Today's GAO Reports - July 25, 2008

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

Reports

1. State Department: Comprehensive Strategy Needed to Improve Passport Operations. GAO-08-891, July 25.  Highlights

2. Nuclear Material: DOE Needs to Take Action to Reduce Risks Before Processing Additional Nuclear Material at the Savannah River Site's H-Canyon. GAO-08-840, July 25.  Highlights

3. Public Transportation: Improvements Are Needed to More Fully Assess Predicted Impacts of New Starts Projects. GAO-08-844, July 25.  Highlights

Testimonies

1. Government Performance: Lessons Learned for the Next Administration on Using Performance Information to Improve Results, by Bernice Steinhardt, director, strategic issues, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-08-1026T, July 24.  Highlights

Related Product:

Government Performance: 2007 Federal Managers Survey on Performance and Management Issues: (GAO-08-1036SP, July 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-1026T. GAO-08-1036SP, July 24. [Internet only]

2. U.S. Postal Service: USPS Has Taken Steps to Strengthen Network Realignment Planning and Accountability and Improve Communication, by Phillip R. Herr, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-08-1022T, July 24.  Highlights


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