The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports, correspondence and testimonies:
Reports 1. State and Local Governments: Knowledge of Past Recessions Can Inform Future Federal Fiscal Assistance. GAO-11-401, March 31. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-401 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11401high.pdf 2. Medicaid: Improving Responsiveness of Federal Assistance to States during Economic Downturns. GAO-11-395, March 31. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-395 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11395high.pdf 3. 2011 Tax Filing: IRS Dealt with Challenges to Date but Needs Additional Authority to Verify Compliance. GAO-11-481, March 29. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-481 4. Tax Preparer Regulation: IRS Needs a Documented Framework to Achieve Goal of Improving Taxpayer Compliance. GAO-11-336, March 31. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-336 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11336high.pdf Podcast - http://www.gao.gov/podcast/watchdog_episode_52.html 5. Refugee Assistance: Little Is Known about the Effectiveness of Different Approaches for Improving Refugees' Employment Outcomes. GAO-11-369, March 31. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-369 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11369high.pdf Correspondence 1. Federal Reserve Banks: Areas for Improvement in Information Systems Controls. GAO-11-447R, March 31. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-447R Testimonies 1. H-1B Visa Program: Multifaceted Challenges Warrant Re-examination of Key Provisions, statement for the record by Andrew Sherrill, director, education, workforce, and income security, before the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement, House Committee on the Judiciary. GAO-11-505T, March 31. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-505T 2. Border Security: DHS Progress and Challenges in Securing the U.S. Southwest and Northern Borders, by Richard M. Stana, director, homeland security and justice issues, before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-11-508T, March 30. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-508T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11508thigh.pdf 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
