Saturday, June 14, 2008

New From the GAO

New GAO Reports, Correspondence and Testimonies (PDFs)
Source: Government Accountability Office
15 May 2008
+ Reports
1. Nursing Homes: Federal Monitoring Surveys Demonstrate Continued Understatement of Serious Care Problems and CMS Oversight Weaknesses
2. Workforce Development: Community Colleges and One-Stop Centers Collaborate to Meet 21st Century Workforce Needs
3. 2010 Census: Bureau Needs to Specify How It Will Assess Coverage Follow-up Techniques and When It Will Produce Coverage Measurement Results
4. Smithsonian Institution: Board of Regents Has Implemented Many Governance Reforms, but Ensuring Accountability and Oversight Will Require Ongoing Action
5. Credit and Debit Cards: Federal Entities Are Taking Actions to Limit Their Interchange Fees, but Additional Revenue Collection Cost Savings May Exist
6. Financial Audit: Congressional Award Foundation’s Fiscal Years 2007 and 2006 Financial Statements
7. DOD Business Systems Modernization: Progress in Establishing Corporate Management Controls Needs to Be Replicated Within Military Departments

+ Correspondence
1. Depot Maintenance: Issues and Options for Reporting on Military Depots

+ Testimonies
1. Defense Contracting: Progress Made in Implementing Defense Base Act Requirements, but Complete Information on Costs Is Lacking, by John K. Needham, director, acquisition and sourcing management issues, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
2. Information Management: Challenges in Implementing an Electronic Records Archive, by Linda D. Koontz, director, information management issues, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
3. Congressional Review Act: Applicability to CMS Letter on State Children’s Health Insurance Program, by Dayna K. Shah, managing associate general counsel, before the Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Energy and Commerce