Month in Review, August 2011
The Month in Review is a comprehensive list of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by GAO during the previous month, grouped according to topics. We assign more than one topic to a report when that makes sense. For example, a report about education for veterans will be categorized as both a Veterans report and an Education report. So, you may see the same report in more than one topic below.
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Auditing and Financial Management
Management Report
Opportunities for Improvements in FDIC's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures
GAO-11-687R, Aug 5, 2011
[back to top]GAO-11-687R, Aug 5, 2011
Budget and Spending
Public Transportation
[back to top]Energy
Energy Development and Water Use
Energy
Firms Reported in Open Sources as Having Commercial Activity in Iran's Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Sectors
GAO-11-855R, Aug 3, 2011
GAO-11-855R, Aug 3, 2011
Maritime Security
Progress Made, but Further Actions Needed to Secure the Maritime Energy Supply
GAO-11-883T, Aug 24, 2011
[back to top]GAO-11-883T, Aug 24, 2011
Financial Markets and Institutions
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Information Security
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Has Made Progress, but Further Actions Are Needed to Protect Financial Data
GAO-11-708, Aug 12, 2011
GAO-11-708, Aug 12, 2011
Management Report
Opportunities for Improvements in FDIC's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures
GAO-11-687R, Aug 5, 2011
[back to top]GAO-11-687R, Aug 5, 2011
Government Operations
Acquisition Planning
Environmental Protection Agency
To Better Fulfill Its Mission, EPA Needs a More Coordinated Approach to Managing Its Laboratories
GAO-11-347, Jul 25, 2011
GAO-11-347, Jul 25, 2011
Federal Facility Security
Federal Protective Service
Actions Needed to Resolve Delays and Inadequate Oversight Issues with FPS's Risk Assessment and Management Program
GAO-11-705R, Jul 15, 2011
GAO-11-705R, Jul 15, 2011
Federal Protective Service
Progress Made but Improved Schedule and Cost Estimate Needed to Complete Transition
GAO-11-554, Jul 15, 2011
GAO-11-554, Jul 15, 2011
Federal Real Property
Management Report
Opportunities for Improvements in FDIC's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures
GAO-11-687R, Aug 5, 2011
GAO-11-687R, Aug 5, 2011
Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans
Program Features, Early Enrollment and Spending Trends, and Federal Oversight Activities
GAO-11-662, Jul 27, 2011
[back to top]GAO-11-662, Jul 27, 2011
Health Care
Long-Term Care Insurance
Carrier Interest in the Federal Program, Changes to Its Actuarial Assumptions, and OPM Oversight
GAO-11-630, Jul 11, 2011
GAO-11-630, Jul 11, 2011
Medicare Integrity Program
CMS Used Increased Funding for New Activities but Could Improve Measurement of Program Effectiveness
GAO-11-592, Jul 29, 2011
GAO-11-592, Jul 29, 2011
Medicare Part D Formularies
CMS Conducts Oversight of Mid-Year Changes; Most Mid-Year Changes Were Enhancements
GAO-11-366R, Jun 30, 2011
GAO-11-366R, Jun 30, 2011
Medicare Physician Feedback Program
CMS Faces Challenges with Methodology and Distribution of Physician Reports
GAO-11-720, Aug 12, 2011
GAO-11-720, Aug 12, 2011
Nursing Homes
Private Investment Homes Sometimes Differed from Others in Deficiencies, Staffing, and Financial Performance
GAO-11-571, Jul 15, 2011
GAO-11-571, Jul 15, 2011
Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans
Program Features, Early Enrollment and Spending Trends, and Federal Oversight Activities
GAO-11-662, Jul 27, 2011
GAO-11-662, Jul 27, 2011
Private Health Insurance
Private Health Insurance
Private Health Insurance
State Oversight of Premium Rates and Changes in Response to Federal Rate Review Grants
GAO-11-878T, Aug 2, 2011
GAO-11-878T, Aug 2, 2011
World Trade Center Health Program
[back to top]Homeland Security
Federal Facility Security
Federal Protective Service
Actions Needed to Resolve Delays and Inadequate Oversight Issues with FPS's Risk Assessment and Management Program
GAO-11-705R, Jul 15, 2011
GAO-11-705R, Jul 15, 2011
Federal Protective Service
Progress Made but Improved Schedule and Cost Estimate Needed to Complete Transition
GAO-11-554, Jul 15, 2011
GAO-11-554, Jul 15, 2011
Maritime Security
Progress Made, but Further Actions Needed to Secure the Maritime Energy Supply
GAO-11-883T, Aug 24, 2011
[back to top]GAO-11-883T, Aug 24, 2011
Human Capital
Federal Facility Security
[back to top]Information Security
Information Security
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Has Made Progress, but Further Actions Are Needed to Protect Financial Data
GAO-11-708, Aug 12, 2011
GAO-11-708, Aug 12, 2011
Information Security
State Has Taken Steps to Implement a Continuous Monitoring Application, but Key Challenges Remain
GAO-11-149, Jul 8, 2011
[back to top]GAO-11-149, Jul 8, 2011
Information Technology
Green Information Technology
Agencies Have Taken Steps to Implement Requirements, but Additional Guidance on Measuring Performance Needed
GAO-11-638, Jul 28, 2011
GAO-11-638, Jul 28, 2011
Information Security
State Has Taken Steps to Implement a Continuous Monitoring Application, but Key Challenges Remain
GAO-11-149, Jul 8, 2011
[back to top]GAO-11-149, Jul 8, 2011
International Affairs
Energy
Firms Reported in Open Sources as Having Commercial Activity in Iran's Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Sectors
GAO-11-855R, Aug 3, 2011
GAO-11-855R, Aug 3, 2011
Iraq and Afghanistan
Actions Needed to Enhance the Ability of Army Brigades to Support the Advising Mission
GAO-11-760, Aug 2, 2011
[back to top]GAO-11-760, Aug 2, 2011
Justice and Law Enforcement
Environmental Litigation
[back to top]National Defense
Defense Logistics
Actions Needed to Improve the Marine Corps' Equipment Reset Strategies and the Reporting of Total Reset Costs
GAO-11-523, Aug 4, 2011
[back to top]GAO-11-523, Aug 4, 2011
Natural Resources and Environment
Energy Development and Water Use
Environmental Litigation
Environmental Protection Agency
To Better Fulfill Its Mission, EPA Needs a More Coordinated Approach to Managing Its Laboratories
GAO-11-347, Jul 25, 2011
GAO-11-347, Jul 25, 2011
Forest Service Business Services
Further Actions Needed to Re-examine Centralization Approach and to Better Document Associated Costs
GAO-11-769, Aug 25, 2011
GAO-11-769, Aug 25, 2011
Green Information Technology
Agencies Have Taken Steps to Implement Requirements, but Additional Guidance on Measuring Performance Needed
GAO-11-638, Jul 28, 2011
GAO-11-638, Jul 28, 2011
Hazardous Waste
Early Goals Have Been Met in EPA's Corrective Action Program, but Resource and Technical Challenges Will Constrain Future Progress
GAO-11-514, Jul 22, 2011
GAO-11-514, Jul 22, 2011
Technology Assessment
Climate Engineering: Technical Status, Future Directions, and Potential Responses
GAO-11-71, Jul 28, 2011
[back to top]GAO-11-71, Jul 28, 2011
Retirement Security
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
[back to top]Science and Technology
Technology Assessment
Climate Engineering: Technical Status, Future Directions, and Potential Responses
GAO-11-71, Jul 28, 2011
[back to top]GAO-11-71, Jul 28, 2011
Transportation
Public Transportation
[back to top]Worker and Family Assistance
Incapacitated Adults
Oversight of Federal Fiduciaries and Court-Appointed Guardians Needs Improvement
GAO-11-678, Jul 22, 2011
[back to top]GAO-11-678, Jul 22, 2011
Legal Products: Appropriations Decision
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission--Availability of the Customer Protection Fund
B-321788, Aug 8, 2011
[back to top]B-321788, Aug 8, 2011
Legal Products: Bid Protest Decision
PCCP Constructors, JV; Bechtel Infrastructure Corporation
B-405036,B-405036.2,B-405036.3,B-405036.4,B-405036.5,B-405036.6, Aug 4, 2011
[back to top]B-405036,B-405036.2,B-405036.3,B-405036.4,B-405036.5,B-405036.6, Aug 4, 2011
Legal Products: Federal Agency Major Rule
Department of Energy: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnaces and Residential Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps
GAO-11-884R, Aug 30, 2011
GAO-11-884R, Aug 30, 2011
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities for FY 2012
GAO-11-916R, Aug 18, 2011
GAO-11-916R, Aug 18, 2011
Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration: Air Cargo Screening
GAO-11-931R, Aug 31, 2011
GAO-11-931R, Aug 31, 2011
Department of Veterans Affairs: Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program--Changes to Subsistence Allowance
GAO-11-911R, Aug 16, 2011
GAO-11-911R, Aug 16, 2011
Environmental Protection Agency: Federal Implementation Plans: Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone and Correction of SIP Approvals
GAO-11-914R, Aug 17, 2011
[back to top]GAO-11-914R, Aug 17, 2011