[ACARS] GAO

[Dean Sies]

Of possible note may be the Coast Guard Comm system report and the FAA
modernization testimony:





The General Accounting Office (GAO) today released the following reports
and testimony:

REPORTS

1. Coast Guard:  New Communication System to Search and Rescue Faces
Challenges.  GAO-03-1111, September 30.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-03-1111
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d031111high.pdf

2. Debt Collection:  Opportunities Exist for Improving FMS's
Cross-Servicing Program.  GAO-04-47, October 31.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-04-47
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0447high.pdf

3. Defense Acquisitions:  Despite Restructuring, SBIRS High Program
Remains at Risk of Cost and Schedule Overruns.  GAO-04-48, October 31.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-04-48
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0448high.pdf

4. Federal Drug Offenses:  Departures from Sentencing Guidelines and
Mandatory Minimum Sentences, Fiscal Years 1999-2001.  GAO-04-105,
October 24.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-04-105
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d04105high.pdf

5. Local TV Act:  Progress Made, but Timeliness and Cost Accounting
Issues Need to Be Addressed.  GAO-04-134, October 31.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-04-134
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d04134high.pdf

6. Protection and Advocacy Agencies:  Lawsuits Relating to
Deinstitutionalization of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities.
GAO-03-1044, September 30.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-03-1044
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d031044high.pdf

7. Tax Administration:  IRS's Filing Season Showed Some Improvements.
GAO-04-84, October 31.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-04-84
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0484high.pdf

8. September 11: Overview of Federal Disaster to the New York City
Area. GAO-04-72, October 31.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-04-72
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0472high.pdf

9. Financial Audit: Process for Compiling the Consolidated Financial
Statements for the U.S. Government Need Improvement. GAO-04-45, October
30.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-04-45
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0445high.pdf


TESTIMONY

Air Traffic Control:  FAA's Modernization Efforts-Past, Present, and
Future, by Gerald L. Dillingham, director, physical infrastructure,
before the Subcommittee on Aviation, House Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure.  GAO-04-227T, October 30.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-04-227T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d04227thigh.pdf

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