Today's GAO Reports - July 15, 2008

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

Reports

1. Los Alamos National Laboratory: Long-Term Strategies Needed to Improve Security and Management Oversight. GAO-08-694, June 13.  Highlights

2. Broadcasting to Cuba: Weaknesses in Contracting Practices Reduced Visibility into Selected Award Decisions. GAO-08-764, July 11.  Highlights

Correspondences

1. Financial Management: FBI Has Designed and Implemented Stronger Internal Controls over Sentinel Contractor Invoice Review and Equipment Purchases, but Additional Actions Are Needed. GAO-08-716R, July 15.

2. Emergency Management: GAO Responses to Post-hearing Questions for the Record. GAO-08-1003R, July 15.

Testimonies

1. Fair Labor Standards Act: Better Use of Available Resources and Consistent Reporting Could Improve Compliance, by Anne-Marie F. Lasowski, acting director, education, workforce, and income security, before the House Committee on Education and Labor. GAO-08-962T, July 15.  Highlights

2. Department of Labor: Case Studies from Ongoing Work Show Examples in Which Wage and Hour Division Did Not Adequately Pursue Labor Violations, by Gregory D. Kutz, managing director, forensic audits and special investigations, before the House Committee on Education and Labor. GAO-08-973T, July 15.  Highlights

3. Force Structure: Preliminary Observations on the Progress and Challenges Associated with Establishing the U.S. Africa Command, by John H. Pendleton, director, defense capabilities and management issues, before the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-08-947T, July 15.  Highlights

4. Aviation Security: Transportation Security Administration May Face Resource and Other Challenges in Developing a System to Screen All Cargo Transported on Passenger Aircraft, by Cathleen A. Berrick, director, homeland security and justice issues, before the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection, House Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-08-959T, July 15.  Highlights

5. National Airspace System: DOT and FAA Actions Will Likely Have a Limited Effect on Reducing Delays during Summer 2008 Travel Season, by Susan A. Fleming, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. GAO-08-934T, July 15.  Highlights

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