Today's GAO Reports - July 21, 2010
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports, correspondence and testimonies:
Reports
1. Merida Initiative: The United States Has Provided Counternarcotics and Anticrime Support but Needs Better Performance Measures. GAO-10-837, July 21. Highlights
2. Drug Control: DOD Needs to Improve Its Performance Measurement System to Better Manage and Oversee Its Counternarcotics Activities. GAO-10-835, July 21. Highlights
3. Engaging Foreign Audiences: Assessment of Public Diplomacy Platforms Could Help Improve State Department Plans to Expand Engagement. GAO-10-767, July 21. Highlights
4. Older Americans: Continuing Care Retirement Communities Can Provide Benefits, but Not Without Some Risk. GAO-10-611, June 21. Highlights
5. Recovery Act: Contracting Approaches and Oversight Used by Selected Federal Agencies and States. GAO-10-809, July 15. Highlights
6. Elections: DOD Can Strengthen Evaluation of Its Absentee Voting Assistance Program. GAO-10-476, June 17. Highlights
7. Federal Student Loan Programs: Opportunities Exist to Improve Audit Requirements and Oversight Procedures. GAO-10-668, July 21. Highlights
Correspondence
1. Military Base Realignments and Closures: DOD Is Taking Steps to Mitigate Challenges, but Is Not Fully Reporting Some Additional Costs. GAO-10-725R, July 21.
Testimonies
1. Older Americans: Continuing Care Retirement Communities Can Provide Benefits, but Not Without Some Risk, by Alicia Puente Cackley, director, financial markets and community investment, before the Senate Special Committee on Aging. GAO-10-904T, July 21.
2. Drug Control: International Programs Face Significant Challenges Reducing the Supply of Illegal Drugs but Support Broad U.S. Foreign Policy Objectives, by Jess T. Ford, director, international affairs and trade, before the Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-10-921T, July 21. Highlights
3. Highway Bridge Program: Condition of Nation's Bridges Shows Limited Improvement, but Further Actions Could Enhance the Impact of Federal Investment, by Phillip R. Herr, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. GAO-10-930T, July 21. Highlights
4. Troubled Asset Relief Program: Continued Attention Needed to Ensure the Transparency and Accountability of Ongoing Programs, by Richard J. Hillman, managing director, financial markets and community investment, before the Senate Committee on Finance. GAO-10-933T, July 21.
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