Today's GAO Reports - June 24, 2009

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports, correspondences and testimonies:

Reports

1. Aviation Safety: Better Data and Targeted FAA Efforts Needed to Identify and Address Safety Issues of Small Air Cargo Carriers. GAO-09-614, June 24.  Highlights

2. Contract Management: Minimal Compliance with New Safeguards for Time-and-Materials Contracts for Commercial Services and Safeguards Have Not Been Applied to GSA Schedules Program. GAO-09-579, June 24.  Highlights

Correspondences

1. Federal Tort Claims Act: Information Related to Implications of Extending Coverage to Volunteers at HRSA-Funded Health Centers. GAO-09-693R, June 24.

2. Management Report: Improvements Are Needed to Enhance IRS's Internal Controls and Operating Effectiveness. GAO-09-513R, June 24.

3. Coast Guard: Observations on the Genesis and Progress of the Service's Modernization Program. GAO-09-530R, June 24.

Testimonies

1. V-22 Osprey Aircraft: Assessments Needed to Address Operational and Cost Concerns to Define Future Investments, by Michael J.Sullivan, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-09-692T, June 23.  Highlights

2. High Speed Passenger Rail: Effectively Using Recovery Act Funds for High Speed Rail Projects, by Susan A. Fleming, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. GAO-09-786T, June 23.

Presentation By The Acting Comptroller General

1. "Ensuring Accountability in a Time of Financial and Fiscal Stress," by Gene L. Dodaro, acting comptroller general, before the Association of Government Accountants' professional development conference, in New Orleans, Louisiana. GAO-09-847CG, June 23, 2009.

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