The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports, correspondences and testimonies:
Reports 1. Firearms Trafficking: U.S. Efforts to Combat Arms Trafficking to Mexico Face Planning and Coordination Challenges. GAO-09-709, June 18. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-709 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09709high.pdf 2. OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs: Improved Oversight and Controls Would Better Ensure Program Quality. GAO-09-395, May 20. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-395 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09395high.pdf Correspondences 1. Military Pay: The Defense Finance and Accounting Service--Indianapolis Could Improve Control Activities over Its Processing of Active Duty Army Military Personnel Federal Payroll Taxes. GAO-09-557R, June 18. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-557R 2. U.S. and Canadian Governments Have Established Mechanisms to Monitor Compliance with the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement but Face Operational Challenges. GAO-09-764R, June 18. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-764R Testimonies 1. Telecommunications: Preliminary Observations about Consumer Satisfaction and Problems with Wireless Phone Service and FCC's Efforts to Assist Consumers with Complaints, by Mark Goldstein, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. GAO-09-800T, June 17. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-800T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09800thigh.pdf 2. Broadcasting to Cuba: Observations Regarding TV Marti's Strategy and Operations, by Jess T. Ford, director, international affairs and trade, before the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, House Committee on Foreign Affairs. GAO-09-758T, June 17. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-758T 3. Medical Devices: Shortcomings in FDA's Premarket Review, Postmarket Surveillance, and Inspections of Device Manufacturing Establishments, by Marcia Crosse, director, health care, before the Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Energy and Commerce. GAO-09-370T, June 18. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-370T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09370thigh.pdf 4. New Markets Tax Credit: Minority Entities Are Less Successful in Obtaining Awards than Non-Minority Entities, by Michael Brostek, director, strategic issues, before a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, House Committee on Financial Services; and the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, House Committee on Ways and Means. GAO-09-795T, June 18. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-795T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09795thigh.pdf 5. International Trade: Observations on U.S. Government Efforts to Address Textile Transshipment, by Loren Yager, director, international affairs and trade, before the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Entrepreneurship, and Trade, House Committee on Small Business. GAO-09-813T, June 18. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-813T 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. Information on ordering printed copies at: http://www.gao.gov/ordering.htm 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
