The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports and testimonies:
Reports 1. Premium Class Travel: Internal Control Weaknesses Governmentwide Led to Improper and Abusive Use of Premium Class Travel. GAO-07-1268, September 28. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1268 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d071268high.pdf 2. Telecommunications: FCC Should Take Steps to Ensure Equal Access to Rulemaking Information. GAO-07-1046, September 6. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1046 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d071046high.pdf Testimonies 1. Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Program: Management Problems May Increase Vulnerability of U.S. Agriculture to Foreign Pests and Diseases, by Lisa R. Shames, director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, House Committee on Agriculture. GAO-08-96T, October 3. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-96T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0896thigh.pdf 2. Nuclear Energy: NRC Has Made Progress in Implementing Its Reactor Oversight and Licensing Processes but Continues to Face Challenges, by Mark E. Gaffigan, acting director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. GAO-08-114T, October 3. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-114T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08114thigh.pdf 3. Elections: Further Testing Could Provide Increased but Not Absolute Assurance That Voting Systems Did Not Cause Undervotes in Florida's 13th Congressional District, by Nabajyoti Barkakati, senior-level technologist, applied research and methods, before the Task Force on Florida-13, House Committee on House Administration. GAO-08-97T, October 2. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-97T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0897thigh.pdf Presentations By The Comptroller General 1. "An Accountability Update from Washington," by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before AICPA's peer review program conference, in Atlanta, Georgia. GAO-08-149CG, October 1. [slides] http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d08149cg.pdf 2. "Fiscal Stewardship in the 21st Century," by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Commerce Club, in Atlanta, Georgia. GAO-08-150CG, October 1. [slides] http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d08150cg.pdf 3. "Saving Our Future Requires Tough Choices Today," by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, on the Fiscal Wake-Up Tour at Georgia State University, in Atlanta, Georgia. GAO-08-151CG, October 1. [slides] http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d08151cg.pdf 4. "Keep America Great: Doing Your Part," by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, the Gortner Lecture at George Mason University, in Fairfax, Virginia. GAO-08-152CG, October 2. [text] http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d08152cg.pdf Reposted Product 1. Border Security: Security Vulnerabilities at Unmanned and Unmonitored U.S. Border Locations. GAO-07-884T, September 27. [Reposted file includes a link to digital video simulating the transport of radioactive material and other contraband across northern and southern U.S, borders at unmanned or unmonitored locations.] http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-884T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07884thigh.pdf Help with viewing PDF files is available from the "Help" section of http://www.gao.gov. Check the information in the section titled, "Help with Reading Portable Document Format Files" if you have difficulty. Subscribe to this or other E-mail updates about GAO products at the "E-mail Updates" section of http://www.gao.gov. Remove yourself from this mailing list by sending an E-mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: unsubscribe daybook in the message body. Order printed copies of any of these items from GAO: 202-512-6000 (voice) 202-512-2537 (TDD) 202-512-6061 (fax). Members of the press may request copies from the Office of Public Affairs, 202-512-4800. =========================================================== This list is produced by the Government Accountability Office to provide daily information about GAO Reports and Testimonies. Visit GAO on the web at http://www.gao.gov
