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Agriculture and Food

Federal Land Management: Use of Stewardship Contracting Is Increasing, but Agencies Could Benefit from Better Data and Contracting Strategies: GAO-09-23, November 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Farm Programs: USDA Needs to Strengthen Controls to Prevent Payments to Individuals Who Exceed Income Eligibility Limits: GAO-09-67, October 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Food Safety: Improvements Needed in FDA Oversight of Fresh Produce: GAO-08-1047, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 77 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: EPA Needs More Information and a Clearly Defined Strategy to Protect Air and Water Quality: GAO-08-1177T, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Food Labeling: FDA Needs to Better Leverage Resources, Improve Oversight, and Effectively Use Available Data to Help Consumers Select Healthy Foods: GAO-08-597, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 81 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: EPA Needs More Information and a Clearly Defined Strategy to Protect Air and Water Quality from Pollutants of Concern: GAO-08-944, September 4, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 85 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Electronic Waste: EPA Needs to Better Control Harmful U.S. Exports through Stronger Enforcement and More Comprehensive Regulation: GAO-08-1044, August 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Food Stamp Program: Options for Delivering Financial Incentives to Participants for Purchasing Targeted Foods: GAO-08-415, July 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Oversight of Food Safety: FDA Has Provided Few Details on the Resources and Strategies Needed to Implement its Food Protection Plan: GAO-08-909T, June 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Food Safety: Selected Countries' Systems Can Offer Insights into Ensuring Import Safety and Responding to Foodborne Illness: GAO-08-794, June 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 101 pages) Accessible Text

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Budget and Spending

Wildland Fire Management: Interagency Budget Tool Needs Further Development to Fully Meet Key Objectives: GAO-09-68, November 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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: GAO-08-926T, June 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text

Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: Long-Term Federal Fiscal Challenge Driven Primarily by Health Care: GAO-08-912T, June 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Fiscal Year 2007 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Improvement in Financial Management Is Crucial to Improving Accountability and Addressing the Long-Term Fiscal Challenges: GAO-08-847T, June 5, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text

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Business, Industry, and Consumers

Small Business Administration: Agency Should Assess Resources Devoted to Contracting and Improve Several Processes in the 8(a) Program: GAO-09-16, November 21, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Small Business Administration: Opportunities Exist to Build on Leadership's Efforts to Improve Agency Performance and Employee Morale: GAO-08-995, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Digital Television Transition: Information on the Implementation of the Converter Box Subsidy Program and Consumer Participation in the Program: GAO-08-1181T, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Digital Television Transition: Implementation of the Converter Box Subsidy Program Is Under Way, but Preparedness to Manage an Increase in Subsidy Demand Is Unclear: GAO-08-1040, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Digital Television Transition: Information on the Implementation of the Converter Box Subsidy Program and Consumer Participation in the Program: GAO-08-1161T, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Export-Import Bank: Performance Standards for Small Business Assistance Are in Place but Ex-Im Is in the Early Stages of Measuring Their Effectiveness: GAO-08-915, July 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

HUBZone Program: SBA's Control Weaknesses Exposed the Government to Fraud and Abuse: GAO-08-964T, July 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Small Business Administration: Additional Actions Are Needed to Certify and Monitor HUBZone Businesses and Assess Program Results: GAO-08-975T, July 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Bankruptcy Reform: Dollar Costs Associated with the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005: GAO-08-697, June 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text

Small Business Administration: Additional Actions Are Needed to Certify and Monitor HUBZone Businesses and Assess Program Results: GAO-08-643, June 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 73 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Telecommunications: FCC Needs to Improve Performance Management and Strengthen Oversight of the High-Cost Program: GAO-08-633, June 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 68 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Telecommunications: Survey of State Regulatory Commissions (GAO-08-662SP, June 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-633: GAO-08-662SP, June 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Digital Television Transition: Broadcasters' Transition Status, Low-Power Station Issues, and Information on Consumer Awareness of the DTV Transition: GAO-08-881T, June 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

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Civil Rights

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; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Diversity at GAO: Sustained Attention Needed to Build on Gains in SES and Managers: GAO-08-1156T, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Diversity Management: Important Actions Taken and Planned to Further Enhance Diversity: GAO-08-1160T, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Diversity at GAO: Sustained Attention Needed to Build on Gains in SES and Managers: GAO-08-1098, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Sharing Promising Practices and Fully Implementing Strategic Human Capital Planning Can Improve Management of Growing Workload: GAO-08-589, June 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Economic Development

Disaster Recovery: Past Experiences Offer Insights for Recovering from Hurricanes Ike and Gustav and Other Recent Natural Disasters: GAO-08-1120, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text

Mass Care in Disasters: FEMA Should Update the Red Cross Role in Catastrophic Events and More Fully Assess Voluntary Organizations' Mass Care Capabilities: GAO-08-1175T, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 70 pages) Accessible Text

Rural Economic Development: Collaboration between SBA and USDA Could Be Improved: GAO-08-1123, September 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Voluntary Organizations: FEMA Should More Fully Assess Organization's Mass Care Capabilities and Update the Red Cross Role in Catastrophic Events: GAO-08-823, September 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 89 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

National Flood Insurance Program: Financial Challenges Underscore Need for Improved Oversight of Mitigation Programs and Key Contracts: GAO-08-437, June 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 94 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Education

Bureau of Indian Education: Improving Interior's Assistance Would Aid Tribal Groups Developing Academic Accountability Systems: GAO-08-1125T, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Bureau of Indian Education Schools: Improving Interior's Assistance Would Help Some Tribal Groups Implement Academic Accountability Systems: GAO-08-679, June 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Higher Education: Veteran Students Received Similar Amounts of Title IV Aid As Nonveterans but More Total Aid with GI Benefits: GAO-08-741, June 20, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text

Higher Education: United States' and Other Countries' Strategies for Attracting and Funding International Students: GAO-08-878T, June 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

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Employment

Human Capital: Diversity in the Federal SES and Processes for Selecting New Executives: GAO-09-110, November 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 72 pages)

Human Capital: Selected Agencies Have Implemented Key Features of Their Senior Executive Performance-Based Pay Systems, but Refinements Are Needed: GAO-08-1019T, July 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Labor: Case Studies from Ongoing Work Show Examples in Which Wage and Hour Division Did Not Adequately Pursue Labor Violations: GAO-08-973T, July 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Fair Labor Standards Act: Better Use of Available Resources and Consistent Reporting Could Improve Compliance: GAO-08-962T, July 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Employment Verification: Challenges Exist in Implementing a Mandatory Electronic Employment Verification System: GAO-08-895T, June 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

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Energy

Energy Efficiency: Potential Fuel Savings Generated by a National Speed Limit Would Be Influenced by Many Other Factors: GAO-09-153R, November 7, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Energy Management: Agencies Are Acquiring Alternative Fuel Vehicles but Face Challenges in Meeting Other Fleet Objectives: GAO-09-75R, October 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Energy Markets: Refinery Outages Can Impact Petroleum Product Prices, but No Federal Requirements to Report Outages Exist: GAO-09-87, October 7, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Energy Management: Addressing Challenges through Better Plans and Clarifying the Greenhouse Gas Emission Measure Will Help Meet Long-term Goals for Buildings: GAO-08-977, September 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Waste: Action Needed to Improve Accountability and Management of DOE's Major Cleanup Projects: GAO-08-1081, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Energy Markets: Analysis of More Past Mergers Could Enhance Federal Trade Commission's Efforts to Maintain Competition in the Petroleum Industry: GAO-08-1082, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Motor Fuels: Stakeholder Views on Compensating for the Effects of Gasoline Temperature on Volume at the Pump: GAO-08-1114, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Security: Los Alamos National Laboratory Faces Challenges In Sustaining Physical and Cyber Security Improvements: GAO-08-1180T, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Electricity Restructuring: FERC Could Take Additional Steps to Analyze Regional Transmission Organizations' Benefits and Performance: GAO-08-987, September 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 96 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Oil and Gas Royalties: The Federal System for Collecting Oil and Gas Revenues Needs Comprehensive Reassessment: GAO-08-691, September 3, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Material: DOE Needs to Take Action to Reduce Risks Before Processing Additional Nuclear Material at the Savannah River Site's H-Canyon: GAO-08-840, July 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Weapons: Views on NNSA's Proposal to Transform the Nuclear Weapons Complex: GAO-08-1032T, July 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Energy: New Loan Guarantee Program Should Complete Activities Necessary for Effective and Accountable Program Management: GAO-08-750, July 7, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Safety: NRC's Oversight of Fire Protection at U.S. Commercial Nuclear Reactor Units Could Be Strengthened: GAO-08-747, June 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Waste: DOE Lacks Critical Information Needed to Assess Its Tank Management Strategy at Hanford: GAO-08-793, June 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Energy: Information on Its Management of Costs and Liabilities for Contractors' Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans: GAO-08-642R, June 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Energy: Implementation and Use of Other Transactions Authority Provided in the Energy Policy Act of 2005: GAO-08-798R, June 6, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Energy: Office of Science Has Kept Majority of Projects within Budget and on Schedule, but Funding and Other Challenges May Grow: GAO-08-641, May 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Environmental Protection

Aviation and the Environment: Initial Voluntary Airport Low Emissions Program Projects Reduce Emissions, and FAA Plans to Assess the Program's Overall Performance as Participation Increases: GAO-09-37, November 7, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Bureau of Land Management: Effective Long-Term Options Needed to Manage Unadoptable Wild Horses: GAO-09-77, October 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 88 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Climate Change: Federal Actions Will Greatly Affect the Viability of Carbon Capture and Storage As a Key Mitigation Option: GAO-08-1080, September 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

EPA's Execution of Its Fiscal year 2007 New Budget Authority for the Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program in the Regional Offices: GAO-08-1109R, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

Environmental Enforcement: EPA Needs to Improve the Accuracy and Transparency of Measures Used to Report on Program Effectiveness: GAO-08-1111R, September 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

EPA Science: New Assessment Process Further Limits the Credibility and Timeliness of EPA's Assessments of Toxic Chemicals: GAO-08-1168T, September 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

Electronic Waste: Harmful U.S. Exports Flow Virtually Unrestricted Because of Minimal EPA Enforcement and Narrow Regulation: GAO-08-1166T, September 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Environmental Health: EPA Efforts to Address Children's Health Issues Need Greater Focus, Direction, and Top-Level Commitment: GAO-08-1155T, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Coastal Zone Management: Measuring Program's Effectiveness Continues to Be a Challenge: GAO-08-1045, September 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Carbon Offsets: The U.S. Voluntary Market Is Growing, but Quality Assurance Poses Challenges for Market Participants: GAO-08-1048, August 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Recent Actions by the Chesapeake Bay Program Are Positive Steps Toward More Effectively Guiding the Restoration Effort, but Additional Steps Are Needed: GAO-08-1131R, August 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Hurricane Katrina: Continuing Debris Removal and Disposal Issues: GAO-08-985R, August 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text

Chemical Safety Board: Improvements in Management and Oversight Are Needed: GAO-08-864R, August 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 83 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Chesapeake Bay Program: Recent Actions Are Positive Steps Toward More Effectively Guiding the Restoration Effort: GAO-08-1033T, July 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Superfund: Funding and Reported Costs of Enforcement and Administration Activities: GAO-08-841R, July 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

Environmental Satellites: Polar-orbiting Satellite Acquisition Faces Delays; Decisions Needed on Whether and How to Ensure Climate Data Continuity: GAO-08-899T, June 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

Architect of the Capitol: Progress in Improving Energy Efficiency and Options for Decreasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: GAO-08-917T, June 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

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Financial Institutions

Check 21 Act: Most Consumers Have Accepted and Banks Are Progressing Toward Full Adoption of Check Truncation: GAO-09-8, October 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 66 pages) Accessible Text

Check 21 Act: Questions for Consumers about Check 21 Act (GAO-09-9SP, October 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-09-8: GAO-09-9SP, October 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Risk-Based Capital: New Basel II Rules Reduced Certain Competitive Concerns, but Bank Regulators Should Address Remaining Uncertainties: GAO-08-953, September 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Private Equity: Recent Growth in Leveraged Buyouts Exposed Risks That Warrant Continued Attention: GAO-08-885, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 133 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Sovereign Wealth Funds: Publicly Available Data on Sizes and Investments for Some Funds Are Limited: GAO-08-946, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text

Fair Lending: Race and Gender Data Are Limited for Nonmortgage Lending: GAO-08-1023T, July 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Management Report: Opportunities for Improvements in FDIC's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures: GAO-08-863R, July 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Fair Lending: Race and Gender Data Are Limited for Nonmortgage Lending: GAO-08-698, June 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Reserve Banks: Areas for Improvement in Information Security Controls: GAO-08-836R, June 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text

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Financial Management

Department of Homeland Security: Billions Invested in Major Programs Lack Appropriate Oversight: GAO-09-29, November 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: Securities and Exchange Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2008 and 2007: GAO-09-173, November 14, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages)

Financial Audit: IRS's Fiscal Years 2008 and 2007 Financial Statements: GAO-09-119, November 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 113 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Bureau of the Public Debt's Fiscal Years 2008 and 2007 Schedules of Federal Debt: GAO-09-44, November 7, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

The Nation's Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: September 2008 Update: GAO-09-94R, November 6, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Fiscal Year 2008 Airport and Airway Trust Fund Excise Taxes: GAO-09-90R, November 3, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Fiscal Year 2008 Highway Trust Fund Excise Taxes: GAO-09-91R, November 3, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management: Persistent Financial Management Systems Issues Remain for Many CFO Act Agencies: GAO-08-1018, September 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text

DOD Financial Management: Improvements Are Needed in Antideficiency Act Controls and Investigations: GAO-08-1063, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Audit of Special Counsel Expenditures for the 6 Months Ended March 31, 2008: GAO-08-1122R, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages) Accessible Text

DCAA Audits: Allegations That Certain Audits at Three Locations Did Not Meet Professional Standards Were Substantiated: GAO-08-993T, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Grants Management: Attention Needed to Address Undisbursed Balances in Expired Grant Accounts: GAO-08-432, August 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text

DOD Financial Management: Adjudication of Butterbaugh Claims for the Restoration of Annual Leave or Pay: GAO-08-948R, July 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management: DOD's Ability to Prevent, Identify, Investigate, and Report on Antideficiency Act Violations: GAO-08-941R, July 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit Manual: Volume 1, July 2008: GAO-08-585G, July 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 524 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit Manual: Volume 2, July 2008: GAO-08-586G, July 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 360 pages) Accessible Text

DCAA Audits: Allegations That Certain Audits at Three Locations Did Not Meet Professional Standards Were Substantiated: GAO-08-857, July 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 80 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management: FBI Has Designed and Implemented Stronger Internal Controls over Sentinel Contractor Invoice Review and Equipment Purchases, but Additional Actions Are Needed: GAO-08-716R, July 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Improper Payments: Responses to Posthearing Questions Related to Status of Agencies' Efforts to Address Improper Payment and Recovery Auditing Requirements: GAO-08-819R, June 20, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over the Processes Used to Prepare the Consolidated Financial Statements of the U.S. Government: GAO-08-748, June 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Government Operations

Department of Labor: Better Cost Assessments and Departmentwide Performance Tracking Are Needed to Effectively Manage Competitive Sourcing Program: GAO-09-14, November 21, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: Status of the Safety, Performance, and Reliability of the Expeditionary Fire Support System: GAO-09-189R, November 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Confirmation of Political Appointees: Eliciting Nominees' Views on Management Challenges within Agencies and across Government: GAO-09-194, November 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 149 pages)

U.S. Government Accountability Office: Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2008: GAO-09-1SP, November 14, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 186 pages)

National Applications Office Certification Review: GAO-09-105R, November 6, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Real Property: Government's Fiscal Exposure from Repair and Maintenance Backlogs Is Unclear: GAO-09-10, October 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Research: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Management and Oversight of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers: GAO-09-15, October 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Oil and Gas Leasing: Interior Could Do More to Encourage Diligent Development: GAO-09-74, October 3, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Lobbying Disclosure: Observations on Lobbyists' Compliance with New Disclosure Requirements: GAO-08-1099, September 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Elections: 2007 Survey of State Voting System Programs (GAO-08-1147SP, September 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-874: GAO-08-1147SP, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Elections: States, Territories, and the District Are Taking a Range of Important Steps to Manage Their Varied Voting System Environments: GAO-08-874, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 129 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Postal Service: Progress Made Toward Implementing GAO's Recommendations to Strengthen Network Realignment Planning and Accountability and Improve Communication: GAO-08-1134R, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status of Project's Schedule and Cost as of September 24, 2008: GAO-08-1172T, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

The Upcoming Transition: GAO's Efforts to Assist the 111th Congress and the Next Administration: GAO-08-1174T, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

2010 Census: The Bureau's Plans for Reducing the Undercount Show Promise, but Key Uncertainties Remain: GAO-08-1167T, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Employment and Training Program Grants: Labor Has Outlined Steps for Additional Documentation and Monitoring but Assessing Impact Still Remains an Issue: GAO-08-1140T, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Briefing on Observations on the Office of Management and Budget's Report on the Human Resources Line of Business Initiative: GAO-08-1163R, September 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Biosafety Laboratories: Perimeter Security Assessment of the Nation's Five BSL-4 Laboratories: GAO-08-1092, September 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Elections: Federal Program for Certifying Voting Systems Needs to Be Further Defined, Fully Implemented, and Expanded: GAO-08-814, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Courthouse Construction: Estimated Costs to House the L.A. District Court Have Tripled and There Is No Consensus on How to Proceed: GAO-08-889, September 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Real Property: Progress Made in Reducing Unneeded Property, but VA Needs Better Information to Make Further Reductions: GAO-08-939, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 77 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

The Upcoming Transition: GAO's Efforts to Assist the 111th Congress and the Next Administration: GAO-08-1153T, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Postal Service: New Delivery Performance Measures Could Enhance Managers' Pay for Performance Program: GAO-08-996, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Assessment of the Explanation That Immigration and Customs Enforcement Provided for Its Subsequent Transfer from the Spectrum Relocation Fund: GAO-08-846R, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Elections: Federal Programs for Accrediting Laboratories That Test Voting Systems Need to Be Better Defined and Implemented: GAO-08-770, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Actions Needed to Better Protect Los Alamos National Laboratory's Unclassified Computer Network: GAO-08-1001, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Women's Earnings: Federal Agencies Should Better Monitor Their Performance in Enforcing Anti-Discrimination Laws: GAO-08-799, August 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

2010 Census: Census Bureau's Decision to Continue with Handheld Computers for Address Canvassing Makes Planning and Testing Critical: GAO-08-936, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Indian Health Service: Mismanagement Led to Millions of Dollars in Lost or Stolen Property and Wasteful Spending: GAO-08-1069T, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: Agencies Need to Establish Comprehensive Policies to Address Changes to Projects' Cost, Schedule, and Performance Goals: GAO-08-925, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

United States Postal Service: Information on the Irradiation of Federal Mail in the Washington, D.C., Area: GAO-08-938R, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text

Personnel Security Clearances: Preliminary Observations on Joint Reform Efforts to Improve the Governmentwide Clearance Eligibility Process: GAO-08-1050T, July 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text

Post-Government Employment Restrictions and Foreign Agent Registration: Additional Action Needed to Enhance Implementation of Requirements: GAO-08-855, July 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Government Performance: 2007 Federal Managers Survey on Performance and Management Issues: (GAO-08-1036SP, July 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-1026T: GAO-08-1036SP, July 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Government Performance: Lessons Learned for the Next Administration on Using Performance Information to Improve Results: GAO-08-1026T, July 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Postal Service: Data Needed to Assess the Effectiveness of Outsourcing: GAO-08-787, July 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Postal Service: USPS Has Taken Steps to Strengthen Network Realignment Planning and Accountability and Improve Communication: GAO-08-1022T, July 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Capitol Police: Progress Made in Addressing Prior GAO Recommendations on Administrative and Management Operations: GAO-08-1000T, July 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text

Schedule and Timing Issues Complicate Withholding Premiums for Medicare Parts C and D from Social Security Payments: GAO-08-816R, July 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 91 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status of Project's Schedule and Cost as of June 27, 2008: GAO-08-900T, July 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

Telecommunications: Agencies Are Generally Following Sound Transition Planning Practices, and GSA Is Taking Action to Resolve Challenges: GAO-08-759, June 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Production Act: Agencies Lack Policies and Guidance for Use of Key Authorities: GAO-08-854, June 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Electronic Payments: Many Programs Electronically Disburse Federal Benefits, and More Outreach Could Increase Use: GAO-08-645, June 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Indian Health Service: IHS Mismanagement Led to Millions of Dollars in Lost or Stolen Property: GAO-08-727, June 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

2010 Census: Census Bureau Should Take Action to Improve the Credibility and Accuracy of Its Cost Estimate for the Decennial Census: GAO-08-554, June 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Real Property: Property Conveyances between the District of Columbia and the Federal Government Await Completion, and Development Will Take Many Years: GAO-08-684, June 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 108 pages) Accessible Text

2010 Census: Plans for Decennial Census Operations and Technology Have Progressed, But Much Uncertainty Remains: GAO-08-886T, June 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Postal Service: Mail-Related Recycling Initiatives and Possible Opportunities for Improvement: GAO-08-599, June 3, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 66 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Privacy: Agencies Should Ensure That Designated Senior Officials Have Oversight of Key Functions: GAO-08-603, May 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal User Fees: A Design Guide: GAO-08-386SP, May 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text

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Health

Health Information Technology: More Detailed Plans Needed for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Redesigned BioSense Program: GAO-09-100, November 20, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 81 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

State and Local Fiscal Challenges: Rising Health Care Costs Drive Long-term and Immediate Pressures: GAO-09-210T, November 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Public Health and Border Security: HHS and DHS Should Further Strengthen Their Ability to Respond to TB Incidents: GAO-09-58, October 14, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

FDA Advisory Committees: Process for Recruiting Members and Evaluating Potential Conflicts of Interest: GAO-08-640, September 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text

Indoor Mold: Better Coordination of Research on Health Effects and More Consistent Guidance Would Improve Federal Efforts: GAO-08-980, September 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Indoor Mold: Ongoing and Recently Completed Federal Research Activities (GAO-08-984SP, September 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-980: GAO-08-984SP, September 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Influenza Pandemic: HHS Needs to Continue Its Actions and Finalize Guidance for Pharmaceutical Interventions: GAO-08-671, September 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 77 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage: Federal Oversight of Reported Price Concessions Data: GAO-08-1074R, September 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Health-Care-Associated Infections in Hospitals: Number Associated with Medical Devices Unknown, but Experts Report Provider Practices as a Significant Factor: GAO-08-1091R, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare: Trends in Fees, Utilization, and Expenditures for Imaging Services before and after Implementation of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005: GAO-08-1102R, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Medicaid: Extent of Dental Disease in Children Has Not Decreased: GAO-08-1176T, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Medicaid: Extent of Dental Disease in Children Has Not Decreased, and Millions Are Estimated to Have Untreated Tooth Decay: GAO-08-1121, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text

Drug Safety: Better Data Management and More Inspections Are Needed to Strengthen FDA's Foreign Drug Inspection Program: GAO-08-970, September 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nonprofit Hospitals: Variation in Standards and Guidance Limits Comparison of How Hospitals Meet Community Benefit Requirements: GAO-08-880, September 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 76 pages) Accessible Text

Health-Care-Associated Infections in Hospitals: An Overview of State Reporting Programs and Individual Hospital Initiatives to Reduce Certain Infections: GAO-08-808, September 5, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy: Assets and Income Are Both Important in Subsidy Denials, and Access to State and Manufacturer Drug Programs Is Uneven: GAO-08-824, September 5, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text

Health Resources and Services Administration: Many Underserved Areas Lack a Health Center Site, and the Health Center Program Needs More Oversight: GAO-08-723, August 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Food and Drug Administration: Approval and Oversight of the Drug Mifeprex: GAO-08-751, August 7, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text

Prescription Drugs: FDA's Oversight of the Promotion of Drugs for Off-Label Uses: GAO-08-835, July 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text

Long-Term Care Insurance: State Oversight of Rate Setting and Claims Settlement Practices: GAO-08-1016T, July 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

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, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Hurricane Katrina: Trends in the Operating Results of Five Hospitals in New Orleans before and after Hurricane Katrina: GAO-08-681R, July 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare and Medicaid: CMS and State Efforts to Interact with the Indian Health Service and Indian Tribes: GAO-08-724, July 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text

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, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Long-Term Care Insurance: Oversight of Rate Setting and Claims Settlement Practices: GAO-08-712, June 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Part D: Complaint Rates Are Declining, but Operational and Oversight Challenges Remain: GAO-08-719, June 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare Advantage Organizations: Actual Expenses and Profits Compared to Projections for 2005: GAO-08-827R, June 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Young Adults With Serious Mental Illness: Some States and Federal Agencies Are Taking Steps to Address Their Transition Challenges: GAO-08-678, June 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 88 pages) Accessible Text

Influenza Pandemic: Federal Agencies Should Continue to Assist States to Address Gaps in Pandemic Planning: GAO-08-539, June 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Emergency Preparedness: States Are Planning for Medical Surge, but Could Benefit from Shared Guidance for Allocating Scarce Medical Resources: GAO-08-668, June 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare Part B Imaging Services: Rapid Spending Growth and Shift to Physician Offices Indicate Need for CMS to Consider Additional Management Practices: GAO-08-452, June 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare: Thousands of Medicare Providers Abuse the Federal Tax System: GAO-08-618, June 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicaid: CMS Needs More Information on the Billions of Dollars Spent on Supplemental Payments: GAO-08-614, May 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 83 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Human Capital Planning Has Improved, but Strategic View of Contractor Workforce Is Needed: GAO-08-582, May 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Homeland Security

Northern Border Security: DHS's Report Could Better Inform Congress by Identifying Actions, Resources, and Time Frames Needed to Address Vulnerabilities: GAO-09-93, November 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Homeland Security: A Strategic Approach Is Needed to Better Ensure the Acquisition Workforce Can Meet Mission Needs: GAO-09-30, November 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS Needs to Consider the Full Costs and Complete All Tests Prior to Making a Decision on Whether to Purchase Advanced Portal Monitors: GAO-08-1178T, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Federal User Fees: Improvements Could Be Made to Performance Standards and Penalties in USCIS's Service Center Contracts: GAO-08-1170R, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Homeland Security: Improvements Could Further Enhance Ability to Acquire Innovative Technologies Using Other Transaction Authority: GAO-08-1088, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS's Program to Procure and Deploy Advanced Radiation Detection Portal Monitors Is Likely to Exceed the Department's Previous Cost Estimates: GAO-08-1108R, September 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Secure Border Initiative: DHS Needs to Address Significant Risks in Delivering Key Technology Investment: GAO-08-1086, September 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Homeland Security: Progress and Continuing Concerns with Acquisition Management: GAO-08-1164T, September 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Needs to Better Address Its Cybersecurity Responsibilities: GAO-08-1157T, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Terrorism Insurance: Status of Efforts by Policyholders to Obtain Coverage: GAO-08-1057, September 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text

Secure Border Initiative: DHS Needs to Address Significant Risks in Delivering Key Technology Investment: GAO-08-1148T, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Secure Border Initiative: Observations on Deployment Challenges: GAO-08-1141T, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Security: TSA Is Enhancing Its Oversight of Air Carrier Efforts to Screen Passengers against Terrorist Watch-List Records, but Expects Ultimate Solution to Be Implementation of Secure Flight: GAO-08-1136T, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Needs to Fully Address Lessons Learned from Its First Cyber Storm Exercise: GAO-08-825, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Various Issues Led to the Termination of the United States-Canada Shared Border Management Pilot Project: GAO-08-1038R, September 4, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Supply Chain Security: CBP Works with International Entities to Promote Global Customs Security Standards and Initiatives, but Challenges Remain: GAO-08-538, August 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text

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, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Cyber Analysis and Warning: DHS Faces Challenges in Establishing a Comprehensive National Capability: GAO-08-588, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

TSA's Explosives Detection Canine Program: Status of Increasing Number of Explosives Detection Canine Teams: GAO-08-933R, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text

Biosurveillance: Preliminary Observations on Department of Homeland Security's Biosurveillance Initiatives: GAO-08-960T, July 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Detection: Preliminary Observations on the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office's Efforts to Develop a Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: GAO-08-999T, July 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Aviation Security: Transportation Security Administration May Face Resource and Other Challenges in Developing a System to Screen All Cargo Transported on Passenger Aircraft: GAO-08-959T, July 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Emergency Management: GAO Responses to Post-hearing Questions for the Record: GAO-08-1003R, July 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Initial Results on Availability of Terrorism Insurance in Specific Geographic Markets: GAO-08-919R, July 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: DHS Risk-Based Grant Methodology Is Reasonable, But Current Version's Measure of Vulnerability is Limited: GAO-08-852, June 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 72 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: First Responders' Ability to Detect and Model Hazardous Releases in Urban Areas Is Significantly Limited: GAO-08-180, June 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 79 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Secure Border Initiative Fiscal Year 2008 Expenditure Plan Shows Improvement, but Deficiencies Limit Congressional Oversight and DHS Accountability: GAO-08-739R, June 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 110 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Risk Management: Strengthening the Use of Risk Management Principles in Homeland Security: GAO-08-904T, June 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Coast Guard: Change in Course Improves Deepwater Management and Oversight, but Outcome Still Uncertain: GAO-08-745, June 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Maritime Security: National Strategy and Supporting Plans Were Generally Well-Developed and Are Being Implemented: GAO-08-672, June 20, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: The Federal Protective Service Faces Several Challenges That Raise Concerns About Protection of Federal Facilities: GAO-08-897T, June 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Security: NRC and DHS Need to Take Additional Steps to Better Track and Detect Radioactive Materials: GAO-08-598, June 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: The Federal Protective Service Faces Several Challenges That Raise Concerns About Protection of Federal Facilities: GAO-08-914T, June 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Supply Chain Security: Challenges to Scanning 100 Percent of U.S.-Bound Cargo Containers: GAO-08-533T, June 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Emergency Management: Observations on DHS's Preparedness for Catastrophic Disasters: GAO-08-868T, June 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: The Federal Protective Service Faces Several Challenges That Hamper Its Ability to Protect Federal Facilities: GAO-08-683, June 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

National Response Framework: FEMA Needs Policies and Procedures to Better Integrate Non-Federal Stakeholders in the Revision Process: GAO-08-768, June 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Alien Detention Standards: Observations on the Adherence to ICE's Medical Standards in Detention Facilities: GAO-08-869T, June 4, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

September 11: HHS Needs to Develop a Plan That Incorporates Lessons from the Responder Health Programs: GAO-08-610, May 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Housing

Green Affordable Housing: HUD Has Made Progress in Promoting Green Building, but Expanding Efforts Could Help Reduce Energy Costs and Benefit Tenants: GAO-09-46, October 7, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 68 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Income Security

Social Security Disability: Management Controls Needed to Strengthen Demonstration Projects: GAO-08-1053, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Improvements Needed to Address Financial and Management Challenges: GAO-08-1162T, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Pensions: Judicial Survivors' Annuities System Costs: GAO-08-1104, September 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Need for Improved Oversight Persists: GAO-08-1062, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Some Steps Have Been Taken to Improve Contracting, but a More Strategic Approach is Needed: GAO-08-871, August 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defined Benefit Pension Plans: Guidance Needed to Better Inform Plans of the Challenges and Risks of Investing in Hedge Funds and Private Equity: GAO-08-692, August 14, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defined Benefit Pensions: Plan Freezes Affect Millions of Participants and May Pose Retirement Income Challenges: GAO-08-817, July 21, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text

Defined Benefit Pensions: Survey of Sponsors of Large Defined Benefit Pension Plans (GAO-08-818SP, July 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-817: GAO-08-818SP, July 21, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

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, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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, 45 pages) Accessible Text

Private Pensions: GAO Survey of 401(k) Plan Sponsor Practices (GAO-08-870SP, July 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-774: GAO-08-870SP, July 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

State and Local Government Pension Plans: Current Structure and Funded Status: GAO-08-983T, July 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Individual Retirement Accounts: Government Actions Could Encourage More Employers to Offer IRAs to Employees: GAO-08-890T, June 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: A More Strategic Approach Could Improve Human Capital Management: GAO-08-624, June 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Individual Retirement Accounts: Government Actions Could Encourage More Employers to Offer IRAs to Employees: GAO-08-590, June 4, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Information Management

Information Technology: Management Improvements Needed on the Department of Homeland Security's Next Generation Information Sharing System: GAO-09-40, October 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Management: The National Archives and Records Administration's Fiscal Year 2008 Expenditure Plan: GAO-08-1105, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: DOD and VA Have Increased Their Sharing of Health Information, but Further Actions Are Needed: GAO-08-1158T, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: FBI Is Implementing Key Acquisition Methods on Its New Case Management System, but Related Agencywide Guidance Needs to Be Improved: GAO-08-1014, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: Treasury Needs to Better Define and Implement Its Earned Value Management Policy: GAO-08-951, September 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Numbers Are Widely Available in Bulk and Online Records, but Changes to Enhance Security Are Occurring: GAO-08-1009R, September 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text

Social Security Numbers: Transfers and Sales of Public Records That May Contain Social Security Numbers (GAO-08-1004SP, September 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-1009R: GAO-08-1004SP, September 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Health Information Technology: HHS Has Taken Important Steps to Address Privacy Principles and Challenges, Although More Work Remains: GAO-08-1138, September 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: Federal Laws, Regulations, and Mandatory Standards to Securing Private Sector Information Technology Systems and Data in Critical Infrastructure Sectors: GAO-08-1075R, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: SSA Has Taken Key Steps for Managing Its Investments, but Needs to Strengthen Oversight and Fully Define Policies and Procedures: GAO-08-1020, September 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM): Exposure Draft: GAO-08-1029G, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 611 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: OMB and Agencies Need to Improve Planning, Management, and Oversight of Projects Totaling Billions of Dollars: GAO-08-1051T, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text

Information Sharing: Definition of the Results to Be Achieved in Terrorism-Related Information Sharing Is Needed to Guide Implementation and Assess Progress: GAO-08-637T, July 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Information Security: Federal Agency Efforts to Encrypt Sensitive Information Are Under Way, but Work Remains: GAO-08-525, June 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Further Efforts Needed to Integrate Planning for and Response to Disruptions on Converged Voice and Data Networks: GAO-08-607, June 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Sharing Environment: Definition of the Results to Be Achieved in Improving Terrorism-Related Information Sharing Is Needed to Guide Implementation and Assess Progress: GAO-08-492, June 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Privacy: Congress Should Consider Alternatives for Strengthening Protection of Personally Identifiable Information: GAO-08-795T, June 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Records: National Archives and Selected Agencies Need to Strengthen E-Mail Management: GAO-08-742, June 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Disability Programs: Coordination Could Facilitate Better Data Collection to Assess the Status of People with Disabilities: GAO-08-872T, June 4, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

Information Security: FDIC Sustains Progress but Needs to Improve Configuration Management of Key Financial Systems: GAO-08-564, May 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Bureau of the Public Debt: Areas for Improvement in Information Security Controls: GAO-08-625R, May 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

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International Affairs

Foreign Assistance: Continued Efforts Needed to Strengthen USAID's Oversight of U.S. Democracy Assistance for Cuba: GAO-09-165, November 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Foreign Assistance: State Department Foreign Aid Information Systems Have Improved Change Management Practices but Do Not Follow Risk Management Best Practices: GAO-09-52R, November 21, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

International Environmental Oversight: U.S. Agencies Follow Certain Procedures Required by Law, but Have Limited Impact: GAO-09-99, November 20, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nonproliferation: U.S. Agencies Have Taken Some Steps, but More Effort Is Needed to Strengthen and Expand the Proliferation Security Initiative: GAO-09-43, November 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Plan Colombia: Drug Reduction Goals Were Not Fully Met, but Security Has Improved; U.S. Agencies Need More Detailed Plans for Reducing Assistance: GAO-09-71, October 6, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 115 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Contingency Contracting: DOD, State, and USAID Contracts and Contractor Personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan: GAO-09-19, October 1, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text

Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan and Iraq: GAO-09-86R, October 1, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Export Promotion: The Export-Import Bank's Financing of Dual-Use Exports: GAO-08-1182R, September 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 3 pages) Accessible Text

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; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Millennium Challenge Corporation: Summary Fact Sheets for 11 Compacts Entered into Force: GAO-08-1145R, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text

USAID Acquisition and Assistance: Actions Needed to Develop and Implement a Strategic Workforce Plan: GAO-08-1059, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Visa Waiver Program: Actions Are Needed to Improve Management of the Expansion Process, and to Assess and Mitigate Program Risks: GAO-08-1142T, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

NATO Enlargement: Reports on Albania and Croatia Respond to Senate Requirements, but Analysis of Financial Burdens Is Incomplete: GAO-08-1165R, September 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

United Nations Peacekeeping: Lines of Authority for Field Procurment Remain Unclear, but Reforms Have Addressed Some Issues: GAO-08-1094, September 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text

Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: Iraqi Revenues, Expenditures, and Surplus: GAO-08-1144T, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Visa Waiver Program: Actions Are Needed to Improve Management of the Expansion Process, and to Assess and Mitigate Program Risks: GAO-08-967, September 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: Iraqi Revenues, Expenditures, and Surplus: GAO-08-1031, August 5, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Managing Potential Economic Impact of Applying U.S. Immigration Law Requires Coordinated Federal Decisions and Additional Data: GAO-08-791, August 4, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 133 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Border Security: State Department Is Taking Steps to Meet Projected Surge in Demand for Visas and Passports in Mexico: GAO-08-1006, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Combating Terrorism: Actions Needed to Enhance Implementation of Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership: GAO-08-860, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Human Rights: U.S. Government's Efforts to Address Alleged Abuse of Household Workers by Foreign Diplomats with Immunity Could Be Strengthened: GAO-08-892, July 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

State Department: Comprehensive Strategy Needed to Improve Passport Operations: GAO-08-891, July 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Agencies Believe Strengthening International Agreements to Improve Collection of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties Would Be Difficult and Ineffective: GAO-08-876R, July 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Developing Countries: U.S. Financing for Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative Currently Experiencing a Shortfall: GAO-08-888R, July 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: Progress Report: Some Gains Made, Updated Strategy Needed: GAO-08-1021T, July 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Food Insecurity Persists in Sub-Saharan Africa despite Efforts to Halve Hunger by 2015: GAO-08-1007R, July 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

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, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Force Structure: Preliminary Observations on the Progress and Challenges Associated with Establishing the U.S. Africa Command: GAO-08-947T, July 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Broadcasting to Cuba: Weaknesses in Contracting Practices Reduced Visibility into Selected Award Decisions: GAO-08-764, July 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Afghanistan Reconstruction: Progress Made in Constructing Roads, but Assessments for Determining Impact and a Sustainable Maintenance Program Are Needed: GAO-08-689, July 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

American Samoa: Issues Associated with Potential Changes to the Current System for Adjudicating Matters of Federal Law: GAO-08-655, June 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 117 pages) Accessible Text

Peacekeeping: Thousands Trained but United States Is Unlikely to Complete All Activities by 2010 and Some Improvements Are Needed: GAO-08-754, June 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 77 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Border Security: State Department Expects to Meet Projected Surge in Demand for Visas and Passports in Mexico: GAO-08-931T, June 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Combating Terrorism: Increased Oversight and Accountability Needed over Pakistan Reimbursement Claims for Coalition Support Funds: GAO-08-806, June 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Combating Terrorism: U.S. Oversight of Pakistan Reimbursement Claims for Coalition Support Funds: GAO-08-932T, June 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: Progress Report: Some Gains Made, Updated Strategy Needed: GAO-08-837, June 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 94 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Afghanistan Security: Further Congressional Action May Be Needed to Ensure Completion of a Detailed Plan to Develop and Sustain Capable Afghan National Security Forces: GAO-08-661, June 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 77 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Afghanistan Security: U.S. Efforts to Develop Capable Afghan Police Forces Face Challenges and Need a Coordinated, Detailed Plan to Help Ensure Accountability: GAO-08-883T, June 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Intellectual Property: Leadership and Accountability Needed to Strengthen Federal Protection and Enforcement: GAO-08-921T, June 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Millennium Challenge Corporation: Independent Reviews and Consistent Approaches Will Strengthen Projections of Program Impact: GAO-08-730, June 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Compact of Free Association: U.S. Assistance to Palau, Accountability Over Assistance Provided, and Palau's Prospects For Economic Self-Sufficiency: GAO-08-858T, June 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

International Trade: The United States Needs an Integrated Approach to Trade Preference Programs: GAO-08-907T, June 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Compact of Free Association: Micronesia Faces Challenges to Achieving Compact Goals: GAO-08-859T, June 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Compact of Free Association: Palau's Use of and Accountability for U.S. Assistance and Prospects for Economic Self-Sufficiency: GAO-08-732, June 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 100 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Combating Terrorism: Guidance for State Department's Antiterrorism Assistance Program Is Limited and State Does Not Systematically Assess Outcomes: GAO-08-875T, June 4, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

International Food Security: Insufficient Efforts by Host Governments and Donors Threaten Progress to Halve Hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2015: GAO-08-680, May 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 96 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Justice and Law Enforcement

U.S. Asylum System: Agencies Have Taken Actions to Help Ensure Quality in the Asylum Adjudication Process, but Challenges Remain: GAO-08-935, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 161 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Asylum System: Significant Variation Existed in Asylum Outcomes across Immigration Courts and Judges: GAO-08-940, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 137 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

American Samoa: Issues Associated with Some Federal Court Options: GAO-08-1124T, September 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text

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, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Bureau of Justice Statistics Funding to States to Improve Criminal Records: GAO-08-898R, July 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Judgeships: General Accuracy of District and Appellate Judgeship Case-Related Workload Measures: GAO-08-928T, June 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Prison Construction: Clear Communication on the Accuracy of Cost Estimates and Project Changes is Needed: GAO-08-634, May 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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National Defense

Defense Management: Preliminary Observations on DOD's Plans for Developing Language and Cultural Awareness Capabilities: GAO-09-176R, November 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Acquisitions: Timely and Accurate Estimates of Costs and Requirements Are Needed to Define Optimal Future Strategic Airlift Mix: GAO-09-50, November 21, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Contract Management: DOD Developed Draft Guidance for Operational Contract Support but Has Not Met All Legislative Requirements: GAO-09-114R, November 20, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Mandate on the Department of Defense's Contract Award Procedures for Directed Spending Items: GAO-09-113R, November 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text

Force Structure: The Army Needs a Results-Oriented Plan to Equip and Staff Modular Forces and a Thorough Assessment of Their Capabilities: GAO-09-131, November 14, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Management and Integration of DOD Efforts to Support Warfighter Needs: GAO-09-175, November 14, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Health Care: Additional Efforts Needed to Ensure Compliance with Personality Disorder Separation Requirements: GAO-09-31, October 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Management: DOD Can Establish More Guidance for Biometrics Collection and Explore Broader Data Sharing: GAO-09-49, October 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Defense: A Departmentwide Framework to Identify and Report Gaps in the Defense Supplier Base Is Needed: GAO-09-5, October 7, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Space Acquisitions: DOD's Goals for Resolving Space Based Infrared System Software Problems Are Ambitious: GAO-08-1073, September 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: Sound Business Case Needed to Implement Missile Defense Agency's Targets Program: GAO-08-1113, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Management: DOD Needs to Establish Clear Goals and Objectives, Guidance, and a Designated Budget to Manage Its Biometrics Activities: GAO-08-1065, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Military Operations: DOD Needs to Address Contract Oversight and Quality Assurance Issues for Contracts Used to Support Contingency Operations: GAO-08-1087, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: DOD's Requirements Determination Process Has Not Been Effective in Prioritizing Joint Capabilities: GAO-08-1060, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: Fundamental Changes Are Needed to Improve Weapon Program Outcomes: GAO-08-1159T, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Planning and Cost Estimates for Long-Term Support of Ballistic Missile Defense: GAO-08-1068, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Military Disability System: Increased Supports for Servicemembers and Better Pilot Planning Could Improve the Disability Evaluation Process: GAO-08-1137, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Infrastructure: NORAD and USNORTHCOM Need to Reevaluate Vulnerabilities Associated with Moving the NORAD Command Center from Cheyenne Mountain to Peterson Air Force Base, and to Acknowledge Acceptance of the Risks: GAO-08-1054R, September 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Military Personnel: Evaluation Methods Linked to Anticipated Outcomes Needed to Inform Decisions on Army Retirement Incentives: GAO-08-1037R, September 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Infrastructure: Opportunity to Improve the Timeliness of Future Overseas Planning Reports and Factors Affecting the Master Planning Effort for the Military Buildup on Guam: GAO-08-1005, September 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Budget: Independent Review Is Needed to Ensure DOD's Use of Cost Estimating Tool for Contingency Operations Follows Best Practices: GAO-08-982, September 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Global War on Terrorism: Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense: GAO-08-1128R, September 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: DOD Needs to Improve Implementation of and Address Employee Concerns about Its National Security Personnel System: GAO-08-773, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 84 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Military Personnel: Actions Needed to Strengthen Implementation and Oversight of DOD's and the Coast Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Programs: GAO-08-1146T, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Operation Iraqi Freedom: Actions Needed to Enhance DOD Planning for Reposturing of U.S. Forces from Iraq: GAO-08-930, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 85 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

DOD Business Systems Modernization: Important Management Controls Being Implemented on Major Navy Program, but Improvements Needed in Key Areas: GAO-08-896, September 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

DOD Business Systems Modernization: Planned Investment in Navy Program to Create Cashless Shipboard Environment Needs to Be Justified and Better Managed: GAO-08-922, September 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 70 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

DOD Systems Modernization: Maintaining Effective Communication Is Needed to Help Ensure the Army's Successful Deployment of the Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System: GAO-08-927R, September 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Health Care: Oversight of Military Services' Post-Deployment Health Reassessment Completion Rates Is Limited: GAO-08-1025R, September 4, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

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, 131 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: Department of Defense Needs Framework for Balancing Investments in Tactical Radios: GAO-08-877, August 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Critical Infrastructure: Adherence to Guidance Would Improve DOD's Approach to Identifying and Assuring the Availability of Critical Transportation Assets: GAO-08-851, August 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Military Personnel: Improvements Needed to Increase Effectiveness of DOD's Programs to Promote Positive Working Relationships between Reservists and Their Employers: GAO-08-981R, August 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Military Base Realignments and Closures: Army Is Developing Plans to Transfer Functions from Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, but Challenges Remain: GAO-08-1010R, August 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

DOD Business Transformation: Air Force's Current Approach Increases Risk That Asset Visibility Goals and Transformation Priorities Will Not Be Achieved: GAO-08-866, August 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

DOD Business Systems Modernization: Key Navy Programs' Compliance with DOD's Federated Business Enterprise Architecture Needs to Be Adequately Demonstrated: GAO-08-972, August 7, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Ballistic Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Process for Identifying and Addressing Combatant Command Priorities: GAO-08-740, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: Cost to Deliver Zumwalt-Class Destroyers Likely to Exceed Budget: GAO-08-804, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Program Emblematic of Challenges Facing Navy Shipbuilding: GAO-08-1061T, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Military Personnel: Preliminary Observations on DOD's and the Coast Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Programs: GAO-08-1013T, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

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, 66 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

DOD Business Systems Modernization: Key Marine Corps System Acquisition Needs to Be Better Justified, Defined, and Managed: GAO-08-822, July 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Infrastructure: Services' Use of Land Use Planning Authorities: GAO-08-850, July 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Rapid Acquisition of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles: GAO-08-884R, July 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Personnel Clearances: Questions for the Record Regarding Security Clearance Reform: GAO-08-965R, July 14, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Space Activities: DOD Needs to Further Clarify the Operationally Responsive Space Concept and Plan to Integrate and Support Future Satellites: GAO-08-831, July 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Air Force Procurement: Aerial Refueling Tanker Protest: GAO-08-991T, July 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Army Working Capital Fund: Actions Needed to Reduce Carryover at Army Depots: GAO-08-714, July 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: A Knowledge-Based Funding Approach Could Improve Major Weapon System Program Outcomes: GAO-08-619, July 2, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Depot Maintenance: DOD's Report to Congress on Its Public-Private Partnerships at Its Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITEs) Is Not Complete and Additional Information Would Be Useful: GAO-08-902R, July 1, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Military Construction: Kaiserslautern Military Community Center Project Continues to Experience Problems: GAO-08-923T, June 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Military Operations: Actions Needed to Better Guide Project Selection for Commander's Emergency Response Program and Improve Oversight in Iraq: GAO-08-736R, June 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Infrastructure: High-Level Leadership Needed to Help Communities Address Challenges Caused by DOD-Related Growth: GAO-08-665, June 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Global War on Terrorism: Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense: GAO-08-853R, June 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Los Alamos National Laboratory: Long-Term Strategies Needed to Improve Security and Management Oversight: GAO-08-694, June 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 70 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Military Personnel: Army Needs to Better Enforce Requirements and Improve Record Keeping for Soldiers Whose Medical Conditions May Call for Significant Duty Limitations: GAO-08-546, June 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: Better Weapon Program Outcomes Require Discipline, Accountability, and Fundamental Changes in the Acquisition Environment: GAO-08-782T, June 3, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Management: Assessment of the Reorganization of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy: GAO-08-830R, May 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

DOD Health Care: Mental Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Screening Efforts Implemented, but Consistent Pre-Deployment Medical Record Review Policies Needed: GAO-08-615, May 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Military Readiness: Joint Policy Needed to Better Manage the Training and Use of Certain Forces to Meet Operational Demands: GAO-08-670, May 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Defense Pilot Authority for Acquiring Information Technology Services under OMB Circular A-76: GAO-08-753R, May 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

Force Structure: Ship Rotational Crewing Initiatives Would Benefit from Top-Level Leadership, Navy-wide Guidance, Comprehensive Analysis, and Improved Lessons-Learned Sharing: GAO-08-418, May 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 77 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request for the Defense Health Program's Private Sector Care Budget Activity Group: GAO-08-721R, May 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Military Personnel: DOD Needs Data to Determine if Active Duty Service Has an Impact on the Ability of Guard and Reservists to Maintain Their Civilian Professional Licenses or Certificates: GAO-08-790R, May 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

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Natural Resources

Nuclear Safety: Department of Energy Needs to Strengthen Its Independent Oversight of Nuclear Facilities and Operations: GAO-09-61, October 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 111 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Wildlife Refuges: Trends in Funding, Staffing, Habitat Management, and Visitor Services for Fiscal Years 2002 through 2007: GAO-08-1179T, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Wildlife Refuges: Changes in Funding, Staffing, and Other Factors Create Concerns about Future Sustainability: GAO-08-797, September 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 131 pages) Accessible Text

Mineral Revenues: Data Management Problems and Reliance on Self-Reported Data for Compliance Efforts Put MMS Royalty Collections at Risk: GAO-08-893R, September 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Hardrock Mining: Information on State Royalties and Trends in Mineral Imports and Exports: GAO-08-849R, July 21, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

Oil and Gas Royalties: Litigation over Royalty Relief Could Cost the Federal Government Billions of Dollars: GAO-08-792R, June 5, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

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Science, Space, and Technology

NASA: Agency Faces Challenges Defining Scope and Costs of Space Shuttle Transition and Retirement: GAO-08-1096, September 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Space Acquisitions: Uncertainties in the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Program Pose Management and Oversight Challenges: GAO-08-1039, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

NASA Workforce: Briefing on National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Use of Term Appointments: GAO-08-920R, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

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Social Services

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; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

African American Children in Foster Care: HHS and Congressional Actions Could Help Reduce Proportion in Care: GAO-08-1064T, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Drug-Free Communities Support Program: Stronger Internal Controls and Other Actions Needed to Better Manage the Grant-Making Process: GAO-08-57, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Tax Policy and Administration

Tax Gap: Actions That Could Improve Rental Real Estate Reporting Compliance: GAO-08-956, August 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Tax Preparers: Oregon's Regulatory Regime May Lead to Improved Federal Tax Return Accuracy and Provides a Possible Model for National Regulation: GAO-08-781, August 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Individual Retirement Accounts: Additional IRS Actions Could Help Taxpayers Facing Challenges in Complying with Key Tax Rules: GAO-08-654, August 14, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Multinational Corporations: Effective Tax Rates Are Correlated with Where Income Is Reported: GAO-08-950, August 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text

Tax Compliance: Businesses Owe Billions in Federal Payroll Taxes: GAO-08-1034T, July 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text

Tax Compliance: Businesses Owe Billions in Federal Payroll Taxes: GAO-08-617, July 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 75 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Cayman Islands: Business Advantages and Tax Minimization Attract U.S. Persons and Enforcement Challenges Exist: GAO-08-779T, July 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Cayman Islands: Business and Tax Advantages Attract U.S. Persons and Enforcement Challenges Exist: GAO-08-778, July 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text

Cayman Islands: Review of Cayman Islands and U.S. Laws Applicable to U.S. Persons' Financial Activity in the Cayman Islands, (GAO-08-1028SP), an E-supplement to GAO-08-778, July 2008: GAO-08-1028SP, July 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages)

Tax Administration: Comparison of the Reported Tax Liabilities of Foreign- and U.S.-Controlled Corporations, 1998-2005: GAO-08-957, July 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text

Gulf Opportunity Zone: States Are Allocating Federal Tax Incentives to Finance Low-Income Housing and a Wide Range of Private Facilities: GAO-08-913, July 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text

Internal Revenue Service: Status of GAO Financial Audit and Related Financial Management Report Recommendations: GAO-08-693, July 2, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 101 pages) Accessible Text

Tax Expenditures: Available Data Are Insufficient to Determine the Use and Impact of Indian Reservation Depreciation: GAO-08-731, June 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Tax Administration: Data on the Effects of the Economic Stimulus Program on the Internal Revenue Service's Telephone Service and Costs: GAO-08-916T, June 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages) Accessible Text

Tax Debt Collection: IRS Has a Complex Process to Attempt to Collect Billions of Dollars in Unpaid Tax Debts: GAO-08-728, June 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text

Refund Anticipation Loans: GAO-08-800R, June 5, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Management Report: Improvements Needed in IRS's Internal Controls: GAO-08-368R, June 4, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Transportation

Highway Safety Improvement Program: Further Efforts Needed to Address Data Limitations and Better Align Funding with States' Top Safety Priorities: GAO-09-35, November 21, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Approaches to Mitigate Freight Congestion: GAO-09-163R, November 20, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

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; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Highway Safety: Foresight Issues Challenge DOT's Efforts to Assess and Respond to New Technology-Based Trends: GAO-09-56, October 3, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 107 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Aviation Safety: FAA Has Increased Efforts to Address Runway Incursions: GAO-08-1169T, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Safety: FAA Has Taken Steps to Determine That It Has Made Correct Medical Certification Decisions: GAO-08-997, September 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text

Commercial Aviation: Impact of Airline Crew Scheduling on Delays and Cancellations of Commercial Flights: GAO-08-1041R, September 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Transportation Security: Transportation Worker Identification Credential: A Status Update: GAO-08-1151T, September 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Next Generation Air Transportation System: Status of Key Issues Associated with the Transition to NextGen: GAO-08-1154T, September 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Next Generation Air Transportation System: Status of Systems Acquisition and the Transition to the Next Generation Air Transportation System: GAO-08-1078, September 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text

Highway Bridge Program: Clearer Goals and Performance Measures Needed for a More Focused and Sustainable Program: GAO-08-1043, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Highway Bridge Program: Clearer Goals and Performance Measures Needed for a More Focused and Sustainable Program: GAO-08-1127T, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Security: TSA Is Enhancing Its Oversight of Air Carrier Efforts to Identify Passengers on the No Fly and Selectee Lists, but Expects Ultimate Solution to Be Implementation of Secure Flight: GAO-08-992, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text

Highway Public-Private Partnerships: More Rigorous Up-Front Analysis Could Better Secure Potential Benefits and Protect the Public Interest: GAO-08-1149R, September 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Review of the Transportation Security Administration's Air Cargo Screening Exemptions Report: GAO-08-1055R, August 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Airline Industry: Potential Mergers and Acquisitions Driven by Financial and Competitive Pressures: GAO-08-845, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text

FAA Airspace Redesign: An Analysis of the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Project: GAO-08-786, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 102 pages) Accessible Text

Safe Routes to School: Progress in Implementing the Program, but a Comprehensive Plan to Evaluate Program Outcomes Is Needed: GAO-08-789, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Surface Transportation Programs: Proposals Highlight Key Issues and Challenges in Restructuring the Programs: GAO-08-843R, July 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Public Transportation: Improvements Are Needed to More Fully Assess Predicted Impacts of New Starts Projects: GAO-08-844, July 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Aviation Security: Transportation Security Administration Has Strengthened Planning to Guide Investments in Key Aviation Security Programs, but More Work Remains: GAO-08-1024T, July 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Commercial Drivers: Certification Process for Drivers with Serious Medical Conditions: GAO-08-1030T, July 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Highway Public-Private Partnerships: Securing Potential Benefits and Protecting the Public Interest Could Result from More Rigorous Up-front Analysis: GAO-08-1052T, July 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Air Traffic Control: FAA Uses Earned Value Techniques to Help Manage Information Technology Acquisitions, but Needs to Clarify Policy and Strengthen Oversight: GAO-08-756, July 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Highway Safety: Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Implement Changes in the Highway Safety Improvement Program Since SAFETEA-LU: GAO-08-1015T, July 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Traffic Safety Programs: Progress, States' Challenges, and Issues for Reauthorization: GAO-08-990T, July 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

National Airspace System: DOT and FAA Actions Will Likely Have a Limited Effect on Reducing Delays during Summer 2008 Travel Season: GAO-08-934T, July 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

Traffic Safety: NHTSA's Improved Oversight Could Identify Opportunities to Strengthen Management and Safety in Some States: GAO-08-788, July 14, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Surface Transportation: Principles Can Guide Efforts to Restructure and Fund Federal Programs: GAO-08-744T, July 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

Commercial Drivers: Certification Process for Drivers with Serious Medical Conditions: GAO-08-826, June 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Examples of Job Hopping by Commercial Drivers After Failing Drug Tests: GAO-08-829R, June 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Coast Guard: Strategies for Mitigating the Loss of Patrol Boats Are Achieving Results in the Near Term, but They Come at a Cost and Longer Term Sustainability Is Unknown: GAO-08-660, June 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Aviation Administration: Efforts to Hire, Staff, and Train Air Traffic Controllers Are Generally on Track, but Challenges Remain: GAO-08-908T, June 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

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Veterans Affairs

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; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

VA National Initiatives and Local Programs that Address Education and Support for Families of Returning Veterans: GAO-09-22R, October 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

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; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Veterans Affairs: Additional Details Are Needed in Key Planning Documents to Guide the New Financial and Logistics Initiative: GAO-08-1097, September 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Veterans' Benefits: Improvements Needed in VA's Training and Performance Management Systems: GAO-08-1126T, September 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Veterans Health Administration: Improvements Needed in Design of Controls over Miscellaneous Obligations: GAO-08-976, September 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Veterans' Disability Benefits: Better Accountability and Access Would Improve the Benefits Delivery at Discharge Program: GAO-08-901, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Veterans Affairs: Continued Action Needed to Reduce IT Equipment Losses and Correct Control Weaknesses: GAO-08-918, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Veterans Health Administration: Improvements Needed in Design of Controls over Miscellaneous Obligations: GAO-08-1056T, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

Electronic Health Records: DOD and VA Have Increased Their Sharing of Health Information, but More Work Remains: GAO-08-954, July 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Veterans Affairs: Health Information System Modernization Far from Complete; Improved Project Planning and Oversight Needed: GAO-08-805, June 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

VA Health Care: Ineffective Controls over Medical Center Billings and Collections Limit Revenue from Third-Party Insurance Companies: GAO-08-675, June 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

VA Health Care: Facilities Have Taken Action to Provide Language Access Services and Culturally Appropriate Care to a Diverse Veteran Population: GAO-08-535, May 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Veterans' Benefits: Increased Focus on Evaluation and Accountability Would Enhance Training and Performance Management for Claims Processors: GAO-08-561, May 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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