Special Publications: Computer and Information Technology

Assessing the Reliability of Computer-Processed Data

GAO-03-273G  October 1, 2002

Full Report (PDF, 33 pages)   

Electronic Law Enforcement: Introduction to Investigations in an Electronic Environment GAO-01-121G   February 2001

Executive Guide: Information Security Management--Learning From Leading Organizations

AIMD-98-68  May 1, 1998

Full Report (PDF, 68 pages)   

Executive Guide: Maximizing the Success of Chief Information Officers: Learning From Leading Organizations

GAO-01-376G  February 1, 2001

Full Report (PDF, 67 pages)   

Executive Guide: Measuring Performance and Demonstrating Results of Information Technology Investments

AIMD-98-89  March 1, 1998

Full Report (PDF, 82 pages)   

GAO Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM)

Human Services Integration: Results of a GAO Cosponsored Conference on Modernizing Information Systems

GAO-02-121  January 31, 2002

Full Report (PDF, 40 pages)   

Information Security Risk Assessment: Practices of Leading Organizations

AIMD-00-33  November 1, 1999

Full Report (PDF, 48 pages)   

Information Technology: An Audit Guide For Assessing Acquisition Risks

IMTEC-8.1.4  December 1, 1992

Full Report (PDF, 96 pages)   

Assessing Risks and Returns: A Guide for Evaluating Federal Agencies' IT Investment Decision-making

AIMD-10.1.13  February 3, 1997

Full Report (PDF, 109 pages)   

Information Technology Investment Management: A Framework for Assessing and Improving Process Maturity

GAO-04-394G  March 1, 2004

Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 136 pages)   Accessible Text   

Questionnaire Programming Language (QPL) site

QPL Version 4.0, released in April 1996. Includes the capability to setup and monitor a network-based CATI or data-entry project. Two programs, NCOLLECT and MONITOR, allow multiple interviewers to simultaneously share the same data and case control files.