December 26, 2007

GAO: Military Health Care: TRICARE Reserve Select Premiums

Military Health Care: Cost Data Indicate That TRICARE Reserve Select Premiums Exceeded the Costs of Providing Program Benefits
GAO-08-104, December 21, 2007
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GAO: Force Structure: Army's Modular Force & Expansion

Force Structure: Better Management Controls Are Needed to Oversee the Army's Modular Force and Expansion Initiatives and Improve Accountability for Results
GAO-08-145 December 14, 2007
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GAO: Organizational Transformation: COO/CMO Positions

19Organizational Transformation: Implementing Chief Operating Officer/Chief Management Officer Positions in Federal Agencies
GAO-08-322T December 13, 2007
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GAO: VA Health Care: Nurse Anesthetists

VA Health Care: Many Medical Facilities Have Challenges in Recruiting and Retaining Nurse Anesthetists
GAO-08-56 December 13, 2007
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GAO: Veterans' Benefits: Disability Reevaluation Process

Veterans' Benefits: Improved Operational Controls and Management Data Would Enhance VBA's Disability Reevaluation Process
GAO-08-75, December 6, 2007
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GAO: DOD Schools: Students with Dyslexia

DOD Schools: Additional Reporting Could Improve Accountability for Academic Achievement of Students with Dyslexia
GAO-08-70 December 6, 2007
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GAO: DOD Transformation Challenges and Opportunities

DOD Transformation Challenges and Opportunities, Department of Defense FY 2008 Managers’ Internal Control Program Conference
Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
GAO-08-323CG, November 29, 2007
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GAO: Making Human Capital Transformation a Reality

Making Human Capital Transformation a Reality: Lessons Learned from GAO's Experience, Human Capital Management Federal 2007
Washington, D.C.
GAO-08-299CG, November 15, 2007
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CBO: Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans

Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans: Summary Update for Fiscal Year 2008
December 2007
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CBO: The Health Care System for Veterans: An Interim Report

The Health Care System for Veterans: An Interim Report
December 2007
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December 01, 2007

Human Capital: Building Diversity in GAO's Senior Executive Service

GAO-08-275T
November 13, 2007
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Office of Personnel Management: Opportunities Exist to Build on Recent Progress in Internal Human Capital Capacity

GAO-08-11
October 31, 2007
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Information Technology: VA and DOD Continue to Expand Sharing of Medical Information, but Still Lack Comprehensive Electronic Medical Records

GAO-08-207T
October 24, 2007
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Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: GAO Audits and Key Oversight Issues

GAO-08-231T
October 30, 2007
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Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: Serious Challenges Confront U.S. Efforts to Build the Capacity of Iraqi Ministries

GAO-08-124T
October 4, 2007
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Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: U.S. Ministry Capacity Development Efforts Need an Overall Integrated Strategy to Guide Efforts and Manage Risk

GAO-08-117
October 1, 2007
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Stabilization and Reconstruction: Actions Needed to Improve Governmentwide Planning and Capabilities for Future Operations

GAO-08-228T
October 30, 2007
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State Department: Evacuation Planning and Preparations for Overseas Posts Can Be Improved

GAO-08-23
October 19, 2007
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State Department: Survey of Overseas Posts' Emergency Action Committees on Planning, Preparing for, and Conducting Evacuations

(GAO-08-24SP), an E-supplement to GAO-08-23
GAO-08-24SP
October 19, 2007
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Military Personnel: Federal Agencies Have Taken Actions to Address Servicemembers' Employment Rights, but a Single Entity Needs to Maintain Visibility

GAO-08-254T
November 8, 2007
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Military Personnel: Considerations Related to Extending Demonstration Project on Servicemembers' Employment Rights Claims

GAO-08-229T
October 31, 2007
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Defense Health Care: DOD Needs to Address the Expected Benefits, Costs, and Risks for Its Newly Approved Medical Command Structure

GAO-08-122
October 12, 2007
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Defense Business Transformation: A Full-time Chief Management Officer with a Term Appointment Is Needed at DOD to Maintain Continuity of Effort and Ac

GAO-08-132T
October 16, 2007
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Defense Health Care: DOD Needs to Address the Expected Benefits, Costs, and Risks for Its Newly Approved Medical Command Structure

GAO-08-122
October 12, 2007
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Testimony on Estimated Costs of U.S. Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and of Other Activities Related to the War on Terrorism

October 24, 2007

http://cbo.gov/ftpdocs/86xx/doc8690/10-24-CostOfWar_Testimony.pdf

Testimony on Projecting the Costs to Care for Veterans of U.S. Military Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan

October 12, 2007
Testimony before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives

http://cbo.gov/ftpdocs/87xx/doc8710/10-17-VA-Admin_Testimony.pdf

National Strategy for Combating Terrorism: Background and Issues for Congress

11/01/07

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/RL34230.pdf