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Agriculture and Food

U.S. Agriculture: Retail Food Prices Grew Faster Than the Prices Farmers Received for Agricultural Commodities, but Economic Research Has Not Established That Concentration Has Affected These Trends: GAO-09-746R, June 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text

Crop Insurance: Opportunities Exist to Reduce the Costs of Administering the Program: GAO-09-445, April 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Department of Agriculture: Improved Management Controls Can Enhance Effectiveness of Key Conservation Programs: GAO-09-528T, March 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Veterinarian Workforce: The Federal Government Lacks a Comprehensive Understanding of Its Capacity to Protect Animal and Public Health: GAO-09-424T, February 26, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Seafood Fraud: FDA Program Changes and Better Collaboration among Key Federal Agencies Could Improve Detection and Prevention: GAO-09-258, February 19, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Budget and Spending

Electronic Records Archive: The National Archives and Records Administration's Fiscal Year 2009 Expenditure Plan: GAO-09-733, July 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 78 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Fiscal Year 2008 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Federal Government Faces New and Continuing Financial Management and Fiscal Challenges: GAO-09-805T, July 8, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

The Nation's Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: March 2009 Update: GAO-09-405SP, April 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Principles of Federal Appropriations Law: Annual Update of the Third Edition: GAO-09-340SP, March 12, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 134 pages)

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Business, Industry, and Consumers

Small Business Innovation Research: Observations on Agencies' Data Collection and Eligibility Determination Efforts: GAO-09-956T, August 6, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Consumer Product Safety Commission: Better Data Collection and Assessment of Consumer Information Efforts Could Help Protect Minority Children: GAO-09-731, August 5, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Small Business Administration: Additional Steps Should Be Taken to Address Reforms to the Disaster Loan Program and Improve the Application Process for Future Disasters: GAO-09-755, July 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Small Business Administration: Additional Steps Should Be Taken to Address Reforms to the Disaster Loan Program and Improve the Application Process for Future Disasters: GAO-09-900T, July 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text

Reverse Mortgages: Product Complexity and Consumer Protection Issues Underscore Need for Improved Controls over Counseling for Borrowers: GAO-09-606, June 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 80 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Reverse Mortgages: Product Complexity and Consumer Protection Issues Underscore Need for Improved Controls over Counseling for Borrowers: GAO-09-812T, June 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Telecommunications: Preliminary Observations about Consumer Satisfaction and Problems with Wireless Phone Service and FCC's Efforts to Assist Consumers with Complaints: GAO-09-800T, June 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Telecommunications: Broadband Deployment Plan Should Include Performance Goals and Measures to Guide Federal Investment: GAO-09-494, May 12, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Auto Industry: Summary of Government Efforts and Automakers' Restructuring to Date: GAO-09-553, April 23, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text

Feasibility of Requiring Financial Assurances for the Recall or Destruction of Unsafe Consumer Products: GAO-09-512R, April 22, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text

Small Business Administration's Implementation of Administrative Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvesment Act: GAO-09-507R, April 16, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Insurance Reciprocity and Uniformity: NAIC and State Regulators Have Made Progress in Producer Licensing, Product Approval, and Market Conduct Regulation, but Challenges Remain: GAO-09-372, April 6, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

HUBZone Program: Fraud and Abuse Identified in Four Metropolitan Areas: GAO-09-440, March 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

HUBZone Program: Fraud and Abuse Identified in Four Metropolitan Areas: GAO-09-519T, March 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Small Business Administration: Status of Efforts to Address Previous Recommendations on the HUBZone Program: GAO-09-532T, March 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

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Civil Rights

New Markets Tax Credit: Minority Entities Are Less Successful in Obtaining Awards Than Non-Minority Entities: GAO-09-795T, June 18, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Voters With Disabilities: More Polling Places Had No Potential Impediments Than in 2000, but Challenges Remain: GAO-09-685, June 10, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text

New Markets Tax Credit: Minority Entities Are Less Successful in Obtaining Awards Than Non-Minority Entitities: GAO-09-536, April 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Department of Agriculture: Recommendations and Options Available to the New Administration and Congress to Address Long-Standing Civil Rights Issues: GAO-09-650T, April 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

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Economic Development

Disaster Assistance: Greater Coordination and an Evaluation of Programs' Outcomes Could Improve Disaster Case Management: GAO-09-561, July 8, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Gulf Coast Disaster Recovery: Community Development Block Grant Program Guidance to States Needs to Be Improved: GAO-09-541, June 19, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Hurricanes Gustav and Ike Disaster Assistance: FEMA Strengthened Its Fraud Prevention Controls, but Customer Service Needs Improvement: GAO-09-671, June 19, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Alaska Native Villages: Limited Progress Has Been Made on Relocating Villages Threatened by Flooding and Erosion: GAO-09-551, June 3, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

National Preparedness: FEMA Has Made Progress, but Needs to Complete and Integrate Planning, Exercise, and Assessment Efforts: GAO-09-369, May 7, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 123 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding: Perspectives and Observations: GAO-09-411R, April 10, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Emergency Management: Actions to Implement Select Provisions of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act: GAO-09-433T, March 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

Disaster Recovery: Past Experiences Offer Recovery Lessons for Hurricanes Ike and Gustav and Future Disasters: GAO-09-437T, March 3, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Information on Proposed Changes to the National Flood Insurance Program: GAO-09-420R, February 27, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

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Education

Career and Technical Education: States Have Broad Flexibility in Implementing Perkins IV: GAO-09-683, July 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

Career and Technical Education: Surveys to State Directors of Career and Technical Education (GAO-09-737SP, July 2009), an E-supplement to GAO-09-683: GAO-09-737SP, July 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

English Language Learning: Diverse Federal and State Efforts to Support Adult English Language Learning Could Benefit from More Coordination: GAO-09-575, July 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

District of Columbia Public Schools: Implementation and Sustainability of Reform Efforts Could Benefit From Enhanced Planning: GAO-09-902T, July 23, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

School Meal Programs: Experiences of the States and Districts That Eliminated Reduced-price Fees: GAO-09-584, July 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text

Teacher Quality: Survey Results of State Officials on Efforts to Coordinate Teacher Quality Initiatives (GAO-09-594SP, July 2009), an E-supplement to GAO-09-593: GAO-09-594SP, July 6, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Teacher Quality: Sustained Coordination among Key Federal Education Programs Could Enhance State Efforts to Improve Teacher Quality: GAO-09-593, July 6, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 73 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

District of Columbia Public Schools: Important Steps Taken to Continue Reform Efforts, But Enhanced Planning Could Improve Implementation and Sustainability: GAO-09-619, June 26, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Seclusions and Restraints: Selected Cases of Death and Abuse at Public and Private Schools and Treatment Centers: GAO-09-719T, May 19, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text

Graduate Medical Education: Trends in Training and Student Debt: GAO-09-438R, May 4, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text

Higher Education: Approaches to Attract and Fund International Students in the United States and Abroad: GAO-09-379, April 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Literacy and Education Commission: Progress Made in Fostering Partnerships, but National Strategy Remains Largely Descriptive Rather Than Strategic: GAO-09-638T, April 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Student Aid: Recent Changes to Eligibility Requirements and Additional Efforts to Promote Awarness Could Increase Academic Competitiveness and SMART Grant Participation: GAO-09-343, March 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Access to Arts Education: Inclusion of Additional Questions in Education's Planned Research Would Help Explain Why Instruction Time Has Decreased for Some Students: GAO-09-286, February 27, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Employment

Equal Employment Opportunity: Pilot Projects Could Help Test Solutions to Long-standing Concerns with the EEO Complaint Process: GAO-09-712, August 12, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Labor: Wage and Hour Division Needs Improved Investigative Processes and Ability to Suspend Statute of Limitations to Better Protect Workers Against Wage Theft: GAO-09-629, June 23, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Job Corps: Better Targeted Career Training and Improved Preenrollment Information Could Enhance Female Residential Student Recruitment and Retention: GAO-09-470, June 2, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs: Improved Oversight and Controls Would Better Ensure Program Quality: GAO-09-395, May 20, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Labor: Wage and Hour Division's Complaint Intake and Investigative Processes Leave Low Wage Workers Vulnerable To Wage Theft: GAO-09-458T, March 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

Workforce Investment Act: Labor Has Made Progress in Addressing Areas of Concern, but More Focus Needed on Understanding What Works and What Doesn't: GAO-09-396T, February 26, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

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Energy

Energy Markets: Refinery Outages Can Have Varying Gasoline Price Impacts, but Gaps in Federal Data Limit Understanding of Impacts: GAO-09-700, July 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Technology Transfer: Clearer Priorities and Greater Use of Innovative Approaches Could Increase the Effectiveness of Technology Transfer at Department of Energy Laboratories: GAO-09-548, June 16, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Energy Markets: Estimates of the Effects of Mergers and Market Concentration on Wholesale Gasoline Prices: GAO-09-659, June 12, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 70 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Waste: DOE's Environmental Management Initiatives Report Is Incomplete: GAO-09-697R, June 2, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Issues Regarding the Inclusion of Refined Petroleum Products as Part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: GAO-09-695T, May 12, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear and Worker Safety: Limited Information Exists on Costs and Reasons for Work Stoppages at DOE's Hanford Site: GAO-09-451, May 7, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Security: Better Oversight Needed to Ensure That Security Improvements at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Are Fully Implemented and Sustained: GAO-09-321, March 16, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Clean Coal: DOE Should Prepare a Comprehensive Analysis of the Relative Costs, Benefits, and Risks of a Range of Options for FutureGen: GAO-09-465T, March 11, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Energy: Contract and Project Management Concerns at the National Nuclear Security Administration and Office Of Environmental Management: GAO-09-406T, March 4, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Clean Coal: DOE's Decision to Restructure FutureGen Should Be Based on a Comprehensive Analysis of Costs, Benefits, and Risks: GAO-09-248, February 13, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Environmental Protection

Climate Change Policy: Preliminary Observations on Options for Distributing Emissions Allowances and Revenue under a Cap-and-Trade Program: GAO-09-950T, August 4, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Air Pollution: Air Quality, Visibility, and the Potential Impacts of Coal-Fired Power Plants on Great Basin National Park, Nevada: GAO-09-788R, July 27, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Clean Water Infrastructure: Design Issues and Funding Options for a Clean Water Trust Fund: GAO-09-893T, July 15, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Clean Air Act: Preliminary Observations on the Effectiveness and Costs of Mercury Control Technologies at Coal-Fired Power Plants: GAO-09-860T, July 9, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Lands: Enhanced Planning Could Assist Agencies in Managing Increased Use of Off-Highway Vehicles: GAO-09-509, June 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Lands: Survey of Land Managers' Perspectives of Off-Highway Vehicle Use (GAO-09-547SP, June 2009), an E-supplement to GAO-09-509: GAO-09-547SP, June 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

EPA Chemical Assessments: Process Reforms Offer the Potential to Address Key Problems: GAO-09-774T, June 11, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Environmental Contamination: Lessons Learned from the Cleanup of Formerly Used Defense and Military Munitions Sites: GAO-09-779T, June 10, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Scientific Integrity: EPA's Efforts to Enhance the Credibility and Transparency of Its Scientific Processes: GAO-09-773T, June 9, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation and Climate Change: Aircraft Emissions Expected to Grow, but Technological and Operational Improvements and Government Policies Can Help Control Emissions: GAO-09-554, June 8, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 100 pages) Accessible Text

Clean Water Infrastructure: A Variety of Issues Need to Be Considered When Designing a Clean Water Trust Fund: GAO-09-657, May 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text

Biomonitoring: EPA Needs to Coordinate Its Research Strategy and Clarify Its Authority to Obtain Biomonitoring Data: GAO-09-353, April 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Climate Change: Observations on Federal Efforts to Adapt to a Changing Climate: GAO-09-534T, March 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Superfund: Greater EPA Enforcement and Reporting Are Needed to Enhance Cleanup at DOD Sites: GAO-09-278, March 13, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Hazardous Materials: EPA's Assessment of Sites That May Have Received Asbestos-Contaminated Ore from Libby, Montana (GAO-09-7SP, March 2009), an E-supplement to GAO-09-6R: GAO-09-7SP, March 10, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Hazardous Materials: Status of EPA's Efforts to Assess Sites That May Have Received Asbestos-Contaminated Ore from Libby, Montana: GAO-09-6R, March 10, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Climate Change: Observations on the Potential Role of Carbon Offsets in Climate Change Legislation: GAO-09-456T, March 5, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Environmental Protection Agency: Major Management Challenges: GAO-09-434, March 4, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Chemical Regulation: Options for Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Toxic Substances Control Act: GAO-09-428T, February 26, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Climate Change Science: High Quality Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data are a Cornerstone of Programs to Address Climate Change: GAO-09-423T, February 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

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Financial Institutions

Financial Markets Regulation: Financial Crisis Highlights Need to Improve Oversight of Leverage at Financial Institutions and across System: GAO-09-739, July 22, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 136 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of Efforts to Address Transparency and Accountability Issues: GAO-09-920T, July 22, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of Participants' Dividend Payments and Repurchases of Preferred Stock and Warrants: GAO-09-889T, July 9, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Troubled Asset Relief Program: Capital Purchase Program Transactions for October 28, 2008, through May 29, 2009, and Information on Financial Agency Agreements, Contracts, Blanket Purchase Agreements, and Interagency Agreements Awarded as of June 1, 2009 (GAO-09-707SP, June 2009), an e-supplement to GAO-09-658: GAO-09-707SP, June 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Troubled Asset Relief Program: June 2009 Status of Efforts to Address Transparency and Accountability Issues: GAO-09-658, June 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 117 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Reserve Banks: Areas for Improvement in Information Security Controls: GAO-09-722R, May 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Regulation SHO: Recent Actions Appear to Have Initially Reduced Failures to Deliver, but More Industry Guidance Is Needed: GAO-09-483, May 12, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 114 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Hedge Funds: Overview of Regulatory Oversight, Counterparty Risks, and Investment Challenges: GAO-09-677T, May 7, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Securities and Exchange Commission: Greater Attention Is Needed to Enhance Communication and Utilization of Resources in the Division of Enforcement: GAO-09-613T, May 7, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Securities and Exchange Commission: Greater Attention Needed to Enhance Communication and Utilization of Resources in the Division of Enforcement: GAO-09-358, March 31, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Troubled Asset Relief Program: Capital Purchase Program Transactions for the Period October 28, 2008 through March 20, 2009 and Information on Financial Agency Agreements, Contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements Awarded as of March 13, 2009 (GAO-09-522SP, March 2009), an E-supplement to GAO-09-504: GAO-09-522SP, March 31, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Troubled Asset Relief Program: March 2009 Status of Efforts to Address Transparency and Accountability Issues: GAO-09-504, March 31, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 100 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of Efforts to Address Transparency and Accountability Issues: GAO-09-539T, March 31, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Inspectors General: Independent Oversight of Financial Regulatory Agencies: GAO-09-524T, March 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Regulation: Review of Regulators' Oversight of Risk Management Systems at a Limited Number of Large, Complex Financial Institutions: GAO-09-499T, March 19, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of Efforts to Address Transparency and Accountability Issues: GAO-09-484T, March 19, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Financial Assistance: Preliminary Observations on Assistance Provided to AIG: GAO-09-490T, March 18, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of Efforts to Address Transparency and Accountability Issues: GAO-09-474T, March 11, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Systemic Risk: Regulatory Oversight and Recent Initiatives to Address Risk Posed by Credit Default Swaps: GAO-09-397T, March 5, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Bank Secrecy Act: Suspicious Activity Report Use Is Increasing, but FinCEN Needs to Further Develop and Document Its Form Revision Process: GAO-09-226, February 27, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Securities and Exchange Commission: Oversight of U.S. Equities Market Clearing Agencies: GAO-09-318R, February 26, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text

Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of Efforts to Address Transparency and Accountability Issues: GAO-09-417T, February 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

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Financial Management

Federal Contracting: Application of OMB Guidance Can Improve Use of Award Fee Contracts: GAO-09-839T, August 3, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Senate Preservation Fund: Key Transaction-Related Operating Practices Have Been Established but Additional Practices Are Needed: GAO-09-89R, July 28, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Unemployment Insurance Measures Included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, as of July 2009: GAO-09-942R, July 27, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages) Accessible Text

Fair Lending: Data Limitations and the Fragmented U.S. Financial Regulatory Structure Challenge Federal Oversight and Enforcement Efforts: GAO-09-704, July 15, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 102 pages) Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: Senate Restaurants Revolving Fund for Fiscal Years 2008 and 2007: GAO-09-409, May 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Funds' 2008 and 2007 Financial Statements: GAO-09-535, May 28, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management: DOD Needs to Clarify Its General Gift Fund Policies to Provide for Effective Oversight: GAO-09-486R, May 27, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: Congressional Award Foundation's Fiscal Years 2008 and 2007 Financial Statements: GAO-09-652, May 15, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Statutory Authorities to Prohibit Inspector General Activities: GAO-09-660R, May 8, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management Systems: OMB's Financial Management Line of Business Initiative Continues but Future Success Remains Uncertain: GAO-09-328, May 7, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Management: Achieving Financial Statement Auditability in the Department of Defense: GAO-09-373, May 6, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: Management and Oversight of Projects Totaling Billions of Dollars Need Attention: GAO-09-624T, April 28, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages)

Improper Payments: Progress Made but Challenges Remain in Estimating and Reducing Improper Payments: GAO-09-628T, April 22, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Material Weaknesses in Internal Control Continue to Impact Preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements of the U.S. Government: GAO-09-387, April 21, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Designated Federal Entities: Survey of Governance Practices and the Inspector General Role: GAO-09-270, April 20, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 155 pages) Accessible Text

Management Report: Improvements Needed in SEC's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures: GAO-09-376R, April 2, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Review of Special Counsel Expenses for 6 Months Ended September 30, 2008: GAO-09-367R, March 31, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages) Accessible Text

Single Audit: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Single Audit Process and Oversight: GAO-09-307R, March 13, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: American Battle Monuments Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2008 and 2007: GAO-09-293, February 27, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

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Government Operations

America Competes Act: NIST Applied Some Safeguards in Obtaining Expert Services, but Additional Direction from Congress Is Needed: GAO-09-789, August 7, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Postal Service: Restructuring Urgently Needed to Achieve Financial Viability: GAO-09-958T, August 6, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Postal Service: Broad Restructuring Needed to Address Deteriorating Finances: GAO-09-790T, July 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

GAO Adds Postal Service's Financial Condition to "High-Risk" List: A86970, July 28, 2009; Full Report (HTML)

High Risk Series: Restructuring the U.S. Postal Service to Achieve Sustainable Financial Viability: GAO-09-937SP, July 28, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 3 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Research: Information on the Government's Right to Assert Ownership Control over Federally Funded Inventions: GAO-09-742, July 27, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Capitol Visitor Center: Construction Expected to Be Completed within Current Budget Estimate: GAO-09-925T, July 23, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Real Property: An Update on High Risk Issues: GAO-09-801T, July 15, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Grants Management: Grants.gov Has Systematic Weaknesses That Require Attention: GAO-09-589, July 15, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Postal Service: Mail Delivery Efficiency Has Improved, but Additional Actions Needed to Achieve Further Gains: GAO-09-696, July 15, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Formula Grants: Census Data Are among Several Factors That Can Affect Funding Allocations: GAO-09-832T, July 9, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Recovery Act: States' and Localities' Current and Planned Uses of Funds While Facing Fiscal Stresses: GAO-09-829, July 8, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 167 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Recovery Act: States' and Localities' Current and Planned Uses of Funds While Facing Fiscal Stresses: GAO-09-831T, July 8, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text

Recovery Act: States' and Localities' Current and Planned Uses of Funds While Facing Fiscal Stresses (Appendixes): GAO-09-830SP, July 8, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 736 pages) Accessible Text

Biosafety Laboratories: BSL-4 Laboratories Improved Perimeter Security Despite Limited Action by CDC: GAO-09-851, July 7, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Emergency Communications: Vulnerabilities Remain and Limited Collaboration and Monitoring Hamper Federal Efforts: GAO-09-604, June 26, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 104 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Human Capital: Actions Needed to Better Track and Provide Timely and Accurate Compensation and Medical Benefits to Deployed Federal Civilians: GAO-09-562, June 26, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 87 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Contract Management: Minimal Compliance with New Safeguards for Time-and-Materials Contracts for Commercial Services and Safeguards Have Not Been Applied to GSA Schedules Program: GAO-09-579, June 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Identity Theft: Governments Have Acted to Protect Personally Identifiable Information, but Vulnerabilities Remain: GAO-09-759T, June 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Energy and Fleet Management: Plug-in Vehicles Offer Potential Benefits, but High Costs and Limited Information Could Hinder Integration into the Federal Fleet: GAO-09-493, June 9, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Contracting: Guidance on Award Fees Has Led to Better Practices but Is Not Consistently Applied: GAO-09-630, May 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office: GAO-09-699T, May 21, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Postal Service: Network Rightsizing Needed to Help Keep USPS Financially Viable: GAO-09-674T, May 20, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Personnel Security Clearances: An Outcome-Focused Strategy Is Needed to Guide Implementation of the Reformed Clearance Process: GAO-09-488, May 19, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Sponsored Noncitizens and Public Benefits: More Clarity in Federal Guidance and Better Access to Federal Information Could Improve Implementation of Income Eligibility Rules: GAO-09-375, May 19, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Effect of Personnel Reform on the Federal Aviation Administration's Budget: GAO-09-645R, May 14, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Architect of the Capitol: Plans for Renovating the Cannon House Office Building and Garages: GAO-09-673T, May 6, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Postal Service: Intelligent Mail Benefits May Not Be Achieved if Key Risks Are Not Addressed: GAO-09-599, May 6, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Recovery Act: GAO's Efforts to Work with the Accountability Community to Help Ensure Effective and Efficient Oversight: GAO-09-672T, May 5, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Recovery Act: Consistent Policies Needed to Ensure Equal Consideration of Grant Applications: GAO-09-590R, April 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Recovery Act: Initial Results on States' Use of and Accountability for Transportation Funds: GAO-09-597T, April 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office: GAO-09-587T, April 28, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

Women's Pay: Converging Characteristics of Men and Women in the Federal Workforce Help Explain the Narrowing Pay Gap: GAO-09-621T, April 28, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Contractors: Better Performance Information Needed to Support Agency Contract Award Decisions: GAO-09-374, April 23, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Recovery Act: As Initial Implementation Unfolds in States and Localities, Continued Attention to Accountability Issues Is Essential: GAO-09-580, April 23, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 303 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Recovery Act: As Initial Implementation Unfolds in States and Localities, Continued Attention to Accountability Issues Is Essential: GAO-09-631T, April 23, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Sustained Attention to Strategic Human Capital Management Needed: GAO-09-632T, April 22, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Office of Personnel Management: Retirement Modernization Planning and Management Shortcomings Need to Be Addressed: GAO-09-529, April 21, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Rulemaking: Improvements Needed to Monitoring and Evaluation of Rules Development as Well as to the Transparency of OMB Regulatory Reviews: GAO-09-205, April 20, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 115 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

United States Government Accountability Office Fiscal Year 2010 Performance Plan: GAO-09-304SP, April 13, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text

2008 Lobbying Disclosure: Observations on Lobbyists' Compliance with Disclosure Requirements: GAO-09-487, April 1, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Improved Implementation of Safeguards and an Action Plan to Address Employee Concerns Could Increase Employee Acceptance of the National Security Personnel System: GAO-09-464T, April 1, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Postal Service: Escalating Financial Problems Require Major Cost Reductions to Limit Losses: GAO-09-475T, March 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

2010 Census: Communications Campaign Has Potential to Boost Participation: GAO-09-525T, March 23, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Freedom of Information Act: DHS Has Taken Steps to Enhance Its Program, but Opportunities Exist to Improve Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness: GAO-09-260, March 20, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Women's Pay: Gender Pay Gap in the Federal Workforce Narrows as Differences in Occupation, Education, and Experience Diminish: GAO-09-279, March 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 108 pages) Accessible Text

2010 Census: Fundamental Building Blocks of a Successful Enumeration Face Challenges: GAO-09-430T, March 5, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

2010 Census: Little Time Remains to Address Operational Challenges: GAO-09-408T, March 5, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: GAO's Role in Helping to Ensure Accountability and Transparency: GAO-09-453T, March 5, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: Census Bureau Testing of 2010 Decennial Systems Can Be Strengthened: GAO-09-262, March 5, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide: Best Practices for Developing and Managing Capital Program Costs: GAO-09-3SP, March 2, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 438 pages) Accessible Text

Excluded Parties List System: Suspended and Debarred Businesses and Individuals Improperly Receive Federal Funds: GAO-09-419T, February 26, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text

Nonprofit Sector: Significant Federal Funds Reach the Sector through Various Mechanisms, but More Complete and Reliable Funding Data Are Needed: GAO-09-193, February 26, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Overseas U.S. Government Personnel Involved in Efforts to Protect and Enforce Intellectual Property Rights: GAO-09-402R, February 26, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Excluded Parties List System: Suspended and Debarred Businesses and Individuals Improperly Receive Federal Funds: GAO-09-174, February 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Older Workers: Enhanced Communication among Federal Agencies Could Improve Strategies for Hiring and Retaining Experienced Workers: GAO-09-206, February 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Government Printing Office: Issues Faced in Obtaining a New Facility: GAO-09-392R, February 20, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Certificated Expenditures: Executive Office of the President Fiscal Year 2007 Certificated Expenditures Were Used for Authorized Purposes: GAO-09-305, February 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Real Property: Authorities and Actions Regarding Enhanced Use Leases and Sale of Unneeded Real Property: GAO-09-283R, February 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text

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Health

Hurricane Katrina: Barriers to Mental Health Services for Children Persist in Greater New Orleans, Although Federal Grants Are Helping to Address Them: GAO-09-935T, August 4, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Ryan White CARE Act: Estimated Effect of Proposed Stop-Loss Provision in H.R. 3293 on Urban Areas: GAO-09-947R, August 3, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: CMS Should Develop an Agencywide Policy for Translating Medicare Documents into Languages Other Than English: GAO-09-752R, July 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Influenza Pandemic: Gaps in Pandemic Planning and Preparedness Need to Be Addressed: GAO-09-909T, July 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Project BioShield Act: HHS Has Supported Development, Procurement, and Emergency Use of Medical Countermeasures to Address Health Threats: GAO-09-878R, July 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

Project Bioshield: HHS Can Improve Agency Internal Controls for Its New Contracting Authorities: GAO-09-820, July 21, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Improper Payments: Responses to Posthearing Questions Related to Eliminating Waste and Fraud in Medicare and Medicaid: GAO-09-838R, July 20, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

Coast Guard Retiree Health Care: Coast Guard Contributions to and Payments from the DOD Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund (MERHCF): GAO-09-857R, July 15, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief: Partner Selection and Oversight Follow Accepted Practices but Would Benefit from Enhanced Planning and Accountability: GAO-09-666, July 15, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Hurricane Katrina: Barriers to Mental Health Services for Children Persist in Greater New Orleans, Although Federal Grants Are Helping to Address Them: GAO-09-563, July 13, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text

Hurricane Katrina: Federal Grants Have Helped Health Care Organizations Provide Primary Care, but Challenges Remain: GAO-09-588, July 13, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text

Bottled Water: FDA Safety and Consumer Protections Are Often Less Stringent Than Comparable EPA Protections for Tap Water: GAO-09-861T, July 8, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Medicaid and CHIP: Opportunities Exist to Improve U.S. Insular Area Demographic Data That Could Be Used to Help Determine Federal Funding: GAO-09-558R, June 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Tort Claims Act: Information Related to Implications of Extending Coverage to Volunteers at HRSA-Funded Health Centers: GAO-09-693R, June 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Prescription Drugs: Overview of Approaches to Control Prescription Drug Spending in Federal Programs: GAO-09-819T, June 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Bottled Water: FDA Safety and Consumer Protections Are Often Less Stringent Than Comparable EPA Protections for Tap Water: GAO-09-610, June 22, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Food and Drug Administration: FDA Faces Challenges Meeting Its Growing Medical Product Responsibilities and Should Develop Complete Estimates of Its Resource Needs: GAO-09-581, June 19, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 81 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medical Devices: Shortcomings in FDA's Premarket Review, Postmarket Surveillance, and Inspections of Device Manufacturing Establishments: GAO-09-370T, June 18, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Influenza Pandemic: Greater Agency Accountability Needed to Protect Federal Workers in the Event of a Pandemic: GAO-09-783T, June 16, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Influenza Pandemic: Increased Agency Accountability Could Help Protect Federal Employees Serving the Public in the Event of a Pandemic: GAO-09-404, June 12, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Influenza Pandemic: Continued Focus on the Nation's Planning and Preparedness Efforts Remains Essential: GAO-09-760T, June 3, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Indian Health Service: Millions of Dollars in Property and Equipment Continue to Be Lost or Stolen: GAO-09-450, June 2, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Privacy and Security: Food and Drug Administration Faces Challenges in Establishing Protections for Its Postmarket Risk Analysis System: GAO-09-355, June 1, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 79 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

End-Stage Renal Disease: CMS Should Monitor Effect of Bundled Payment on Home Dialysis Utilization Rates: GAO-09-537, May 22, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicaid: Source of Screening Affects Women's Eligibility for Coverage of Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment in Some States: GAO-09-384, May 22, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Enrollee Cost Sharing for Selected Specialty Prescription Drugs: GAO-09-517R, April 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Health Resources and Services Administration: Many Underserved Areas Lack a Health Center Site, and Data Are Needed on Service Provision at Sites: GAO-09-667T, April 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Hospital Emergency Departments: Bibliography (GAO-09-348SP, April 30, 2009), an E-supplement to GAO-09-347: GAO-09-348SP, April 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Hospital Emergency Departments: Crowding Continues to Occur, and Some Patients Wait Longer than Recommended Time Frames: GAO-09-347, April 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text

Ryan White CARE Act: Implementation of the New Minority AIDS Initiative Provisions: GAO-09-315, March 27, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text

Human Subjects Research: Undercover Tests Show the Institutional Review Board System Is Vulnerable to Unethical Manipulation: GAO-09-448T, March 26, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Methadone-Associated Overdose Deaths: Factors Contributing to Increased Deaths and Efforts to Prevent Them: GAO-09-341, March 26, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text

Health-Care-Associated Infections In Hospitals: Continuing Leadership Needed from HHS to Prioritize Prevention Practices and Improve Data on These Infections: GAO-09-516T, March 18, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Ryan White CARE Act: Estimated Effect of Proposed Stop-Loss Provision on Urban Areas: GAO-09-472R, March 6, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare: Improvements Needed to Address Improper Payments in Home Health: GAO-09-185, February 27, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Private Health Insurance: 2008 Survey Results on Number and Market Share of Carriers in the Small Group Health Insurance Market: GAO-09-363R, February 27, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Influenza Pandemic: Sustaining Focus on the Nation's Planning and Preparedness Efforts: GAO-09-334, February 26, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text

Health-Care-Associated Infections: HHS Action Needed to Obtain Nationally Representative Data on Risks in Ambulatory Surgical Centers: GAO-09-213, February 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nonprescription Drugs: Considerations Regarding a Behind-the-Counter Drug Class: GAO-09-245, February 20, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text

State Children's Health Insurance Program: CMS Should Improve Efforts to Assess whether SCHIP Is Substituting for Private Insurance: GAO-09-252, February 20, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare and Medicaid Participating Facilities: CMS Needs to Reexamine Its Approach for Funding State Oversight of Health Care Facilities: GAO-09-64, February 13, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 90 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Homeland Security

Biological Research: Observations on DHS's Analyses Concerning Whether FMD Research Can Be Done as Safely on the Mainland as on Plum Island: GAO-09-747, July 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Federal Protective Service Should Improve Human Capital Planning and Better Communicate with Tenants: GAO-09-749, July 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Air Marshal Service: Actions Taken to Fulfill Core Mission and Address Workforce Issues: GAO-09-903T, July 23, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Coast Guard: Better Logistics Planning Needed to Aid Operational Decisions Related to the Deployment of the National Security Cutter and Its Support Assets: GAO-09-497, July 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Coast Guard: As Deepwater Systems Integrator, Coast Guard Is Reassessing Costs and Capabilities but Lags in Applying Its Disciplined Acquisition Approach: GAO-09-682, July 14, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: Preliminary Results Show Federal Protective Service's Ability to Protect Federal Facilities Is Hampered By Weaknesses in Its Contract Security Guard Program: GAO-09-859T, July 8, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Coast Guard: Observations on the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget and Related Performance and Management Challenges: GAO-09-810T, July 7, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

Urban Area Security Initiative: FEMA Lacks Measures to Assess How Regional Collaboration Efforts Build Preparedness Capabilities: GAO-09-651, July 2, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Critical Infrastructure Protection Cost-Benefit Report: GAO-09-654R, June 26, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Lessons Learned from DHS Testing of Advanced Radiation Detection Portal Monitors: GAO-09-804T, June 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Coast Guard: Observations on the Genesis and Progress of the Service's Modernization Program: GAO-09-530R, June 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

CBP Could Improve Its Estimation of Funding Needed for New Border Patrol Agents: GAO-09-542R, June 15, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Coast Guard: Administrative Law Judge Program Contains Elements Designed to Foster Judges' Independence and Mariner Protections Assessed Are Being Followed: GAO-09-489, June 12, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text

Transit Security Grant Program: DHS Allocates Grants Based on Risk, but Its Risk Methodology, Management Controls, and Grant Oversight Can Be Strengthened: GAO-09-491, June 8, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 68 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS Improved Testing of Advanced Radiation Detection Portal Monitors, but Preliminary Results Show Limits of the New Technology: GAO-09-655, May 21, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Firearm and Explosives Background Checks Involving Terrorist Watch List Records: GAO-09-125R, May 21, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Forensics: Comprehensive Interagency Plan Needed to Address Human Capital Issues: GAO-09-527R, April 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Secure Border Initiative Fiscal Year 2009 Expenditure Plan: GAO-09-274R, April 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text

Coast Guard: Update on Deepwater Program Management, Cost, and Acquisition Workforce: GAO-09-620T, April 22, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Defense: Actions Needed to Address Management of Air Sovereignty Alert Operations to Protect U.S. Airspace: GAO-09-612T, April 22, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Security: Preliminary Observations on TSA's Progress and Challenges in Meeting the Statutory Mandate for Screening Air Cargo on Passenger Aircraft: GAO-09-422T, March 18, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Maritime Security: Vessel Tracking Systems Provide Key Information, but the Need for Duplicate Data Should Be Reviewed: GAO-09-337, March 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Homeland Security: Organizational Structure, Spending, and Staffing for the Health Care Provided to Immigration Detainees: GAO-09-401T, March 3, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Commercial Vehicle Security: Risk-Based Approach Needed to Secure the Commercial Vehicle Sector: GAO-09-85, February 27, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 113 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

DHS: Organizational Structure and Resources for Providing Health Care to Immigration Detainees: GAO-09-308R, February 23, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text

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Housing

Home Mortgages: Provisions in a 2007 Mortgage Reform Bill (H.R. 3915) Would Strengthen Borrower Protections, but Views on Their Long-term Impact Differ: GAO-09-741, July 31, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text

Reverse Mortgages: Policy Changes Have Had Mostly Positive Effects on Lenders and Borrowers, but These Changes and Market Developments Have Increased HUD's Risk: GAO-09-836, July 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text

Characteristics and Performance of Nonprime Mortgages: GAO-09-848R, July 28, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text

Home Mortgages: Recent Performance of Nonprime Loans Highlights the Potential for Additional Foreclosures: GAO-09-922T, July 28, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

Troubled Asset Relief Program: Treasury Actions Needed to Make the Home Affordable Modification Program More Transparent and Accountable: GAO-09-837, July 23, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 68 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Public Housing: HUD's Oversight of Housing Agencies Should Focus More on Inappropriate Use of Program Funds: GAO-09-33, June 11, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Income Security

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Financial Challenges Highlight Need for Improved Governance and Management: GAO-09-702T, May 20, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Defined Benefit Pensions: Survey Results of the Nation's Largest Private Defined Benefit Plan Sponsors: GAO-09-291, March 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text

Private Pensions: Conflicts of Interest Can Affect Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans: GAO-09-503T, March 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Social Security Administration: Further Actions Needed to Address Disability Claims and Service Delivery Challenges: GAO-09-511T, March 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Defined Benefit Plans: Proposed Plan Buyouts by Financial Firms Pose Potential Risks and Benefits: GAO-09-207, March 16, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text

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Information Management

Information Technology: HUD Needs to Strengthen Its Capacity to Manage and Modernize Its Environment: GAO-09-675, July 31, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Electronic Health Records: DOD and VA Efforts to Achieve Full Interoperability Are Ongoing; Program Office Management Needs Improvement: GAO-09-775, July 28, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Agencies Continue to Report Progress, but Need to Mitigate Persistent Weaknesses: GAO-09-546, July 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 66 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Electronic Health Records: Program Office Improvements Needed to Strengthen Management of VA and DOD Efforts to Achieve Full Interoperability: GAO-09-895T, July 14, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Assessing the Reliability of Computer-Processed Data (Supersedes GAO-03-273G): GAO-09-680G, July 1, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Information Security Issues: GAO-09-817R, June 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: Federal Agencies Need to Strengthen Investment Board Oversight of Poorly Planned and Performing Projects: GAO-09-566, June 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Cybersecurity: Continued Federal Efforts Are Needed to Protect Critical Systems and Information: GAO-09-835T, June 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: FDA Needs to Establish Key Plans and Processes for Guiding Systems Modernization Efforts: GAO-09-523, June 2, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Agencies Make Progress in Implementation of Requirements, but Significant Weaknesses Persist: GAO-09-701T, May 19, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Information Security: Cyber Threats and Vulnerabilities Place Federal Systems at Risk: GAO-09-661T, May 5, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Bureau of Public Debt: Areas for Improvement in Information Security Controls: GAO-09-633R, April 28, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Administration: Effective Information Technology Management Essential for Data Center Initiative: GAO-09-662T, April 28, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Telecommunications: Information on Participation in the E-rate Program (GAO-09-254SP, March 2009), an e-supplement to GAO-09-253: GAO-09-254SP, April 27, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Telecommunications: Long-Term Strategic Vision Would Help Ensure Targeting of E-rate Funds to Highest-Priority Uses: GAO-09-253, March 27, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 83 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Securities and Exchange Commission Needs to Consistently Implement Effective Controls: GAO-09-203, March 16, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: Challenges Remain for VA's Sharing of Electronic Health Records with DOD: GAO-09-427T, March 12, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

National Cybersecurity Strategy: Key Improvements Are Needed to Strengthen the Nation's Posture: GAO-09-432T, March 10, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: Census Bureau Needs to Strengthen Testing of 2010 Decennial Systems: GAO-09-413T, March 5, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: Census Bureau Testing of 2010 Decennial Systems Can Be Strengthened: GAO-09-414T, March 5, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

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International Affairs

U.S.-Africa Trade: Options for Congressional Consideration to Improve Textile and Apparel Sector Competitiveness under the African Growth and Oppportunity Act: GAO-09-916, August 12, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages)

United Nations: Renovation Still Scheduled for Completion in 2013, but Risk to Its Schedule and Cost Remain: GAO-09-870R, July 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

International Trade: Prior Updates of the Trade Advisory System Offer Insights for Current Review: GAO-09-842T, July 21, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

State Department: Key Transformation Practices Could Have Helped in Restructuring Arms Control and Nonproliferation Bureaus: GAO-09-738, July 15, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

International Trade: Four Free Trade Agreements GAO Reviewed Have Resulted in Commercial Benefits, but Challenges on Labor and Environment Remain: GAO-09-439, July 10, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 154 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Climate Change Trade Measures: Considerations for U.S. Policy Makers: GAO-09-724R, July 8, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text

Climate Change Trade Measures: Estimating Industry Effects: GAO-09-875T, July 8, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

U.S.-Russia Nuclear Agreement: Interagency Process Used to Develop the Classified Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Needs to Be Strengthened: GAO-09-743R, June 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Firearms Trafficking: U.S. Efforts to Combat Arms Trafficking to Mexico Face Planning and Coordination Challenges: GAO-09-781T, June 19, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

Firearms Trafficking: U.S. Efforts to Combat Arms Trafficking to Mexico Face Planning and Coordination Challenges: GAO-09-709, June 18, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 83 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

International Trade: Observations on U.S. Government Efforts to Address Textile Transshipment: GAO-09-813T, June 18, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. and Canadian Governments Have Established Mechanisms to Monitor Compliance with the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement but Face Operational Challenges: GAO-09-764R, June 18, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Broadcasting to Cuba: Observations Regarding TV Marti's Strategy and Operations: GAO-09-758T, June 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

International Food Assistance: Local and Regional Procurement Provides Opportunities to Enhance U.S. Food Aid, but Challenges May Constrain Its Implementation: GAO-09-757T, June 4, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Rebuilding Iraq: Improved Management Controls and Iraqi Commitment Needed for Key State and USAID Capacity-Building Programs: GAO-09-526, June 3, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

International Food Assistance: Local and Regional Procurement Can Enhance the Efficiency of U.S. Food Aid, but Challenges May Constrain Its Implementation: GAO-09-570, May 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 102 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Public Diplomacy: Key Issues for Congressional Oversight: GAO-09-679SP, May 27, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text

Sovereign Wealth Funds: Laws Limiting Foreign Investment Affect Certain U.S. Assets and Agencies Have Various Enforcement Processes: GAO-09-608, May 20, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Coordinated Federal Decisions and Additional Data Are Needed to Manage Potential Economic Impact of Applying U.S. Immigration Law: GAO-09-426T, May 19, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Foreign Assistance: Measures to Prevent Inadvertent Payments to Terrorists under Palestinian Aid Programs Have Been Strengthened, but Some Weaknesses Remain: GAO-09-622, May 19, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

USAID Acquisition and Assistance: Challenges Remain in Developing and Implementing a Strategic Workforce Plan: GAO-09-607T, April 28, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Afghanistan: Key Issues for Congressional Oversight: GAO-09-473SP, April 21, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text

Afghanistan: U.S.- and Internationally-Funded Roads (GAO-09-626SP), an E-supplement to GAO-09-473SP: GAO-09-626SP, April 21, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages)

Iraqi Refugee Assistance: Improvements Needed in Measuring Progress, Assessing Needs, Tracking Funds, and Developing an International Strategic Plan: GAO-09-120, April 21, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 78 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Foreign Aid Reform: Comprehensive Strategy, Interagency Coordination, and Operational Improvements Would Bolster Current Efforts: GAO-09-192, April 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Addressing Significant Vulnerabilities in the Department of State's Passport Issuance Process: GAO-09-583R, April 13, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Iraq and Afghanistan: Security, Economic, and Governance Challenges to Rebuilding Efforts Should Be Addressed in U.S. Strategies: GAO-09-476T, March 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Iraq: Key Issues for Congressional Oversight: GAO-09-294SP, March 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text

International Trade: Effective Export Programs Can Help In Achieving U.S. Economic Goals: GAO-09-480T, March 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text

Department of State: Undercover Tests Reveal Significant Vulnerabilities in State's Passport Issuance Process: GAO-09-447, March 13, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Afghanistan Security: U.S. Programs to Further Reform Ministry of Interior and National Police Challenged by Lack of Military Personnel and Afghan Cooperation: GAO-09-280, March 9, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Nonproliferation: Strengthened Oversight Needed to Address Proliferation and Management Challenges in IAEA's Technical Cooperation Program: GAO-09-275, March 5, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 73 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Export Promotion: Commerce Needs Better Information to Evaluate Its Fee-Based Programs and Customers: GAO-09-144, March 4, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Export Promotion: States' Export Promotion Agency Survey (GAO-09-148SP), an E-Supplement to GAO-09-144: GAO-09-148SP, March 4, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages)

Securing, Stabilizing, and Developing Pakistan's Border Area with Afghanistan: Key Issues for Congressional Oversight: GAO-09-263SP, February 23, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text

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Justice and Law Enforcement

Federal Law Enforcement Retirement: Information on Enhanced Retirement Benefits for Law Enforcement Personnel: GAO-09-727, July 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text

Combating Gangs: Better Coordination and Performance Measurement Would Help Clarify Roles of Federal Agencies and Strengthen Assessment of Efforts: GAO-09-708, July 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 89 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Juvenile Justice: Technical Assistance and Better Defined Evaluation Plans Will Help to Improve Girls' Delinquency Programs: GAO-09-721R, July 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Drug Control: U.S. Counternarcotics Cooperation with Venezuela Has Declined: GAO-09-806, July 20, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text

Corporate Crime: Preliminary Observations on DOJ's Use and Oversight of Deferred Prosecution and Non-Prosecution Agreements: GAO-09-636T, June 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Bankruptcy Judges: Measuring Judges' Case-Related Workload: GAO-09-808T, June 16, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Drug Control: Better Coordination with the Department of Homeland Security and an Updated Accountability Framework can Further Enhance DEA's Efforts to Meet Post-9/11 Responsibilities: GAO-09-63, March 20, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 80 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center: Clarifying Rationale for the Research and Development Funding Decisions Would Increase Accountability: GAO-09-339R, March 12, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Immigration Enforcement: Controls over Program Authorizing State and Local Enforcement of Federal Immigration Laws Should Be Strengthened: GAO-09-381T, March 4, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Bureau of Prisons: Written Policies on Lateral Transfers and Assessment of Temporary Assignments Needed: GAO-09-141, February 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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National Defense

Defense Acquisitions: Additional Analysis Needed to Capture Cost Differences Between Conventional and Nuclear Propulsion for Navy's Future Cruiser: GAO-09-886R, August 7, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Ballistic Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Planning and Information on Construction and Support Costs for Proposed European Sites: GAO-09-771, August 6, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Contingency Contract Management: DOD Needs to Develop and Finalize Background Screening and Other Standards for Private Security Contractors: GAO-09-351, July 31, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: Opportunities Exist to Achieve Greater Commonality and Efficiencies among Unmanned Aircraft Systems: GAO-09-520, July 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 78 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Improper Payments: Significant Improvements Needed in DOD's Efforts to Address Improper Payment and Recovery Auditing Requirements: GAO-09-442, July 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Defense: Preliminary Observations on Defense Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosives Consequence Management Plans and Preparedness: GAO-09-927T, July 28, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Warfighter Support: Information on Army and Marine Corps Ground Combat Helmet Pads: GAO-09-768R, July 28, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Critical Infrastructure: Actions Needed to Improve the Consistency, Reliability, and Usefulness of DOD's Tier 1 Task Critical Asset List: GAO-09-740R, July 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Reserve Forces: Army Needs to Reevaluate its Approach to Training and Mobilizing Reserve Component Forces: GAO-09-720, July 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Overseas Contingency Operations: Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense: GAO-09-791R, July 10, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Military Base Realignments and Closures: DOD Needs to Update Savings Estimates and Continue to Address Challenges in Consolidating Supply-Related Functions at Depot Maintenance Locations: GAO-09-703, July 9, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Logistics: Observations on Army's Implementation of the Logistics Modernization Program: GAO-09-852R, July 8, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

Military Personnel: Reserve Compensation Has Increased Significantly and Is Likely to Rise Further as DOD and VA Prepare for the Implementation of Enhanced Educational Benefits: GAO-09-726R, July 6, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Force Structure: Actions Needed to Improve DOD's Ability to Manage, Assess, and Report on Global Defense Posture Initiatives: GAO-09-706R, July 2, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Infrastructure: Planning Challenges Could Increase Risks for DOD in Providing Utility Services When Needed to Support the Military Buildup on Guam: GAO-09-653, June 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Travel System: Implementation Challenges Remain: GAO-09-577, June 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Logistics: Information on the Test and Evaluation and Assignment and Cancellation of National Stock Numbers as It Relates to MILITEC-1: GAO-09-735R, June 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Continued Monitoring of Internal Safeguards and an Action Plan to Address Employee Concerns Could Improve Implementation of the National Security Personnel System: GAO-09-840, June 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Military Personnel: Reserve Component Servicemembers on Average Earn More Income while Activated: GAO-09-688R, June 23, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text

V-22 Osprey Aircraft: Assessments Needed to Address Operational and Cost Concerns to Define Future Investments: GAO-09-692T, June 23, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Military Training: DOD Needs a Strategic Plan and Better Inventory and Requirements Data to Guide Development of Language Skills and Regional Proficiency: GAO-09-568, June 19, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Military Pay: The Defense Finance and Accounting Service--Indianapolis Could Improve Control Activities over Its Processing of Active Duty Army Military Personnel Federal Payroll Taxes: GAO-09-557R, June 18, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: Issues to be Considered for Army's Modernization of Combat Systems: GAO-09-793T, June 16, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Infrastructure: DOD Needs to Improve Oversight of Relocatable Facilities and Develop a Strategy for Managing Their Use across the Military Services: GAO-09-585, June 12, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Army Working Capital Fund: Actions Needed to Improve Budgeting for Carryover at Army Ordnance: GAO-09-415, June 10, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Export Controls: Fundamental Reexamination of System Is Needed to Help Protect Critical Technologies: GAO-09-767T, June 4, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Military and Dual-Use Technology: Covert Testing Shows Continuing Vulnerabilities of Domestic Sales for Illegal Export: GAO-09-725T, June 4, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Management: Observations on DOD's Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request for Corrosion Prevention and Control: GAO-09-732R, June 1, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Management: Observations on DOD's Analysis of Options for Improving Corrosion Prevention and Control through Earlier Planning in the Requirements and Acquisition Processes: GAO-09-694R, May 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Insurance Sales to Military Personnnel: Additional Actions Needed to Prevent Improper Life Insurance Sales and Pay Allotment Transactions: GAO-09-452, May 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Exports: Foreign Military Sales Program Needs Better Controls for Exported Items and Information for Oversight: GAO-09-454, May 20, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Joint Strike Fighter: Strong Risk Management Essential as Program Enters Most Challenging Phase: GAO-09-711T, May 20, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

DOD Personnel Clearances: Comprehensive Timeliness Reporting, Complete Clearance Documentation, and Quality Measures Are Needed to Further Improve the Clearance Process: GAO-09-400, May 19, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

DOD Business Systems Modernization: Recent Slowdown in Institutionalizing Key Management Controls Needs to Be Addressed: GAO-09-586, May 18, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 70 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Military Operations: Actions Needed to Improve Oversight and Interagency Coordination for the Commander's Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan: GAO-09-615, May 18, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Questions for the Record Related to the Implementation of the Department of Defense's National Security Personnel System: GAO-09-669R, May 18, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text

Military Housing Privatization: DOD Faces New Challenges Due to Significant Growth at Some Installations and Recent Turmoil in the Financial Markets: GAO-09-352, May 15, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Depot Maintenance: Actions Needed to Identify and Establish Core Capability at Military Depots: GAO-09-83, May 14, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Best Practices: High Levels of Knowledge at Key Points Differentiate Commercial Shipbuilding from Navy Shipbuilding: GAO-09-322, May 13, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 75 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: Assessments Needed to Address V-22 Aircraft Operational and Cost Concerns to Define Future Investments: GAO-09-482, May 11, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Military Personnel: Army Needs to Focus on Cost-Effective Use of Financial Incentives and Quality Standards in Managing Force Growth: GAO-09-256, May 4, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 70 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: Charting a Course for Lasting Reform: GAO-09-663T, April 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Acquisition Workforce: DOD Can Improve Its Management and Oversight by Tracking Data on Contractor Personnel and Taking Additional Actions: GAO-09-616T, April 28, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Acquisitions: Actions Needed to Ensure Value for Service Contracts: GAO-09-643T, April 23, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Management: DOD Needs to Improve Program Management, Policy, and Testing to Enhance Ability to Field Operationally Useful Non-lethal Weapons: GAO-09-344, April 21, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Army Health Care: Progress Made in Staffing and Monitoring Units that Provide Outpatient Case Management, but Additional Steps Needed: GAO-09-357, April 20, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Military Personnel: Status of Accession, Retention, and End Strength for Military Medical Officers and Preliminary Observations Regarding Accession and Retention Challenges: GAO-09-469R, April 16, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text

Military Disability Retirement: Closer Monitoring Would Improve the Temporary Retirement Process: GAO-09-289, April 13, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 89 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

High-Level Leadership Needed to Help Guam Address Challenges Caused by DOD-Related Growth: GAO-09-500R, April 9, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Contingency Contracting: DOD, State, and USAID Are Taking Actions to Track Contracts and Contractor Personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan: GAO-09-538T, April 1, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Acquisitions: Measuring the Value of DOD's Weapon Programs Requires Starting with Realistic Baselines: GAO-09-543T, April 1, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs: GAO-09-326SP, March 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 190 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Infrastructure: DOD Needs to Periodically Review Support Standards and Costs at Joint Bases and Better Inform Congress of Facility Sustainment Funding Uses: GAO-09-336, March 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Global War on Terrorism: Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense: GAO-09-449R, March 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Acquisitions: Key Considerations for Planning Future Army Combat Systems: GAO-09-410T, March 26, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Management: Key Challenges Should be Addressed When Considering Changes to Missile Defense Agency's Roles and Missions: GAO-09-466T, March 26, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Defense: Additional Actions and Data Are Needed to Effectively Manage and Oversee DOD's Acquisition Workforce: GAO-09-342, March 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: DOD Must Prioritize Its Weapon System Acquisitions and Balance Them with Available Resources: GAO-09-501T, March 18, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Global War on Terrorism: DOD Needs to More Accurately Capture and Report the Costs of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom: GAO-09-302, March 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: Production and Fielding of Missile Defense Components Continue with Less Testing and Validation Than Planned: GAO-09-338, March 13, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 111 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: Decisions Needed to Shape Army's Combat Systems for the Future: GAO-09-288, March 12, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

DOD's High Risk Areas: Actions Needed to Reduce Vulnerabilities and Improve Business Outcomes: GAO-09-460T, March 12, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text

Joint Strike Fighter: Accelerating Procurement before Completing Development Increases the Government's Financial Risk: GAO-09-303, March 12, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

DOD Business Transformation: Status of DOD's Actions on Previous Recommendations for the Defense Travel System: GAO-09-416T, March 5, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Acquisitions: DOD Must Balance Its Needs with Available Resources and Follow an Incremental Approach to Acquiring Weapon Systems: GAO-09-431T, March 3, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Management: Increased Attention on Fuel Demand Management at DOD's Forward-Deployed Locations Could Reduce Operational Risks and Costs: GAO-09-388T, March 3, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Weapons: NNSA and DOD Need to More Effectively Manage the Stockpile Life Extension Program: GAO-09-385, March 2, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: Perspectives on Potential Changes to Department of Defense Acquisition Management Framework: GAO-09-295R, February 27, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Acquisitions: Charting a Course for Improved Missile Defense Testing: GAO-09-403T, February 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Management: Actions Needed to Address Stakeholder Concerns, Improve Interagency Collaboration, and Determine Full Costs Associated with the U.S. Africa Command: GAO-09-181, February 20, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Management: DOD Needs to Increase Attention on Fuel Demand Management at Forward-Deployed Locations: GAO-09-300, February 20, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Natural Resources

Air Pollution: Air Quality and Permitting of New Coal-Burning, Electricity-Generating Units in Central Texas: GAO-09-787R, August 4, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Wildland Fire Management: Federal Agencies Have Taken Important Steps Forward, but Additional Action Is Needed to Address Remaining Challenges: GAO-09-906T, July 21, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Hardrock Mining: Information on State Royalties and the Number of Abandoned Mine Sites and Hazards: GAO-09-854T, July 14, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text

Energy and Water: Preliminary Observations on the Links between Water and Biofuels and Electricity Production: GAO-09-862T, July 9, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Army Corps of Engineers: Recent Changes Have Reduced the Use of Continuing Contracts, but Management Processes Need to Be Improved: GAO-09-552, June 22, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

National Park Service: Donations and Related Partnerships Benefit Parks, but Management Refinements Could Better Target Risks and Enhance Accountability: GAO-09-386, June 16, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 95 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Land Management: BLM and the Forest Service Have Improved Oversight of the Land Exchange Process, but Additional Actions Are Needed: GAO-09-611, June 12, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 126 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Endangered Species Act: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Has Incomplete Information about Effects on Listed Species from Section 7 Consultations: GAO-09-550, May 21, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Fisheries Management: Alleged Misconduct of Members and Staff of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council: GAO-09-508R, May 20, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Oil and Gas Management: Federal Oil and Gas Resource Management and Revenue Collection In Need of Stronger Oversight and Comprehensive Reassessment: GAO-09-556T, April 2, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Wildland Fire Management: Actions by Federal Agencies and Congress Could Mitigate Rising Fire Costs and Their Effects on Other Agency Programs: GAO-09-444T, April 1, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Oil and Gas Leasing: Federal Oil and Gas Resource Management and Revenue Collection in Need of Comprehensive Reassessment: GAO-09-506T, March 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

Forest Service: Emerging Issues Highlight the Need to Address Persistent Management Challenges: GAO-09-443T, March 11, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Department of the Interior: Major Management Challenges: GAO-09-425T, March 3, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text

Hardrock Mining: Information on Types of State Royalties, Number of Abandoned Mines, and Financial Assurances on BLM Land: GAO-09-429T, February 26, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Land Management: Additional Documentation of Agency Experiences with Good Neighbor Authority Could Enhance Its Future Use: GAO-09-277, February 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Land Management: Potential Effects and Factors to Consider in a Move of the Forest Service into the Department of the Interior: GAO-09-412T, February 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

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Science, Space, and Technology

Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellites: With Costs Increasing and Data Continuity at Risk, Improvements Needed in Tri-agency Decision Making: GAO-09-564, June 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Polar-Orbiting Satellites: With Costs Increasing and Data Continuity at Risk, Improvements Needed in Tri-agency Decision Making: GAO-09-772T, June 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

NASA: Commercial Partners Are Making Progress, but Face Aggressive Schedules to Demonstrate Critical Space Station Cargo Transport Capabilities: GAO-09-618, June 16, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text

Space Acquisitions: DOD Faces Substantial Challenges in Developing New Space Systems: GAO-09-705T, May 20, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Global Positioning System: Significant Challenges in Sustaining and Upgrading Widely Used Capabilities: GAO-09-670T, May 7, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Global Positioning System: Significant Challenges in Sustaining and Upgrading Widely Used Capabilities: GAO-09-325, April 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Space Acquisitions: Government and Industry Partners Face Substantial Challenges in Developing New DOD Space Systems: GAO-09-648T, April 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites: Acquisition Has Increased Costs, Reduced Capabilities, and Delayed Schedules: GAO-09-596T, April 23, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites: Acquisition Is Under Way, but Improvements Needed in Management and Oversight: GAO-09-323, April 2, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: GAO's Role in Helping to Ensure Accountability and Transparency for Science Funding: GAO-09-515T, March 19, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Safety: NASA's National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service Project Was Designed Appropriately, but Sampling and Other Issues Complicate Data Analysis: GAO-09-112, March 13, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 100 pages) Accessible Text

NASA: Projects Need More Disciplined Oversight and Management to Address Key Challenges: GAO-09-436T, March 5, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

NASA: Assessments of Selected Large-Scale Projects: GAO-09-306SP, March 2, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 78 pages) Accessible Text

NASA Workforce: Responses to Follow-up Questions regarding the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Use of Term Appointments: GAO-09-356R, February 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

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Tax Policy and Administration

Internal Revenue Service: Status of GAO Financial Audit and Related Financial Management Report Recommendations: GAO-09-514, June 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 98 pages) Accessible Text

Management Report: Improvements Are Needed to Enhance IRS's Internal Controls and Operating Effectiveness: GAO-09-513R, June 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Tax Compliance: Opportunities Exist to Improve Tax Compliance of Applicants for State Business Licenses: GAO-09-569, June 15, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Tax Administration: IRS Should Evaluate Penalties and Develop a Plan to Focus Its Efforts: GAO-09-567, June 5, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Internal Revenue Service: Review of the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request: GAO-09-754, June 3, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Tax Administration: Interim Results of IRS's 2009 Filing Season: GAO-09-640, June 3, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Tax Gap: Requiring Information Reporting for Charitable Cash Contributions May Not Be an Effective Way to Improve Compliance: GAO-09-555, May 14, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text

Real Estate Tax Deduction: Taxpayers Face Challenges in Determining What Qualifies; Better Information Could Improve Compliance: GAO-09-521, May 13, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Tax Administration: Possible Implications of Expanding Refund Offset Provisions: GAO-09-571R, May 7, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

IRS Management: IRS Practices Contribute to Its Resilience, but It Would Benefit from Additional Emergency Planning Efforts: GAO-09-418, April 9, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Tax Compliance: Offshore Financial Activity Creates Enforcement Issues for IRS: GAO-09-478T, March 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Business Systems Modernization: Internal Revenue Service's Fiscal Year 2009 Expenditure Plan: GAO-09-281, March 11, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Tax Administration: Many Taxpayers Rely on Tax Software and IRS Needs to Assess Associated Risks: GAO-09-297, February 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Transportation

Public Transportation: Better Data Needed to Assess Length of New Starts Process, and Options Exist to Expedite Project Development: GAO-09-784, August 6, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Recovery Act: States' Use of Highway Infrastructure Funds and Compliance with the Act's Requirements: GAO-09-926T, July 31, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Motor Carrier Safety: Reincarnating Commercial Vehicle Companies Pose Safety Threat to Motoring Public; Federal Safety Agency Has Initiated Efforts to Prevent Future Occurrences: GAO-09-924, July 28, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Federal-Aid Highways: FHWA Has Improved Its Risk Management Approach, but Needs to Improve Its Oversight of Project Costs: GAO-09-751, July 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

National Transportation System: Options and Analytical Tools to Strengthen DOT's Approach to Supporting Communities' Access to the System: GAO-09-753, July 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 76 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Aviation Weather: FAA and the National Weather Service Are Considering Plans to Consolidate Weather Service Offices, But Face Significant Challenges: GAO-09-887T, July 16, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text

Highway Trust Fund Expenditures on Purposes Other than Construction and Maintenance of Highways and Bridges during Fiscal Years 2004-2008: GAO-09-729R, June 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Public Transportation: FTA's Triennial Review Program Has Improved, But Assessments of Grantees' Performance Could Be Enhanced: GAO-09-603, June 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Recovery Act: The Department of Transportation Followed Key Federal Requirements in Developing Selection Criteria for Its Supplemental Discretionary Grants Program: GAO-09-785R, June 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text

Highway Trust Fund: Options for Improving Sustainability and Mechanisms to Manage Solvency: GAO-09-845T, June 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Safety: Better Data and Targeted FAA Efforts Needed to Identify and Address Safety Issues of Small Air Cargo Carriers: GAO-09-614, June 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Transportation Security: Key Actions Have Been Taken to Enhance Mass Transit and Passenger Rail Security, but Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Federal Strategy and Programs: GAO-09-678, June 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 100 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

High Speed Passenger Rail: Effectively Using Recovery Act Funds for High Speed Rail Projects: GAO-09-786T, June 23, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

International Aviation: Federal Efforts Help Address Safety Challenges in Africa, but Could Benefit from Reassessment and Better Coordination: GAO-09-498, June 16, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Public Transportation: New Starts Program Challenges and Preliminary Observations on Expediting Project Development: GAO-09-763T, June 3, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Transit Administration: Progress and Challenges in Implementing and Evaluating the Job Access and Reverse Commute Program: GAO-09-496, May 21, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Responses to Questions for the Record: March 18, 2009, Hearing on ATC Modernization: Near-Term Achievable Goals: GAO-09-718R, May 20, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Security: TSA Has Completed Key Activities Associated with Implementing Secure Flight, but Additional Actions Are Needed to Mitigate Risks: GAO-09-292, May 13, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 68 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Motor Carrier Safety: Commercial Vehicle Registration Program Has Kept Unsafe Carriers from Operating, but Effectiveness Is Difficult to Measure: GAO-09-495, May 12, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Aviation Safety: Potential Strategies to Address Air Ambulance Safety Concerns: GAO-09-627T, April 22, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Commercial Aviation: Airline Industry Contraction Due to Volatile Fuel Prices and Falling Demand Affects Airports, Passengers, and Federal Government Revenues: GAO-09-393, April 21, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Freight Rail Security: Actions Have Been Taken to Enhance Security, but the Federal Strategy Can Be Strengthened and Security Efforts Better Monitored: GAO-09-243, April 21, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 129 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

High Speed Passenger Rail: Future Development Will Depend on Addressing Financial and Other Challenges and Establishing a Clear Federal Role: GAO-09-560T, April 1, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages) Accessible Text

Transportation Security: Comprehensive Risk Assessments and Stronger Internal Controls Needed to Help Inform TSA Resource Allocation: GAO-09-492, March 27, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Next Generation Air Transportation System: Issues Associated with Midterm Implementation of Capabilities and Full System Transformation: GAO-09-481T, March 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Urban Partnership Agreements: Congestion Relief Initiative Holds Promise; Some Improvements Needed in Selection Process: GAO-09-154, March 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 99 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Coast Guard: Observations on Changes to Management and Oversight of the Deepwater Program: GAO-09-462T, March 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

High Speed Passenger Rail: Future Development Will Depend on Addressing Financial and Other Challenges and Establishing a Clear Federal Role: GAO-09-317, March 19, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 108 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Next Generation Air Transportation System: Status of Transformation and Issues Associated with Midterm Implementation of Capabilities: GAO-09-479T, March 18, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Responses to Questions for the Record: February 11, 2009, Hearing on the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009: GAO-09-467R, March 10, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Transportation Programs: Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation and Congress: GAO-09-435T, March 10, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Commuter Rail: Many Factors Influence Liability and Indemnity Provisions, and Options Exist to Facilitate Negotiations: GAO-09-282, February 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text

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Veterans Affairs

Veterans' Disability Benefits: Preliminary Findings on Claims Processing Trends and Improvement Efforts: GAO-09-910T, July 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

VA Health Care: Preliminary Findings on VA's Provision of Health Care Services to Women Veterans: GAO-09-899T, July 16, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

VA Health Care: Preliminary Findings on VA's Provision of Health Care Services to Women Veterans: GAO-09-884T, July 14, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

Recovering Servicemembers: DOD and VA Have Jointly Developed the Majority of Required Policies but Challenges Remain: GAO-09-728, July 8, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text

Veterans Affairs: Implementation of Temporary Residence Adaptation Grants: GAO-09-637R, June 15, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

VA Real Property: VA Emphasizes Enhanced-Use Leases to Manage Its Real Property Portfolio: GAO-09-776T, June 10, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

VA Health Care: Overview of VA's Capital Asset Management: GAO-09-686T, June 9, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Recovering Servicemembers: DOD and VA Have Made Progress to Jointly Develop Required Policies but Additional Challenges Remain: GAO-09-540T, April 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

VA Health Care: Challenges in Budget Formulation and Issues Surrounding the Proposal for Advance Appropriations: GAO-09-664T, April 29, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting with Veteran Owned-Small Businesses: GAO-09-391R, March 19, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

VA Health Care: Challenges in Budget Formulation and Execution: GAO-09-459T, March 12, 2009; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

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