Today's GAO Reports - March 25, 2009

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

Reports

1. HUBZone Program: Fraud and Abuse Identified in Four Metropolitan Areas. GAO-09-440, March 25.  Highlights

2. Urban Partnership Agreements: Congestion Relief Initiative Holds Promise; Some Improvements Needed in Selection Process. GAO-09-154, March 25.  Highlights

3. Federal Student Aid: Recent Changes to Eligibility Requirements and Additional Efforts to Promote Awareness Could Increase Academic Competitiveness and SMART Grant Participation. GAO-09-343, March 25.  Highlights

4. Department of Defense: Additional Actions and Data Are Needed to Effectively Manage and Oversee DOD's Acquisition Workforce. GAO-09-342, March 25.  Highlights

5. Defense Management: Actions Needed to Address Stakeholder Concerns, Improve Interagency Collaboration, and Determine Full Costs Associated with the U.S. Africa Command. GAO-09-181, February 20.  Highlights

6. Federal Land Management: Additional Documentation of Agency Experiences with Good Neighbor Authority Could Enhance Its Future Use. GAO-09-277, February 25.  Highlights

Testimonies

1. Department of Labor: Wage and Hour Division's Complaint Intake and Investigative Processes Leave Low Wage Workers Vulnerable to Wage Theft, by Gregory D. Kutz, managing director, and Jonathan T. Meyer, assistant director, forensic audits and special investigations, before the House Committee on Education and Labor. GAO-09-458T, March 25.  Highlights

2. HUBZone Program: Fraud and Abuse Identified in Four Metropolitan Areas, by Gregory D. Kutz, managing director, forensic audits and special investigations, before the House Committee on Small Business. GAO-09-519T, March 25.

3. Small Business Administration: Status of Efforts to Address Previous Recommendations on the HUBZone Program, by William B. Shear, director, financial markets and community investment, before the House Committee on Small Business. GAO-09-532T, March 25.

4. Inspectors General: Independent Oversight of Financial Regulatory Agencies, by Gary L. Kepplinger, general counsel, before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-09-524T, March 25.

5. Iraq and Afghanistan: Security, Economic, and Governance Challenges to Rebuilding Efforts Should Be Addressed in U.S. Strategies, by Jacquelyn Williams-Bridgers, managing director, international affairs and trade, before the House Committee on Armed Services. GAO-09-476T, March 25.  Highlights

6. Climate Change: Observations on Federal Efforts to Adapt to a Changing Climate, by John Stephenson, director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, House Committee on Energy and Commerce. GAO-09-534T, March 25.  Highlights

7. U.S. Department of Agriculture: Improved Management Controls Can Enhance Effectiveness of Key Conservation Programs, by Lisa Shames, director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research, House Committee on Agriculture. GAO-09-528T, March 25.  Highlights

8. Next Generation Air Transportation System: Issues Associated with Midterm Implementation of Capabilities and Full System Transformation, by Gerald L. Dillingham, Ph.D., director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. GAO-09-481T, March 25.  Highlights

9. U.S. Postal Service: Escalating Financial Problems Require Major Cost Reductions to Limit Losses, by Phillip 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-09-475T, March 25.  Highlights

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