The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports, correspondence and testimonies:
Reports 1. Nanotechnology: Better Guidance Is Needed to Ensure Accurate Reporting of Federal Research Focused on Environmental, Health, and Safety Risks. GAO-08-402, March 31. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-402 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08402high.pdf 2. Defense Infrastructure: Continued Management Attention Is Needed to Support Installation Facilities and Operations. GAO-08-502, April 24. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-502 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08502high.pdf Correspondence 1. International Boundary and Water Commission: Two Alternatives for Improving Wastewater Treatment at the United States-Mexico Border. GAO-08-595R, April 24. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-595R Testimonies 1. Residential Programs: Selected Cases of Death, Abuse, and Deceptive Marketing, by Gregory D. Kutz, managing director, forensic audits and special investigations, before the House Committee on Education and Labor. [Link to audio recording of undercover phone calls demonstrating deceptive marketing practices on page 5.] GAO-08-713T, April 24. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-713T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08713thigh.pdf 2. Residential Facilities: State and Federal Oversight Gaps May Increase Risk to Youth Well-Being, by Kay E. Brown, director, education, workforce, and income security issues, before the House Committee on Education and Labor. GAO-08-696T, April 24. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-696T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08696thigh.pdf 3. Nanotechnology: Accuracy of Data on Federally Funded Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Could Be Improved, by Robert A. Robinson, managing director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. GAO-08-709T, April 24. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-709T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08709thigh.pdf 4. Export Controls: State and Commerce Have Not Taken Basic Steps to Better Ensure U.S. Interests Are Protected, by Ann Marie Calvaresi Barr, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-08-710T, April 24. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-710T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08710thigh.pdf 5. NASA: Challenges in Completing and Sustaining the International Space Station, by Cristina T. Chaplain, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, House Committee on Science and Technology. GAO-08-581T, April 24. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-581T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08581thigh.pdf 6. Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Improving the Cost-Effectiveness of Filling the Reserve, by Franklin W. Rusco, acting director, natural resources and environment, before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. GAO-08-726T, April 24. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-726T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08726thigh.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
