal Property, by Mark L. Goldstein, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. GAO-08-476T, February 8.  Highlights

4. Elections: Results of GAO's Testing of Voting Systems Used in Sarasota County in Florida's 13th Congressional District, by Nabajyoti Barkakati, acting chief technologist, applied research and methods, before the Task Force for the Contested Election in the 13 Congressional District of Florida, House Committee on House Administration. GAO-08-425T, February 8.  Highlights

5. Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status of Project's Schedule and Cost as of February 7, 2008, by Terrell G. Dorn, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-08-475T, February 7.

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