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Recently released reports and testimonies are listed below. Our congressional requesters may hold reports up to 30 days before making them publicly available, so some may have earlier issue dates.

Reports & Testimonies

July 30, 2010

Defense Infrastructure: Army's Privatized Lodging Program Could Benefit from More Effective Planning
GAO-10-771,  July 30, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 43 pages)
Management Report: Improvements Needed in Controls over the Preparation of the U.S. Consolidated Financial Statements
GAO-10-757,  July 30, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 31 pages)
Mandate on Department of Housing and Urban Development's Alternative Credit Pilot Program
GAO-10-876R,  July 30, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 3 pages)
Medicare Payments to Federally Qualified Health Centers
GAO-10-576R,  July 30, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 18 pages)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure and Technology Fiscal Year 2010 Expenditure Plan
GAO-10-877R,  July 30, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 79 pages)
Military Naturalizations: USCIS Generally Met Mandated Processing Deadlines, but Processing Applicants Deployed Overseas Is a Challenge
GAO-10-865,  July 29, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 50 pages)
Wastewater Infrastructure Financing: Stakeholder Views on a National Infrastructure Bank and Public-Private Partnerships
GAO-10-728,  June 30, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 57 pages)

July 29, 2010

Aviation Safety: Improved Planning Could Help FAA Address Challenges Related to Winter Weather Operations
GAO-10-678,  July 29, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 50 pages)
Defense Acquisitions: DOD Needs to Develop Performance Criteria to Gauge Impact of Reform Act Changes and Address Workforce Issues
GAO-10-774,  July 29, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 34 pages)
Foreign Language Capabilities: Departments of Homeland Security, Defense, and State Could Better Assess Their Foreign Language Needs and Capabilities and Address Shortfalls
GAO-10-715T,  July 29, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 19 pages)
Highlights of a Forum: Actions that Could Increase Work Participation for Adults with Disabilities
GAO-10-812SP,  July 29, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 57 pages)
Iran Sanctions: New Act Underscores Importance of Comprehensive Assessment of Sanctions' Effectiveness
GAO-10-928T,  July 29, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 14 pages)
Military Personnel: Enhanced Collaboration and Process Improvements Needed for Determining Military Treatment Facility Medical Personnel Requirements
GAO-10-696,  July 29, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 43 pages)
Public Transportation: Federal Role in Value Capture Strategies for Transit Is Limited, but Additional Guidance Could Help Clarify Policies
GAO-10-781,  July 29, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 55 pages)
Recovery Act: Most DOE Cleanup Projects Appear to Be Meeting Cost and Schedule Targets, but Assessing Impact of Spending Remains a Challenge
GAO-10-784,  July 29, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 65 pages)
State Department: Undercover Tests Show Passport Issuance Process Remains Vulnerable to Fraud
GAO-10-922T,  July 29, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 15 pages)
Department of Homeland Security: DHS Needs to Comprehensively Assess Its Foreign Language Needs and Capabilities and Identify Shortfalls
GAO-10-714,  June 22, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 46 pages)

July 28, 2010

Defense Management: Improved Planning, Training, and Interagency Collaboration Could Strengthen DOD's Efforts in Africa
GAO-10-794,  July 28, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 68 pages)
Defense Management: U.S. Southern Command Demonstrates Interagency Collaboration, but Its Haiti Disaster Response Revealed Challenges Conducting a Large Military Operation
GAO-10-801,  July 28, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 52 pages)
Department of Veterans Affairs: Long-standing Weaknesses in Miscellaneous Obligation and Financial Reporting Controls
GAO-10-939T,  July 28, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 15 pages)
National Security: Interagency Collaboration Practices and Challenges at DOD's Southern and Africa Commands
GAO-10-962T,  July 28, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 26 pages)
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act: After Almost 20 Years, Key Federal Agencies Still Have Not Fully Complied with the Act
GAO-10-768,  July 28, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 106 pages)
Performance Measurement: Better Alignment to Strategic Goals and Data Verification Needed at the Corporation for National and Community Service
GAO-10-886,  July 28, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 34 pages)
Small Business Administration: Undercover Tests Show HUBZone Program Remains Vulnerable to Fraud and Abuse
GAO-10-920T,  July 28, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 8 pages)
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Payment Errors and Trafficking Have Declined, but Challenges Remain
GAO-10-956T,  July 28, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 22 pages)
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Recently released reports and testimonies are listed below. Our congressional requesters may hold reports up to 30 days before making them publicly available, so some may have earlier issue dates.

Reports & Testimonies

July 30, 2010

Defense Infrastructure: Army's Privatized Lodging Program Could Benefit from More Effective Planning
GAO-10-771,  July 30, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 43 pages)
Management Report: Improvements Needed in Controls over the Preparation of the U.S. Consolidated Financial Statements
GAO-10-757,  July 30, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 31 pages)
Mandate on Department of Housing and Urban Development's Alternative Credit Pilot Program
GAO-10-876R,  July 30, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 3 pages)
Medicare Payments to Federally Qualified Health Centers
GAO-10-576R,  July 30, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 18 pages)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure and Technology Fiscal Year 2010 Expenditure Plan
GAO-10-877R,  July 30, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 79 pages)
Military Naturalizations: USCIS Generally Met Mandated Processing Deadlines, but Processing Applicants Deployed Overseas Is a Challenge
GAO-10-865,  July 29, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 50 pages)
Wastewater Infrastructure Financing: Stakeholder Views on a National Infrastructure Bank and Public-Private Partnerships
GAO-10-728,  June 30, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 57 pages)

July 29, 2010

Aviation Safety: Improved Planning Could Help FAA Address Challenges Related to Winter Weather Operations
GAO-10-678,  July 29, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 50 pages)
Defense Acquisitions: DOD Needs to Develop Performance Criteria to Gauge Impact of Reform Act Changes and Address Workforce Issues
GAO-10-774,  July 29, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 34 pages)
Foreign Language Capabilities: Departments of Homeland Security, Defense, and State Could Better Assess Their Foreign Language Needs and Capabilities and Address Shortfalls
GAO-10-715T,  July 29, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 19 pages)
Highlights of a Forum: Actions that Could Increase Work Participation for Adults with Disabilities
GAO-10-812SP,  July 29, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 57 pages)
Iran Sanctions: New Act Underscores Importance of Comprehensive Assessment of Sanctions' Effectiveness
GAO-10-928T,  July 29, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 14 pages)
Military Personnel: Enhanced Collaboration and Process Improvements Needed for Determining Military Treatment Facility Medical Personnel Requirements
GAO-10-696,  July 29, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 43 pages)
Public Transportation: Federal Role in Value Capture Strategies for Transit Is Limited, but Additional Guidance Could Help Clarify Policies
GAO-10-781,  July 29, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 55 pages)
Recovery Act: Most DOE Cleanup Projects Appear to Be Meeting Cost and Schedule Targets, but Assessing Impact of Spending Remains a Challenge
GAO-10-784,  July 29, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 65 pages)
State Department: Undercover Tests Show Passport Issuance Process Remains Vulnerable to Fraud
GAO-10-922T,  July 29, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 15 pages)
Department of Homeland Security: DHS Needs to Comprehensively Assess Its Foreign Language Needs and Capabilities and Identify Shortfalls
GAO-10-714,  June 22, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 46 pages)

July 28, 2010

Defense Management: Improved Planning, Training, and Interagency Collaboration Could Strengthen DOD's Efforts in Africa
GAO-10-794,  July 28, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 68 pages)
Defense Management: U.S. Southern Command Demonstrates Interagency Collaboration, but Its Haiti Disaster Response Revealed Challenges Conducting a Large Military Operation
GAO-10-801,  July 28, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 52 pages)
Department of Veterans Affairs: Long-standing Weaknesses in Miscellaneous Obligation and Financial Reporting Controls
GAO-10-939T,  July 28, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 15 pages)
National Security: Interagency Collaboration Practices and Challenges at DOD's Southern and Africa Commands
GAO-10-962T,  July 28, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 26 pages)
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act: After Almost 20 Years, Key Federal Agencies Still Have Not Fully Complied with the Act
GAO-10-768,  July 28, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 106 pages)
Performance Measurement: Better Alignment to Strategic Goals and Data Verification Needed at the Corporation for National and Community Service
GAO-10-886,  July 28, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 34 pages)
Small Business Administration: Undercover Tests Show HUBZone Program Remains Vulnerable to Fraud and Abuse
GAO-10-920T,  July 28, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 8 pages)
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Payment Errors and Trafficking Have Declined, but Challenges Remain
GAO-10-956T,  July 28, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 22 pages)
The Comptroller General, the head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), issues decisions in various areas of federal law. These decisions are prepared by GAO's Office of General Counsel, and are identified by a numbering system beginning with B-(number); each decision carries its own B-number and date.

Latest Legal Decisions & Opinions

July 30, 2010

Photonics Optics Tech, Inc.
B-402967,  July 28, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 5 pages)

July 28, 2010

Consumer Product Safety Commission: Period of Availability and Permissible Uses of Grant Program Appropriations
B-319734,  July 26, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 5 pages)

July 27, 2010

AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.
B-401961, B-401961.2,  December 22, 2009
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 9 pages)

July 26, 2010

National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Constellation Program and Appropriations Restrictions, Part II
B-320091,  July 23, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 13 pages)

July 23, 2010

Woodcrest Ace Hardware-MSC Industrial Supply Company
B-401417.4, B-401417.5,  July 12, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 5 pages)
Bannum, Inc.
B-402730,  July 06, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 11 pages)

July 22, 2010

LS3 Incorporated
B-401948.11,  July 21, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 3 pages)
Special Services
B-402613.2, B-402613.3,  July 21, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 5 pages)
System Engineering International, Inc.
B-402754,  July 20, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 6 pages)

July 20, 2010

Software Engineering Services, Inc.
B-401645,  October 23, 2009
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 9 pages)
B&S Transport, Inc.
B-402695,  July 09, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 7 pages)

July 19, 2010

SNAP, Inc.
B-402746,  July 16, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 4 pages)

July 16, 2010

Hi-Tec Systems, Inc.
B-402590, B-402590.2,  June 07, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 5 pages)
Falcon Environmental Services, Inc.
B-402670, B-402670.2,  July 06, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 8 pages)
Cylab Inc.
B-402716,  July 13, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 7 pages)
Smith Building Group, Inc.
B-402720,  July 18, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 6 pages)
Managed Care Concepts, LLC
B-402750,  July 15, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 5 pages)

July 14, 2010

Jackson Contractor Group, Inc.
B-402348.2,  May 10, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 3 pages)

July 13, 2010

JXM, Inc.
B-402643,  June 25, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 7 pages)

July 12, 2010

Allied Technology Group, Inc.
B-402135, B-402135.2,  January 21, 2010
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 12 pages)
Presentations and Testimonies from Acting Comptroller General Gene L. Dodaro
 

Latest Comptroller General Presentations

July 20, 2010

Anticipating and Meeting Accountability Challenges in a Dynamic Environment
Association of Government Accountants 59th Professional Development Conference and Exposition in Orlando, Florida
GAO-10-891CG,  July 12, 2010
View Presentation (PDF, 43 pages)

June 21, 2010

Anticipating and Meeting Accountability Challenges in a Dynamic Environment
NSAA Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona
GAO-10-866CG,  June 16, 2010
View Presentation (PDF, 44 pages)

May 25, 2010

Anticipating and Meeting Accountability Challenges in a Dynamic Environment
18th Biennial Forum of Government Auditors in San Antonio, Texas
GAO-10-752CG,  May 19, 2010
View Presentation (PDF, 44 pages)
Key Trends and Challenges for the Audit Community
ALGA Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas
GAO-10-749CG,  May 18, 2010
View Presentation (PDF, 43 pages)

May 13, 2010

Anticipating and Meeting Accountability Challenges in a Dynamic Environment
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity & Efficiency in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
GAO-10-709CG,  May 05, 2010
View Presentation (PDF, 30 pages)

April 28, 2010

Oversight and Accountability in a Time of Fiscal Stress
Association of Government Accountants in Dallas, Texas
GAO-10-653CG,  April 23, 2010
View Presentation (PDF, 32 pages)
Leadership Challenges Given Today's Fiscal Realities
Association of Government Accountants in Dallas, Texas
GAO-10-652CG,  April 19, 2010
View Presentation (PDF, 31 pages)

April 15, 2010

Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office before the Senate Committee on Appropriations: Legislative Branch Subcommittee
GAO-10-574T,  April 15, 2010
View Presentation (PDF, 13 pages)

April 14, 2010

U.S. Government Financial Statements: Fiscal Year 2009 Audit Highlights Financial Management Challenges and Unsustainable Long-Term Fiscal Path before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Government Management, Organization, and Procurement Subcommittee
GAO-10-483T,  April 14, 2010
View Presentation (PDF, 28 pages)

March 25, 2010

Troubled Asset Relief Program: Home Affordable Modification Program Continues to Face Implementation Challenges before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
GAO-10-556T,  March 25, 2010
View Presentation (PDF, 25 pages)

March 17, 2010

Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office before the House Committee on Appropriations: Legislative Branch Subcommittee
GAO-10-451T,  March 17, 2010
View Presentation (PDF, 12 pages)

January 08, 2010

Maximizing DOD's Potential to Face New Fiscal Challenges and Strengthen Interagency Partnerships
National Defense University in Washington D.C.
GAO-10-359CG,  January 06, 2010
View Presentation (PDF, 23 pages)

November 19, 2009

Recovery Act: Recipient Reported Jobs Data Provide Some Insight into Use of Recovery Act Funding, but Data Quality and Reporting Issues Need Attention before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
GAO-10-224T,  November 19, 2009
View Presentation (PDF, 17 pages)

October 22, 2009

Maximizing DOD's Untapped Potential to Improve Business Performance
Department of Defense Performance Breakthrough Convention in Lansdowne, Virginia
GAO-10-184CG,  October 14, 2009
View Presentation (PDF, 20 pages)

October 15, 2009

Troubled Asset Relief Program: GAO's Oversight Role
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in Arlington, VA,
GAO-10-150CG,  October 01, 2009
View Presentation (PDF, 21 pages)

October 14, 2009

The Role of the U.S. Government Accountability Office
House Democracy Partnership, Members of Parliament from Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Mongolia
GAO-10-111CG,  October 02, 2009
View Presentation (PDF, 27 pages)

September 24, 2009

Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of Efforts to Address Transparency and Accountability Issues before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
GAO-09-1048T,  September 24, 2009
View Presentation (PDF, 16 pages)

August 20, 2009

Ensuring Accountability In a Time of Financial and Fiscal Stress
National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers
GAO-09-952CG,  August 17, 2009
View Presentation (PDF, 27 pages)
Ensuring Accountability In a Time of Financial and Fiscal Stress
American Institute of CPAs in Washington, D.C.
GAO-09-930CG,  August 10, 2009
View Presentation (PDF, 29 pages)

July 08, 2009

Fiscal Year 2008 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Federal Government Faces New and Continuing Financial Management and Fiscal Challenges before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Government Management, Organization, and Procurement Subcommittee
GAO-09-805T,  July 08, 2009
View Presentation (PDF, 34 pages)
Recovery Act: States' and Localities' Current and Planned Uses of Funds While Facing Fiscal Stresses before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
GAO-09-831T,  July 08, 2009
View Presentation (PDF, 52 pages)

June 24, 2009

Ensuring Accountability in a Time of Financial and Fiscal Stress
Association of Government Accountants' Professional Development Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana
GAO-09-847CG,  June 23, 2009
View Presentation (PDF, 32 pages)

June 23, 2009

The Recovery Act and TARP: GAO's Oversight Role
NSACT'S NSAA Annual Conference in Savannah, Georgia
GAO-09-846CG,  June 17, 2009
View Presentation (PDF, 30 pages)
Key Challenges Facing Government Managers
Interagency Resources Management conference in Cambridge, MD
GAO-09-609CG,  April 21, 2009
View Presentation (PDF, 24 pages)

May 05, 2009

Recovery Act: GAO's Efforts to Work with the Accountability Community to Help Ensure Effective and Efficient Oversight before the House Committee on Science and Technology: Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee
GAO-09-672T,  May 05, 2009
View Presentation (PDF, 25 pages)