The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports, correspondences and testimony:
Reports 1. U.S. Postal Service: Ending Saturday Delivery Would Reduce Costs, but Comprehensive Restructuring Is Also Needed. GAO-11-270, March 29. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-270 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11270high.pdf Podcast - http://www.gao.gov/podcast/watchdog_episode_51.html 2. Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs. GAO-11-233SP, March 29. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-233SP Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11233sphigh.pdf 3. Intercity Passenger and Freight Rail: Better Data and Communication of Uncertainties Can Help Decision Makers Understand Benefits and Tradeoffs of Programs and Policies. GAO-11-290, February 24. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-290 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11290high.pdf Correspondences 1. Trends in Nunn-McCurdy Cost Breaches for Major Defense Acquisition Programs. GAO-11-295R, March 9. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-295R 2. Defense Infrastructure: Ability of Ship Maintenance Industrial Base to Support a Nuclear Aircraft Carrier at Naval Station Mayport. GAO-11-388R, March 29. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-388R 3. Management Report: Improvements Needed in SEC's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures. GAO-11-348R, March 29. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-348R Testimony 1. DOD Cost Overruns: Trends in Nunn-McCurdy Breaches and Tools to Manage Weapon Systems Acquisition Costs, by Michael Sullivan, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-11-499T, March 29. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-499T You'll find the most up-to-date listing of Reports and Testimonies at http://www.gao.gov. 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
