Today's GAO Reports - February 21, 2008
 
Date:         Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:35:26 -0500


The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports:

Reports

1.  Bank Secrecy Act: Increased Use of Exemption Provisions Could Reduce Currency Transaction Reporting While Maintaining Usefulness to Law Enforcement Efforts.  GAO-08-355, February 21.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-355
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08355high.pdf

2.  Embassy Security:  Upgrades Have Enhanced Security, but Site Conditions Prevent Full Adherence to Standards.  GAO-08-162, January 18.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-162
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08162high.pdf

3.  Forest Service: Better Planning, Guidance, and Data Are Needed to Improve Management of the Competitive Sourcing Program.  GAO-08-195, January 22.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-195
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08195high.pdf

4.  Medicare Part D:  Plan Sponsors' Processing and CMS Monitoring of Drug Coverage Requests Could Be Improved.  GAO-08-47, January 22.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-47
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0847high.pdf

Related Product:

1.  Bank Secrecy Act:  Surveys of Financial Institutions and CTR Users.  (GAO-08-385SP, February 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-355. GAO-08-385SP, February 21.  [Internet only]
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-385SP

Presentation By The Comptroller General

1.  "Addressing Fiscal Sustainability and Fixing the Social Security System:  Two Challenges Facing the Nation," by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the AARP Board of Directors Annual Public Policy Meeting, in Washington, D.C.  GAO-08-524CG, February 14, 2008  [slides]
http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d08524cg.pdf



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