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Recently Issued Products

  • Latest Reports & Testimonies
  • Latest Legal Decisions & Opinions
  • Latest Comptroller General Presentations

Recently released reports and testimonies are listed below. Our congressional requesters may hold reports up to 30 days before making them publicly available, so some may have earlier issue dates.

Reports & Testimonies

October 31, 2008

Defense Health Care: Additional Efforts Needed to Ensure Compliance with Personality Disorder Separation Requirements
GAO-09-31,  October 31, 2008
Status of GSA's Implementation of Selected Green Building Provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
GAO-09-111R,  October 31, 2008

October 30, 2008

USA Patriot Act: Better Interagency Coordination and Implementing Guidance for Section 311 Could Improve U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Efforts
GAO-08-1058,  September 30, 2008
2010 Census: Census Bureau Needs Procedures for Estimating the Response Rate and Selecting for Testing Methods to Increase Response Rate
GAO-08-1012,  September 30, 2008
Defense Critical Infrastructure: Developing Training Standards and an Awareness of Existing Expertise Would Help DOD Assure the Availability of Critical Infrastructure
GAO-09-42,  October 30, 2008
Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS's Phase 3 Test Report on Advanced Portal Monitors Does Not Fully Disclose the Limitations of the Test Results
GAO-08-979,  September 30, 2008
Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage: Federal Oversight of Reported Price Concessions Data
GAO-08-1074R,  September 30, 2008

October 29, 2008

Oil and Gas Royalties: MMS's Oversight of Its Royalty-in-Kind Program Can Be Improved through Additional Use of Production Verification Data and Enhanced Reporting of Financial Benefits and Costs
GAO-08-942R,  September 26, 2008

October 28, 2008

Check 21 Act: Most Consumers Have Accepted and Banks Are Progressing Toward Full Adoption of Check Truncation
GAO-09-8,  October 28, 2008

October 27, 2008

Export Controls: Challenges with Commerce's Validated End-User Program May Limit Its Ability to Ensure That Semiconductor Equipment Exported to China Is Used as Intended
GAO-08-1095,  September 25, 2008
Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Initiative: Further Progress Is Needed in Developing a Risk-Based Monitoring Approach to Help HHS Improve Program Oversight
GAO-08-1002,  September 26, 2008

October 24, 2008

VA Health Care: Improved Staffing Methods and Greater Availability of Alternate and Flexible Work Schedules Could Enhance the Recruitment and Retention of Inpatient Nurses
GAO-09-17,  October 24, 2008

October 23, 2008

Federal Energy Management: Agencies Are Acquiring Alternative Fuel Vehicles but Face Challenges in Meeting Other Fleet Objectives
GAO-09-75R,  October 22, 2008

October 22, 2008

Drug Safety: Better Data Management and More Inspections Are Needed to Strengthen FDA's Foreign Drug Inspection Program
GAO-08-970,  September 22, 2008
U.S. Department of Agriculture: Recommendations and Options to Address Management Deficiencies in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
GAO-09-62,  October 22, 2008
VA National Initiatives and Local Programs that Address Education and Support for Families of Returning Veterans
GAO-09-22R,  October 22, 2008

October 21, 2008

Environmental Enforcement: EPA Needs to Improve the Accuracy and Transparency of Measures Used to Report on Program Effectiveness
GAO-08-1111R,  September 18, 2008
Small Business Administration: Opportunities Exist to Build on Leadership's Efforts to Improve Agency Performance and Employee Morale
GAO-08-995,  September 24, 2008
Social Security Numbers Are Widely Available in Bulk and Online Records, but Changes to Enhance Security Are Occurring
GAO-08-1009R,  September 19, 2008
Responses to Questions for the Record; September 2008 Hearing on the Next Generation Air Transportation System: Status and Issues
GAO-09-130R,  October 20, 2008

October 16, 2008

Biosafety Laboratories: Perimeter Security Assessment of the Nation's Five BSL-4 Laboratories
GAO-08-1092,  September 17, 2008

October 15, 2008

Indoor Mold: Better Coordination of Research on Health Effects and More Consistent Guidance Would Improve Federal Efforts
GAO-08-980,  September 30, 2008
Defense Management: DOD Can Establish More Guidance for Biometrics Collection and Explore Broader Data Sharing
GAO-09-49,  October 15, 2008
Multiple Agencies Provide Assistance to Service-disabled Veterans or Entrepreneurs, but Specific Needs Are Difficult to Identify and Coordination Is Weak
GAO-09-11R,  October 15, 2008
Motor Fuels: Stakeholder Views on Compensating for the Effects of Gasoline Temperature on Volume at the Pump
GAO-08-1114,  September 25, 2008
The Comptroller General, the head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), issues decisions in various areas of federal law. These decisions are prepared by GAO's Office of General Counsel, and are identified by a numbering system beginning with B-(number); each decision carries its own B-number and date.

Latest Legal Decisions & Opinions

October 29, 2008

Denali Commission--Overobligation of Apportionment
B-316372,  October 21, 2008

October 28, 2008

Seaborn Health Care, Inc.
B-400429,  October 27, 2008

October 27, 2008

Avue Technologies Corp; Carahsoft Technology Corp.
B-298380.4,  June 11, 2007
Optelec U.S., Inc.
B-400349, B-400349.2,  October 16, 2008

October 24, 2008

Office of Compliance--Retroactive Salary Increase
B-317034,  October 21, 2008
Armacel Armor Corporation
B-400239.2,  October 22, 2008
T-L-C Systems
B-400369,  October 23, 2008
CSI GmbH
B-400434,  October 22, 2008

October 22, 2008

Information Ventures, Inc.
B-299361.2, B-299361.3,  October 01, 2008

October 16, 2008

International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc.
B-310424.2, B-310424.3, B-310424.4,  September 23, 2008
Presentations and Testimonies from Acting Comptroller General Gene L. Dodaro
 

Latest Comptroller General Presentations

September 24, 2008

The Upcoming Transition: GAO's Efforts to Assist the 111th Congress and the Next Administration, before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
GAO-08-1174T  September 24, 2008

September 19, 2008

The Role of the U.S. Government Accountability Office, House Democracy Assistance Commission, Members of Parliament from Afghanistan, Liberia & Timor-Leste
Washington, D.C.
GAO-08-1171CG, September 18, 2008

September 11, 2008

The Upcoming Transition: GAO's Efforts to Assist the 111th Congress and the Next Administration, before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Work Force, and the District of Columbia, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
GAO-08-1153T, September 10, 2008

August 7, 2008

The Role of the U.S. Government Accountability Office, House Democracy Assistance Commission, Members of Parliament from Indonesia, Kenya, Macedonia & Ukraine
Washington, DC
GAO-08-1089CG, July 31, 2008

July 31, 2008

Highlights of a Forum Convened by the Comptroller General of the United States: Enhancing U.S. Partnerships in Countering Transnational Terrorism
GAO-08-887SP, July 31, 2008

July 23, 2008

Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: Progress Report: Some Gains Made, Updated Strategy Needed, before the House Committee on Armed Services
GAO-08-1021T  July 23, 2008

July 11, 2008

Preparing the Accountability Profession for 21st Century Challenges, Institute of Internal Auditors’ 2008 International Conference
San Francisco, CA
GAO-08-1017CG, July 8, 2008

June 30, 2008

Highlights of the Joint Forum on Tax Compliance: Options for Improvement and Their Budgetary Potential
GAO-08-703SP, June 30, 2008

June 26, 2008

Fiscal Year 2007 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Improvement in Financial Management Is Crucial to Improving Accountability and Addressing the Long-Term Fiscal Challenge, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
GAO-08-926T  June 26, 2008

June 17, 2008

Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: Long-Term Federal Fiscal Challenge Driven Primarily by Health Care, before the Senate Committee on Finance
GAO-08-912T  June 17, 2008

June 5, 2008

Fiscal Year 2007 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Improvement in Financial Management Is Crucial to Improving Accountability and Addressing the Long-Term Fiscal Challenge, before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
GAO-08-847T  June 5, 2008

May 22, 2008

Auditing and Advising in a Time of Transition, 17th Biennial Forum of Government Auditors
Philadelphia, PA
GAO-08-842CG, May 21, 2008

May 21, 2008

Combating Terrorism: U.S. Efforts to Address the Terrorist Threat in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas Require a Comprehensive Plan and Continued Oversight, before the Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
GAO-08-820T, May 20, 2008

April 30, 2008

Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office, before the Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Senate Committee on Appropriations
GAO-08-707T, April 30, 2008

April 18, 2008

Working to Improve Accountability in an Evolving Environment, Maryland Association of CPAs' Government and Not-for-Profit Conference
College Park, MD
GAO-08-720CG, April 18, 2008

April 17, 2008

Highlights of a Forum Convened by the Comptroller General of the United States: Improving the Federal Government's Financial Management Systems
GAO-08-447SP, April 16, 2008

April 15, 2008

Highlights of a Forum Convened by the Comptroller General of the United States: Strengthening the Use of Risk Management Principles in Homeland Security
GAO-08-627SP, April 15, 2008

April 10, 2008

Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office, before the Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, House Committee on Appropriations
GAO-08-616T, April 10, 2008