Top 10 List for August 2008

An alphabetical listing of the top 10 areas of significant work and the reports and testimonies in those areas issued in August 2008.

1. Drug Control

Drug Control: Cooperation with Many Major Drug Transit Countries Has Improved, but Better Performance Reporting and Sustainability Plans Are Needed
GAO-08-784, July 15, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 59 pages)   Accessible Text   Recommendations (HTML)

2. International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005

International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005: Agencies Have Implemented Some, but Not All of the Act's Requirements
GAO-08-862, August 8, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 34 pages)   Accessible Text   Recommendations (HTML)

3. Medicare

Medicare: Covert Testing Exposes Weaknesses in the Durable Medical Equipment Supplier Screening Process
GAO-08-955, July 3, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 24 pages)   Accessible Text

4. Medicare Part D

Medicare Part D: Some Plan Sponsors Have Not Completely Implemented Fraud and Abuse Programs, and CMS Oversight Has Been Limited
GAO-08-760, July 21, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 38 pages)   Accessible Text   Recommendations (HTML)

5. Military Personnel

Military Personnel: DOD's and the Coast Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Programs Face Implementation and Oversight Challenges
GAO-08-924, August 29, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 124 pages)   Accessible Text   Recommendations (HTML)

6. PBGC Assets

PBGC Assets: Implementation of New Investment Policy Will Need Stronger Board Oversight
GAO-08-667, July 17, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 57 pages)   Accessible Text   Recommendations (HTML)

7. Private Pensions

Private Pensions: Fulfilling Fiduciary Obligations Can Present Challenges for 401(k) Plan Sponsors
GAO-08-774, July 16, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 40 pages)   Accessible Text

8. Rebuilding Iraq

Rebuilding Iraq: DOD and State Department Have Improved Oversight and Coordination of Private Security Contractors in Iraq, but Further Actions Are Needed to Sustain Improvements
GAO-08-966, July 31, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 61 pages)   Accessible Text   Recommendations (HTML)

9. Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq

Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: Iraqi Revenues, Expenditures, and Surplus
GAO-08-1031, August 5, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 41 pages)   Accessible Text

10. Transportation Security

Transportation Security: TSA Has Developed a Risk-Based Covert Testing Program, but Could Better Mitigate Aviation Security Vulnerabilities Identified Through Covert Tests
GAO-08-958, August 8, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 45 pages)   Accessible Text   Recommendations (HTML)

 

Significant Work Issued in July 2008