GAO Month in Review November 2007

About the Month in Review

The Month in Review is a comprehensive list of all reports, testimony, correspondence, and other publications issued by GAO during the previous month, grouped according to subject categories.

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Business, Industry, and Consumers

Digital Television Transition: Questions on the DTV Converter Box Subsidy Program and a DTV Inter-Agency Task Force
GAO-08-297R, November 19, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 5 pages)   Accessible Text
Small Business Administration: 7(a) Loan Program Needs Additional Performance Measures
GAO-08-226T, November 1, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 27 pages)   Accessible Text
Small Business Administration: Opportunities Exist to Improve Oversight of Women's Business Centers and Coordination among SBA's Business Assistance Programs
GAO-08-49, November 16, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 45 pages)   Accessible Text   Recommendations (HTML)
Small Business Administration: Preliminary Views on Increasing Collaboration with Department of Agriculture Rural Development Offices
GAO-08-278T, November 14, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 15 pages)   Accessible Text
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Economic Development

Hurricane Katrina: Ineffective FEMA Oversight of Housing Maintenance Contracts in Mississippi Resulted in Millions of Dollars of Waste and Potential Fraud
GAO-08-106, November 16, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 57 pages)   Accessible Text   Recommendations (HTML)
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Education

District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program: Additional Policies and Procedures Would Improve Internal Controls and Program Operations
GAO-08-9, November 1, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 98 pages)   Accessible Text   Recommendations (HTML)
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Employment

Making Human Capital Transformation a Reality: Lessons Learned from GAO's Experience
GAO-08-299CG, November 15, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 37 pages)   Accessible Text
Trade Adjustment Assistance: States Have Fewer Training Funds Available than Labor Estimates When Both Expenditures and Obligations Are Considered
GAO-08-165, November 2, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 34 pages)   Accessible Text
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Energy

Department of Energy: Oil and Natural Gas Research and Development Activities
GAO-08-190R, November 6, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 43 pages)   Accessible Text
Nuclear and Worker Safety: Actions Needed to Determine the Effectiveness of Safety Improvement Efforts at NNSA's Weapons Laboratories
GAO-08-73, October 31, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 43 pages)   Accessible Text   Recommendations (HTML)
Securing U.S. Nuclear Material: DOE Has Made Little Progress Consolidating and Disposing of Special Nuclear Material
GAO-08-72, October 4, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 33 pages)   Accessible Text   Recommendations (HTML)
Uranium Enrichment: Extension of Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund May Be Needed to Cover Projected Cleanup Costs
GAO-08-277T, November 15, 2007
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Environmental Protection

Hazardous Waste: Information on How DOD and Federal and State Regulators Oversee the Off-Site Disposal of Waste from DOD Installations
GAO-08-74, November 13, 2007
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Financial Management

Financial Audit: Bureau of the Public Debt's Fiscal Years 2007 and 2006 Schedules of Federal Debt
GAO-08-168, November 7, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 32 pages)   Accessible Text
Financial Audit: IRS's Fiscal Years 2007 and 2006 Financial Statement Audits
GAO-08-166, November 9, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 116 pages)   Accessible Text
Financial Audit: Securities and Exchange Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2006
GAO-08-167, November 16, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 64 pages)   Accessible Text
U.S. Financial Condition and Fiscal Future Briefing
GAO-08-340CG, November 30, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 46 pages)   Accessible Text
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Government Operations

Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status of Project's Schedule and Cost as of October 31, 2007
GAO-08-227T, November 14, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 7 pages)   Accessible Text
Congressional Review Act
GAO-08-268T, November 6, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 8 pages)   Accessible Text
GAO Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2007
GAO-08-1SP, November 15, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 204 pages)   Accessible Text
Human Capital: Building Diversity in GAO's Senior Executive Service
GAO-08-275T, November 13, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 15 pages)   Accessible Text
Human Capital: Telework Programs Need Clear Goals and Reliable Data
GAO-08-261T, November 6, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 13 pages)   Accessible Text
Management Letter: Recommendations for Improvements to USDA's Internal Controls and Policies on Premium Class Air Travel
GAO-08-85R, November 19, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 14 pages)   Accessible Text   Recommendations (HTML)
Office of Personnel Management: Opportunities Exist to Build on Recent Progress in Internal Human Capital Capacity
GAO-08-11, October 31, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 53 pages)   Accessible Text   Recommendations (HTML)
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Health

Anabolic Steroid Abuse: Federal Efforts to Prevent and Reduce Anabolic Steroid Abuse among Teenagers
GAO-08-15, October 31, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 28 pages)   Accessible Text
Drug Safety: Preliminary Findings Suggest Weaknesses in FDA's Program for Inspecting Foreign Drug Manufacturers
GAO-08-224T, November 1, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 28 pages)   Accessible Text
Drug Testing: Undercover Tests Reveal Significant Vulnerabilities in DOT's Drug Testing Program
GAO-08-225T, November 1, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 29 pages)   Accessible Text
Influenza Vaccine: Issues Related to Production, Distribution, and Public Health Messages
GAO-08-27, October 31, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 64 pages)   Accessible Text
Medicaid Financing: Long-Standing Concerns about Inappropriate State Arrangements Support Need for Improved Federal Oversight
GAO-08-255T, November 1, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 17 pages)   Accessible Text
School Mental Health: Role of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Factors Affecting Service Provision
GAO-08-19R, October 5, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 34 pages)   Accessible Text
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Homeland Security

Aviation Security: Vulnerabilities Exposed Through Covert Testing of TSA's Passenger Screening Process
GAO-08-48T, November 15, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 14 pages)   Accessible Text
Border Security: Despite Progress, Weaknesses in Traveler Inspections Exist at Our Nation's Ports of Entry
GAO-08-192T, November 13, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 17 pages)   Accessible Text
Border Security: Despite Progress, Weaknesses in Traveler Inspections Exist at Our Nation's Ports of Entry
GAO-08-219, November 5, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 72 pages)   Accessible Text
Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Federal Efforts to Respond to Nuclear and Radiological Threats and to Protect Key Emergency Response Facilities Could Be Strengthened
GAO-08-285T, November 15, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 23 pages)   Accessible Text
Homeland Security: Federal Efforts Are Helping to Alleviate Some Challenges Encountered by State and Local Information Fusion Centers
GAO-08-35, October 30, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 117 pages)   Accessible Text   Recommendations (HTML)
Investigative Operations: Use of Covert Testing to Identify Security Vulnerabilities and Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
GAO-08-286T, November 14, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 13 pages)   Accessible Text
Terrorist Watch List Screening: Recommendations to Promote a Comprehensive and Coordinated Approach to Terrorist-Related Screening
GAO-08-253T, November 8, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 19 pages)   Accessible Text
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Income Security

Social Security Reform: Issues for Disability and Dependent Benefits
GAO-08-26, October 26, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 71 pages)   Accessible Text   Recommendations (HTML)
Social Security: Issues Regarding the Coverage of Public Employees
GAO-08-248T, November 6, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 16 pages)   Accessible Text
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International Affairs

State Department: Transparent Cost Estimates Needed to Support Passport Execution Fee Decisions
GAO-08-63, October 10, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 28 pages)   Accessible Text   Recommendations (HTML)
United Nations: Progress on Management Reform Efforts Has Varied
GAO-08-84, November 14, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 55 pages)   Accessible Text   Recommendations (HTML)
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Justice and Law Enforcement

Immigration Benefits: Seventeenth Report Required by the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998
GAO-08-267R, November 16, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 6 pages)   Accessible Text
Potential Effect of Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act on Child Support Payments Cannot Be Determined because Data Needed for Study Are Not Available
GAO-08-148R, October 26, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 21 pages)   Accessible Text
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National Defense

DOD Transformation Challenges and Opportunities
GAO-08-323CG, November 29, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 41 pages)   Accessible Text
Defense Acquisitions: Department of Defense Actions on Program Manager Empowerment and Accountability
GAO-08-62R, November 9, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 11 pages)   Accessible Text
Defense Acquisitions: Overcoming Challenges Key to Capitalizing on Mine Countermeasures Capabilities
GAO-08-13, October 12, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 41 pages)   Accessible Text   Recommendations (HTML)
Global War on Terrorism: DOD Needs to Take Action to Encourage Fiscal Discipline and Optimize the Use of Tools Intended to Improve GWOT Cost Reporting
GAO-08-68, November 6, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 64 pages)   Accessible Text   Recommendations (HTML)
Military Personnel: Federal Agencies Have Taken Actions to Address Servicemembers' Employment Rights, but a Single Entity Needs to Maintain Visibility to Improve Focus on Overall Program Results
GAO-08-254T, November 8, 2007
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Natural Resources

Indian Issues: Damages and Compensation for Tribes at Seven Reservations Affected by Dams on the Missouri River
GAO-08-249T, November 1, 2007
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Science, Space, and Technology

NASA: Agency Has Taken Steps Toward Making Sound Investment Decisions for Ares I but Still Faces Challenging Knowledge Gaps
GAO-08-51, October 31, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 33 pages)   Accessible Text   Recommendations (HTML)
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Tax Policy and Administration

Medicaid: Thousands of Medicaid Providers Abuse the Federal Tax System
GAO-08-17, November 14, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 40 pages)   Accessible Text   Recommendations (HTML)
Medicaid: Thousands of Medicaid Providers Abuse the Federal Tax System
GAO-08-239T, November 14, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 17 pages)   Accessible Text
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Transportation

Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Airport and Airway Trust Fund Excise Taxes
GAO-08-203R, November 2, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 16 pages)   Accessible Text
Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Highway Trust Fund Excise Taxes
GAO-08-202R, November 2, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 16 pages)   Accessible Text
Motor Carrier Safety: Preliminary Information on Challenges to Ensuring the Integrity of Drug Testing Programs
GAO-08-220T, November 1, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 23 pages)   Accessible Text
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Veterans Affairs

VA Health Care: Improvements Made in Physician Privileging Policies, but Medical Facility Compliance Has Not Been Assessed
GAO-08-271T, November 6, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 17 pages)   Accessible Text
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Legal Products: Decisions and Opinions

AHNTECH, Inc.
B-299806, August 15, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 11 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
C. Young Construction, Inc.
B-309740; B-309740.2, October 15, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 5 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
CAMSS Shelters
B-309784; B-309784.2, October 19, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 7 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
Charles Kendall & Partners, Ltd.
B-310093, November 26, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 6 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
Chenega Federal Systems, LLC
B-299310.2, September 28, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 5 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
Connectec Company, Inc.
B-310460, November 27, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 3 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
Control Systems Research, Inc.
B-299546.2, August 31, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 9 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
Earl Industries, LLC
B-309996; B-309996.4, November 5, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 13 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
Eggs & Bacon, Inc.
B-310066, November 20, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 4 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
FitNet Purchasing Alliance
B-309911, November 2, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 3 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
General Dynamics Information Technology
B-299873, September 19, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 11 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
GlassLock, Inc.
B-299931; B-299931.2, October 10, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 8 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
Gonzales-McCaulley Investment Group, Inc.
B-299936.2, November 5, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 7 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
HERA Constructive S.A.
B-310119, November 7, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 3 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
Legacy Management Solutions, LLC
B-299981.2; B-299981.4, October 10, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 8 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
M&M Investigations, Inc.
B-299369.2; B-299369.3, October 24, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 5 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
Nautical Control Solutions, LP
B-299918, October 1, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 5 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
Nautical Engineering, Inc.
B-309955, November 7, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 14 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc.
B-299981; B-299981.3, September 28, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 6 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
Poston Logging; Shasta Green, Inc; Sierra Cedar Products; Trinity River Lumber Company; Freres Lumber Co., Inc.
B-310081; B-310275; B-310290; B-310370; B-310370.2; B-310371; B-310373; B-310467; B-310470, November 13, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 5 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
Strategic e-Business Solutions, Inc.
B-310210, November 8, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 4 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
The Protective Group, Inc.
B-310018, November 13, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 5 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
VRC, Inc.
B-310100, November 2, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Decision (PDF, 5 pages)   Full Decision (HTML)  
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Legal Products: Federal Agency Major Rules

Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration: Default Investment Alternatives Under Participant Directed Individual Account Plans
GAO-08-256R, November 13, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 4 pages)   Full Report (HTML)  
Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration: Employer Payment for Personal Protective Equipment
GAO-08-303R, November 30, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 4 pages)   Full Report (HTML)  
Federal Communications Commission: Review of the Emergency Alert System
GAO-08-273R, November 16, 2007
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 4 pages)   Full Report (HTML)  
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