GAO Month in Review October 2007About the Month in ReviewThe 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. Top 10 list http://www.gao.gov/press/topten.html |
Agriculture and Food
- Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Program: Management Problems May Increase Vulnerability of U.S. Agriculture to Foreign Pests and Diseases
- GAO-08-96T, October 3, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text
- Beginning Farmers: Additional Steps Needed to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of USDA Assistance
- GAO-07-1130, September 18, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- USDA: Information on Classical Plant and Animal Breeding Activities
- GAO-07-1171R, September 13, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text
Budget and Spending
- America's Fiscal Future
- GAO-08-170CG, October 4, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text
- Fiscal Stewardship in the 21st Century
- GAO-08-150CG, October 1, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text
- Fiscal, Health and Retirement Challenges
- GAO-08-237CG, October 22, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text
- Long-Term Fiscal Challenge: Comments on the Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act
- GAO-08-238T, October 31, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text
- Saving Our Future Requires Tough Choices Today
- GAO-08-234CG, October 23, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text
Business, Industry, and Consumers
- Digital Television Transition: Preliminary Information on Progress of the DTV Transition
- GAO-08-191T, October 17, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text
Economic Development
- Disaster Housing: Implementation of FEMA's Alternative Housing Pilot Program Provides Lessons for Improving Future Competitions
- GAO-07-1143R, August 31, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency: Ongoing Challenges Facing the National Flood Insurance Program
- GAO-08-118T, October 2, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text
Education
- Residential Treatment Programs: Concerns Regarding Abuse and Death in Certain Programs for Troubled Youth
- GAO-08-146T, October 10, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text
Employment
- Workforce Investment Act: One-Stop System Infrastructure Continues to Evolve, but Labor Should Take Action to Require That All Employment Service Offices Are Part of the System
- GAO-07-1096, September 4, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 66 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
Energy
- Energy Efficiency: Opportunities Exist for Federal Agencies to Better Inform Household Consumers
- GAO-07-1162, September 26, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 88 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Energy Employees Compensation: Actions to Promote Contract Oversight, Transparency of Labor's Involvement, and Independence of Advisory Board Could Strengthen Program
- GAO-08-4, October 26, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Federal Electricity Subsidies: Information on Research Funding, Tax Expenditures, and Other Activities That Support Electricity Production
- GAO-08-102, October 26, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text
- Fusion Energy: Definitive Cost Estimates for U.S. Contributions to an International Experimental Reactor and Better Coordinated DOE Research Are Needed
- GAO-08-30, October 26, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Nuclear Energy: NRC Has Made Progress in Implementing Its Reactor Oversight and Licensing Processes but Continues to Face Challenges
- GAO-08-114T, October 3, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text
Environmental Protection
- Climate Change Research: Agencies Have Data-Sharing Policies but Could Do More to Enhance the Availability of Data from Federally Funded Research
- GAO-07-1172, September 28, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Environmental Right-To-Know: EPA's Recent Rule Could Reduce Availability of Toxic Chemical Information Used to Assess Environmental Justice
- GAO-08-115T, October 4, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text
- Hazardous Materials: EPA May Need to Reassess Sites Receiving Asbestos-Contaminated Ore from Libby, Montana, and Should Improve Its Public Notification Process
- GAO-08-71, October 12, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 76 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Measuring Our Nation's Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability: Highlights of a Forum Jointly Convened by the Comptroller General of the United States and the National Academy of Science
- GAO-08-127SP, October 24, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text
Financial Institutions
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Trends in Energy Derivatives Markets Raise Questions about CFTC's Oversight
- GAO-08-174T, October 24, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Trends in Energy Derivatives Markets Raise Questions about CFTC's Oversight
- GAO-08-25, October 19, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 89 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Minority Banks: Regulators' Assessments of the Effectiveness of Their Support Efforts Have Been Limited
- GAO-08-233T, October 30, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text
Financial Management
- America's Fiscal Future
- GAO-08-217CG, October 30, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text
- America's Fiscal Future
- GAO-08-235CG, October 23, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text
- America's Fiscal Future
- GAO-08-204CG, October 16, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text
- America's Fiscal Future
- GAO-08-205CG, October 15, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text
- Debt Management: Treasury Has Improved Short-Term Investment Programs, but Should Broaden Investments to Reduce Risks and Increase Return
- GAO-07-1105, September 20, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Department of Homeland Security: Challenges in Implementing the Improper Payments Information Act and Recovering Improper Payments
- GAO-07-913, September 19, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Financial Audit Manual: Volume 1, Exposure Draft, October 2007
- GAO-08-81G, October 1, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 503 pages)
- Financial Audit Manual: Volume Two, Exposure Draft--October 2007
- GAO-08-82G, October 1, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 361 pages)
- Financial Audit: Special Counsel Expenditures for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2007
- GAO-07-1205, September 28, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text
- Financial Regulation: Industry Trends Continue to Challenge the Federal Regulatory Structure
- GAO-08-32, October 12, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text
- Saving Our Future Requires Tough Choices Today
- GAO-08-151CG, October 1, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text
- Single Audit Quality: Actions Needed to Address Persistent Audit Quality Problems
- GAO-08-213T, October 25, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text
Government Operations
- 2010 Census: Population Measures Are Important for Federal Funding Allocations
- GAO-08-230T, October 29, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text
- 21st Century Transformation Challenges and Opportunities
- GAO-08-260CG, October 30, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text
- An Accountability Update From Washington
- GAO-08-149CG, October 1, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text
- Critical Infrastructure Protection: Multiple Efforts to Secure Control Systems Are Under Way, but Challenges Remain
- GAO-08-119T, October 17, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text
- Critical Infrastructure Protection: Multiple Efforts to Secure Control Systems Are Under Way, but Challenges Remain
- GAO-07-1036, September 10, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Elections: Further Testing Could Provide Increased but Not Absolute Assurance That Voting Systems Did Not Cause Undervotes in Florida's 13th Congressional District
- GAO-08-97T, October 2, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text
- General Services Administration: Improvements Needed in Managing Delegated Authority of Real Property Activities
- GAO-07-1000, September 5, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Inspectors General: Limitations of IG Oversight at the Department of State
- GAO-08-135T, October 31, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text
- Keeping America Great
- GAO-08-179CG, October 9, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text
- Keeping America Great: Doing Your Part
- GAO-08-178CG, October 9, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text
- Keeping America Great: Doing Your Part
- GAO-08-152CG, October 2, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text
- Premium Class Travel: Internal Control Weaknesses Governmentwide Led to Improper and Abusive Use of Premium Class Travel
- GAO-07-1268, September 28, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Saving Our Future Requires Tough Choices Today
- GAO-08-241CG, October 29, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text
- Telecommunications: FCC Should Take Steps to Ensure Equal Access to Rulemaking Information
- GAO-07-1046, September 6, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- U.S. Involvement at Major International Air Shows Principally Depends on Agencies' Missions and Aerospace Companies' Resources
- GAO-07-1165R, September 21, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text
- U.S. Patent And Trademark Office: Hiring Efforts Are Not Sufficient to Reduce the Patent Application Backlog
- GAO-07-1102, September 4, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- U.S. Postal Service: Agencies Distribute Fund-raising Stamp Proceeds and Improve Reporting
- GAO-08-45, October 30, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text
Health
- End-Stage Renal Disease: Characteristics of Kidney Transplant Recipients, Frequency of Transplant Failures, and Cost to Medicare
- GAO-07-1117, September 28, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text
- Fiscal and Health Care Challenges
- GAO-08-158CG, October 3, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text
- Global Health: U.S. Agencies Support Programs to Build Overseas Capacity for Infectious Disease Surveillance
- GAO-08-138T, October 4, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text
- Global Health: U.S. Agencies Support Programs to Build Overseas Capacity for Infectious Disease Surveillance
- GAO-07-1186, September 28, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text
- High-Containment Biosafety Laboratories: Preliminary Observations on the Oversight of the Proliferation of BSL-3 and BSL-4 Laboratories in the United States
- GAO-08-108T, October 4, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text
- Influenza Pandemic: Opportunities Exist to Address Critical Infrastructure Protection Challenges That Require Federal and Private Sector Coordination
- GAO-08-36, October 31, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Medical Devices: FDA's Approval of Four Temporomandibular Joint Implants
- GAO-07-996, September 17, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text
- Medicare Advantage: Required Audits of Limited Value
- GAO-08-154T, October 16, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text
- Prescription Drugs: FDA Guidance and Regulations Related to Data on Elderly Persons in Clinical Drug Trials
- GAO-07-47R, September 28, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text
- Prescription Drugs: Trends in Usual and Customary Prices for Drugs Frequently Used by Medicare and Non-Medicare Health Insurance Enrollees
- GAO-07-1201R, September 7, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text
- Project Bioshield: Actions Needed to Avoid Repeating Past Mistakes
- GAO-08-208T, October 23, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text
- Project Bioshield: Actions Needed to Avoid Repeating Past Problems with Procuring New Anthrax Vaccine and Managing the Stockpile of Licensed Vaccine
- GAO-08-88, October 23, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Questions for the Record Related to the Benefits and Medical Care for Federal Civilian Employees Deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq
- GAO-08-155R, October 16, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text
- Ryan White Care Act: Impact of Legislative Funding Proposal on Urban Areas
- GAO-08-137R, October 5, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text
Homeland Security
- Aviation Security: DHS Has Made Progress in Securing the Commercial Aviation System, but Key Challenges Remain
- GAO-08-139T, October 16, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text
- Department of Homeland Security: Improved Assessment and Oversight Needed to Manage Risk of Contracting for Selected Services
- GAO-07-990, September 17, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Department of Homeland Security: Risk Assessment and Enhanced Oversight Needed to Manage Reliance on Contractors
- GAO-08-142T, October 17, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text
- Maritime Security: One Year Later: A Progress Report on the SAFE Port Act
- GAO-08-171T, October 16, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text
- Maritime Security: The SAFE Port Act and Efforts to Secure Our Nation's Seaports
- GAO-08-86T, October 4, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text
- Maritime Security: The SAFE Port Act: Status and Implementation One Year Later
- GAO-08-126T, October 30, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text
- Secure Border Initiative: Observations on Selected Aspects of SBInet Program Implementation
- GAO-08-131T, October 24, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text
- Terrorist Watch List Screening: Opportunities Exist to Enhance Management Oversight, Reduce Vulnerabilities in Agency Screening Processes, and Expand Use of the List
- GAO-08-110, October 11, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 84 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Terrorist Watch List Screening: Recommendations to Enhance Management Oversight, Reduce Potential Screening Vulnerabilities, and Expand Use of the List
- GAO-08-194T, October 24, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text
- Transportation Security: TSA Has Made Progress in Implementing the Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program, but Challenges Remain
- GAO-08-133T, October 31, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text
Housing
- Information on Recent Default and Foreclosure Trends for Home Mortgages and Associated Economic and Market Developments
- GAO-08-78R, October 16, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text
- Project-Based Rental Assistance: HUD Should Streamline Its Processes to Ensure Timely Housing Assistance Payments
- GAO-08-199T, October 17, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text
Income Security
- America's Fiscal Future and Retirement Security
- GAO-08-236CG, October 23, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text
- Private Pensions: 401(k) Plan Participants and Sponsors Need Better Information on Fees
- GAO-08-95T, October 24, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text
- Private Pensions: Information That Sponsors and Participants Need to Understand 401(k) Plan Fees
- GAO-08-222T, October 30, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text
- Retirement Security: Women Face Challenges in Ensuring Financial Security in Retirement
- GAO-08-105, October 11, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 93 pages) Accessible Text
- SSA Disability Representatives: Fee Payment Changes Show Promise, but Eligibility Criteria and Representative Overpayments Require Further Monitoring
- GAO-08-5, October 15, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Social Security Administration: Policies and Procedures Were in Place over MMA Spending, but Some Instances of Noncompliance Occurred
- GAO-07-986, August 31, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- State and Local Government Retiree Benefits: Current Status of Benefit Structures, Protections, and Fiscal Outlook for Funding Future Costs
- GAO-07-1156, September 24, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 76 pages) Accessible Text
Information Management
- Critical Infrastructure Protection: Sector-Specific Plans' Coverage of Key Cyber Security Elements Varies
- GAO-08-64T, October 31, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text
- Critical Infrastructure Protection: Sector-Specific Plans' Coverage of Key Cyber Security Elements Varies
- GAO-08-113, October 31, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Information Security: Selected Departments Need to Address Challenges in Implementing Statutory Requirements
- GAO-07-528, August 31, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Information Technology: Census Bureau Needs to Improve Its Risk Management of Decennial Systems
- GAO-08-79, October 5, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Information Technology: Improvements for Acquisition of Customs Trade Processing System Continue, but Further Efforts Needed to Avoid More Cost and Schedule Shortfalls
- GAO-08-46, October 25, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 123 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Information Technology: VA and DOD Continue to Expand Sharing of Medical Information, but Still Lack Comprehensive Electronic Medical Records
- GAO-08-207T, October 24, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text
- Internet Infrastructure: Challenges in Developing a Public/Private Recovery Plan
- GAO-08-212T, October 23, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text
International Affairs
- Combating Terrorism: Law Enforcement Agencies Lack Directives to Assist Foreign Nations
- GAO-08-144T, October 4, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text
- Department of State: Human Capital Strategy Does Not Recognize Foreign Assistance Responsibilities
- GAO-07-1153, September 28, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Export-Import Bank: Improvements Needed in Assessment of Economic Impact
- GAO-07-1071, September 12, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Foreign Assistance: Multiple Challenges Hinder the Efficiency and Effectiveness of U.S. Food Aid
- GAO-08-83T, October 2, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text
- Intellectual Property: Risk and Enforcement Challenges
- GAO-08-177T, October 18, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text
- Intellectual Property: U.S. Trade Policy Guidance on WTO Declaration on Access to Medicines May Need Clarification
- GAO-07-1198, September 28, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 73 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- International Trade: An Overview of Use of U.S. Trade Preference Programs by Beneficiaries and U.S. Administrative Reviews
- GAO-07-1209, September 27, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 80 pages) Accessible Text
- Nonproliferation: U.S. Efforts to Combat Nuclear Networks Need Better Data on Proliferation Risks and Program Results
- GAO-08-21, October 31, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: GAO Audits and Key Oversight Issues
- GAO-08-231T, October 30, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text
- Stabilization and Reconstruction: Actions Needed to Improve Governmentwide Planning and Capabilities for Future Operations
- GAO-08-228T, October 30, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text
- Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: Serious Challenges Confront U.S. Efforts to Build the Capacity of Iraqi Ministries
- GAO-08-124T, October 4, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text
- Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: U.S. Ministry Capacity Development Efforts Need an Overall Integrated Strategy to Guide Efforts and Manage Risk
- GAO-08-117, October 1, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- State Department: Evacuation Planning and Preparations for Overseas Posts Can Be Improved
- GAO-08-23, October 19, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- State Department: Survey of Overseas Posts' Emergency Action Committees on Planning, Preparing for, and Conducting Evacuations (GAO-08-24SP), an E-supplement to GAO-08-23
- GAO-08-24SP, October 19, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text
Justice and Law Enforcement
- Cost of Prisons: Bureau of Prisons Needs Better Data to Assess Alternatives for Acquiring Low and Minimum Security Facilities
- GAO-08-6, October 5, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Drug Control: U.S. Assistance Has Helped Mexican Counternarcotics Efforts, but the Flow of Illicit Drugs into the United States Remains High
- GAO-08-215T, October 25, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text
- Immigration Enforcement: ICE Could Improve Controls to Help Guide Alien Removal Decision Making
- GAO-08-67, October 15, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
National Defense
- Business Systems Modernization: Air Force Needs to Fully Define Policies and Procedures for Institutionally Managing Investments
- GAO-08-52, October 31, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Business Systems Modernization: Department of the Navy Needs to Establish Management Structure and Fully Define Policies and Procedures for Institutionally Managing Investments
- GAO-08-53, October 31, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- DOD Pharmacy Benefits Program: Reduced Pharmacy Costs Resulting from the Uniform Formulary and Manufacturer Rebates
- GAO-08-172R, October 31, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages) Accessible Text
- Defense Business Transformation: A Full-time Chief Management Officer with a Term Appointment Is Needed at DOD to Maintain Continuity of Effort and Achieve Sustainable Success
- GAO-08-132T, October 16, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text
- Defense Contracts: Contracting for Military Food Services under the Randolph-Sheppard and Javits-Wagner-O'Day Programs
- GAO-08-3, October 30, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text
- Defense Health Care: DOD Needs to Address the Expected Benefits, Costs, and Risks for Its Newly Approved Medical Command Structure
- GAO-08-122, October 12, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Defense Trade: Clarification and More Comprehensive Oversight of Export Exemptions Certified by DOD Are Needed
- GAO-07-1103, September 19, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Improvement Continues in DOD's Reporting on Sustainable Ranges, but Opportunities Exist to Improve Its Range Assessments and Comprehensive Plan
- GAO-08-10R, October 11, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Military Base Realignments and Closures: Transfer of Supply, Storage, and Distribution Functions from Military Services to Defense Logistics Agency
- GAO-08-121R, October 26, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text
- Military Personnel: Considerations Related to Extending Demonstration Project on Servicemembers' Employment Rights Claims
- GAO-08-229T, October 31, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text
- Military Personnel: Number of Formally Reported Applications for Conscientious Objectors Is Small Relative to the Total Size of the Armed Forces
- GAO-07-1196, September 28, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text
Natural Resources
- Wildland Fire Management: Better Information and a Systematic Process Could Improve Agencies' Approach to Allocating Fuel Reduction Funds and Selecting Projects
- GAO-07-1168, September 28, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 110 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
Science, Space, and Technology
- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites: Further Actions Needed to Effectively Manage Risks
- GAO-08-183T, October 23, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text
- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites: Progress Has Been Made, but Improvements Are Needed to Effectively Manage Risks
- GAO-08-18, October 23, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
Tax Policy and Administration
- Tax Administration: The Internal Revenue Service Can Improve Its Management of Paper Case Files
- GAO-07-1160, September 28, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
Transportation
- Assigning Air Traffic Control Costs to Users: Elements of FAA's Methodology Are Generally Consistent with Standards but Certain Assumptions and Methods Need Additional Support
- GAO-08-76, October 19, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Aviation and the Environment: Impact of Aviation Noise on Communities Presents Challenges for Airport Operations and Future Growth of the National Airspace System
- GAO-08-216T, October 24, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text
- Freight Railroads: Updated Information on Rates and Other Industry Trends
- GAO-08-218T, October 23, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text
- Transportation Security: Efforts to Strengthen Aviation and Surface Transportation Security are Under Way, but Challenges Remain
- GAO-08-140T, October 16, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text
Veterans Affairs
- VA Health Care: Status of Inspector General Recommendations for Health Care Services Contracting
- GAO-08-61R, October 31, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text
Legal Products: Decisions and Opinions
- Al Long Ford--Costs
- B-297807.2, October 18, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 5 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- AlliedBarton Security Services LLC
- B-299978; B-299978.3; B-299978.4, October 9, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 10 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- AlliedBarton Security Services LLC
- B-299929; B-299929.3; B-299929.5, October 9, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 9 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Brinkmann Instruments, Inc.
- B-309946; B-309946.2, October 15, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 4 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Central Texas College
- B-309947, October 12, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 6 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Customs and Border Protection--Availability of Appropriations for Credit Monitoring Services
- B-309604, October 10, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 4 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Department of Agriculture--Conservation Security Program
- B-307720, September 27, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 7 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Executive Protective Security Service, Inc.
- B-299954.3, October 22, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 10 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- FitNet Purchasing Alliance
- B-310031, September 21, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 3 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Harris Corporation
- B-299864; B-299864.2; B-299864.3, September 14, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 12 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- KIC Development, LLC
- B-309869, September 26, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 4 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Kemron Environmental Services, Inc.
- B-299880, September 7, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 4 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Korrect Optical, Inc.
- B-299582.4; B-299582.5, September 7, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 7 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- MASAI Technologies Corporation
- B-298880.3; B-298880.4, September 10, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 10 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Operational Support & Services
- B-299660.2, September 24, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 7 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Pacific Lock Company
- B-309982, October 25, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 4 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Paragon Systems, Inc.
- B-299548.2, September 10, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 11 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Raytheon Company, Space and Airborne Systems
- B-298626.2; B-298626.3, September 27, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 14 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Zolon Tech, Inc.
- B-299904.2, September 18, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 8 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
Legal Products: Federal Agency Major Rules
- Department of Energy: Energy Conservation Program for Commercial Equipment: Distribution Transformers Energy Conservation Standards; Final Rule
- GAO-08-214R, October 31, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Inpatient Hospital Deductible and Hospital and Extended Care Services Coinsurance Amounts for Calendar Year 2008
- GAO-08-175R, October 19, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Medicare Part B Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium Rate, and Annual Deductible Beginning January 1, 2008
- GAO-08-176R, October 19, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)
- Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: Migratory Bird Hunting; Late Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds
- GAO-08-98R, October 5, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)
- Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: Migratory Bird Hunting; Migratory Bird Hunting Regulatons on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2007-08 Early and Late Seasons
- GAO-08-193R, October 26, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)
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