The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports and testimonies:
Reports 1. Global Health: Spending Requirement Presents Challenges for Allocating Prevention Funding under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. GAO-06-395, April 4. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-395 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06395high.pdf 2. Contract Security Guards: Army's Guard Program Requires Greater Oversight and Reassessment of Acquisition Approach. GAO-06-284, April 3. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-284 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06284high.pdf 3. Personal Information: Agency and Reseller Adherence to Key Privacy Principles. GAO-06-421, April 4. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-421 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06421high.pdf 4. Nuclear Power Plants: Efforts Made to Upgrade Security, but the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Design Basis Threat Process Should Be Improved. GAO-06-388, March 14. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-388 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06388high.pdf 5. Highlights of a GAO Forum: Managing the Supplier Base in the 21st Century. GAO-06-533SP, March 31. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-533SP Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06533sphigh.pdf Reposted Report 1. Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Major Weapon Programs. GAO-06-391, March 31. [Originally posted March 31. New file corrects typographical errors as described on errata sheet] http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-391 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06391high.pdf Testimonies 1. Paid Tax Return Preparers: In a Limited Study, Chain Preparers Made Serious Errors, by Michael Brostek, director, strategic issues, before the Senate Committee on Finance. GAO-06-563T, April 4. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-563T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06563thigh.pdf 2. Personal Information: Agencies and Resellers Vary in Providing Privacy Protections, by Linda D. Koontz, director, information management, before a joint hearing of the Subcommittees on Commercial and Administrative Law and the Constitution, House Committee on the Judiciary. GAO-06-609T, April 4. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-609T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06609thigh.pdf 3. U.S.-China Trade: Challenges and Choices to Apply Countervailing Duties to China, by Loren Yager, director, international affairs and trade, before the U.S.-China Economic Security Review Commission. GAO-06-608T, April 4. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-608T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06608thigh.pdf 4. Border Security: Reassessment of Consular Resource Requirements Could Help Address Visa Delays, by Jess T. Ford, director, international affairs and trade, before the House Committee on Government Reform. GAO-06-542T, April 4. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-542T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06542thigh.pdf 5. Nuclear Power: Plants Have Upgraded Security, but the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Needs to Improve Its Process for Revising the Design Basis Threat, by James E. Wells, Jr., director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, House Committee on Government Reform. GAO-06-555T, April 4. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-555T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06555thigh.pdf 6. Highway Trust Fund: Overview of Highway Trust Fund Estimates, by Katherine Siggerud, director, physical infrastructure, before the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit, and Pipelines, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. GAO-06-572T, April 4. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-572T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06572thigh.pdf 7. Aviation Security: Enhancements Made in Passenger and Checked Baggage Screening, but Challenges Remain, by Cathleen A. Berrick, director, homeland security and justice, before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. GAO-06-371T, April 4. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-371T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06371thigh.pdf 8. Aviation Security: Transportation Security Administration Has Made Progress in Managing a Federal Security Workforce and Ensuring Security at U.S. Airports, but Challenges Remain, by Cathleen A. Berrick, director, homeland security and justice, before the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, House Committee on Government Reform. GAO-06-597T, April 4. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-597T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06597thigh.pdf 9. Defense Acquisitions: Improved Business Case Key for Future Combat System's Success, by Paul L. Francis, director, acquisition sourcing and management, before the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, House Committee on Armed Services. GAO-06-564T, April 4. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-564T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06564thigh.pdf 10. Force Structure: Capabilities and Cost of Army Modular Force Remain Uncertain, by Janet A. St. Laurent, director, defense capabilities and management, before the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, House Committee on Armed Services. GAO-06-548T, April 4. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-548T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06548thigh.pdf These and other GAO products are available from the "Reports and Testimony" section of GAO's Internet site, http://www.gao.gov. Subscribe to this or other E-mail updates about GAO products at the "Subscribe to Updates" section of http://www.gao.gov. 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