Today's GAO Reports - July 31, 2008
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports, correspondences and testimonies:
Reports
1. Defense Acquisitions: Cost to Deliver Zumwalt-Class Destroyers Likely to Exceed Budget. GAO-08-804, July 31. Highlights
2. Ballistic Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Process for Identifying and Addressing Combatant Command Priorities. GAO-08-740, July 31. Highlights
3. Border Security: State Department Is Taking Steps to Meet Projected Surge in Demand for Visas and Passports in Mexico. GAO-08-1006, July 31. Highlights
4. Airline Industry: Potential Mergers and Acquisitions Driven by Financial and Competitive Pressures. GAO-08-845, July 31. Highlights
5. Safe Routes to School: Progress in Implementing the Program, but a Comprehensive Plan to Evaluate Program Outcomes Is Needed. GAO-08-789, July 31. Highlights
Correspondences
1. TSA's Explosives Detection Canine Program: Status of Increasing Number of Explosives Detection Canine Teams. GAO-08-933R, July 31.
2. United States Postal Service: Information on the Irradiation of Federal Mail in the Washington, D.C., Area. GAO-08-938R, July 31.
Testimonies
1. Military Personnel: Preliminary Observations on DOD's and the Coast Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Programs, by Brenda S. Farrell, director, defense capabilities and management, before the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-08-1013T, July 31. Highlights
2. Personnel Security Clearances: Preliminary Observations on Joint Reform Efforts to Improve the Governmentwide Clearance Eligibility Process, by Brenda S. Farrell, director, defense capabilities and management, before the Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. GAO-08-1050T, July 30.
3. Defense Acquisitions: Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Program Emblematic of Challenges Facing Navy Shipbuilding, by Paul L. Francis, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, House Committee on Armed Services. GAO-08-1061T, July 31. Highlights
4. Information Technology: OMB and Agencies Need to Improve Planning, Management, and Oversight of Projects Totaling Billions of Dollars, by David A. Powner, director, information technology management issues, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-08-1051T, July 31. Highlights
5. African American Children in Foster Care: HHS and Congressional Actions Could Help Reduce Proportion in Care, by Kay Brown, director, education, workforce, and income security, before the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, House Committee on Ways and Means. GAO-08-1064T, July 31. Highlights
6. Indian Health Service: Mismanagement Led to Millions of Dollars in Lost or Stolen Property and Wasteful Spending, by Gregory D. Kutz, managing director, forensic audits and special investigations, before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. GAO-08-1069T, July 31. Highlights
7. Veterans Health Administration: Improvements Needed in Design of Controls over Miscellaneous Obligations, by Kay L. Daly, acting director, financial management and assurance, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. GAO-08-1056T, July 31. Highlights
Comptroller General Forum
1. Highlights of a Forum Convened by the Comptroller General of the United States: Enhancing U.S. Partnerships in Countering Transnational Terrorism. GAO-08-887SP, July 31. Highlights
Guidance
1. Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM): Exposure Draft. GAO-08-1029G, July 2008. [Internet only]
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