Month in Review, January 2011

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Agriculture and Food

Food Labeling

FDA Needs to Reassess Its Approach to Protecting Consumers from False or Misleading Claims
GAO-11-102, Jan 14, 2011
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Auditing and Financial Management

Financial Management

NOAA Needs to Better Document Its Policies and Procedures for Providing Management and Administration Services
GAO-11-226, Jan 31, 2011

Payday Lending

Federal Law Enforcement Uses a Multilayered Approach to Identify Employees in Financial Distress
GAO-11-147, Jan 26, 2011

Troubled Asset Relief Program

Status of Programs and Implementation of GAO Recommendations
GAO-11-74, Jan 12, 2011

Troubled Asset Relief Program

Third Quarter 2010 Update of Government Assistance Provided to AIG and Description of Recent Execution of Recapitalization Plan
GAO-11-46, Jan 20, 2011
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Budget and Spending

Budget and Spending

DOD's 2010 Comprehensive Inventory Management Improvement Plan Addressed Statutory Requirements, But Faces Implementation Challenges
GAO-11-240R, Jan 7, 2011

Veterans' Health Care

VA Uses a Projection Model to Develop Most of Its Health Care Budget Estimate to Inform the President's Budget Request
GAO-11-205, Jan 31, 2011
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Business Regulation and Consumer Protection

Consumer Finance

Regulatory Coverage Generally Exists for Financial Planners, but Consumer Protection Issues Remain
GAO-11-235, Jan 18, 2011

Food Labeling

FDA Needs to Reassess Its Approach to Protecting Consumers from False or Misleading Claims
GAO-11-102, Jan 14, 2011
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Employment

Employment Verification

Federal Agencies Have Taken Steps to Improve E-Verify, but Significant Challenges Remain
GAO-11-146, Dec 17, 2010

H-1B Visa Program

Reforms Are Needed to Minimize the Risks and Costs of Current Program
GAO-11-26, Jan 14, 2011
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Financial Markets and Institutions

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act

Role of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board in the Municipal Securities Markets and Its Past Funding
GAO-11-267R, Jan 18, 2011

Troubled Asset Relief Program

Status of Programs and Implementation of GAO Recommendations
GAO-11-74, Jan 12, 2011

Troubled Asset Relief Program

Third Quarter 2010 Update of Government Assistance Provided to AIG and Description of Recent Execution of Recapitalization Plan
GAO-11-46, Jan 20, 2011
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GAO Mission and Operations

GAO Mission and Operations

Summary of GAO's Performance and Financial Information Fiscal Year 2010
GAO-11-3SP, Jan 24, 2011
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Government Operations

Budget and Spending

DOD's 2010 Comprehensive Inventory Management Improvement Plan Addressed Statutory Requirements, But Faces Implementation Challenges
GAO-11-240R, Jan 7, 2011

Program Evaluation

Experienced Agencies Follow a Similar Model for Prioritizing Research
GAO-11-176, Jan 14, 2011
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Health Care

Hearing Loss Prevention

Improvements to DOD Hearing Conservation Programs Could Lead to Better Outcomes
GAO-11-114, Jan 31, 2011

Ryan White CARE Act

Estimated Effect of Draft Stop-Loss Provision
GAO-11-322R, Jan 21, 2011

VA Health Care

VA Spends Millions on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Research and Incorporates Research Outcomes into Guidelines and Policy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Services
GAO-11-32, Jan 24, 2011

Veterans' Health Care

VA Uses a Projection Model to Develop Most of Its Health Care Budget Estimate to Inform the President's Budget Request
GAO-11-205, Jan 31, 2011
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Homeland Security

Maritime Security

Federal Agencies Have Taken Actions to Address Risks Posed by Seafarers, but Efforts Can Be Strengthened
GAO-11-195, Jan 14, 2011
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Information Security

Electricity Grid Modernization

Progress Being Made on Cybersecurity Guidelines, but Key Challenges Remain to be Addressed
GAO-11-117, Jan 12, 2011
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International Affairs

Afghanistan Security

Afghan Army Growing, but Additional Trainers Needed; Long-term Costs Not Determined
GAO-11-66, Jan 27, 2011

H-1B Visa Program

Reforms Are Needed to Minimize the Risks and Costs of Current Program
GAO-11-26, Jan 14, 2011
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Justice and Law Enforcement

Defense Business Transformation

DOD Needs to Take Additional Actions to Further Define Key Management Roles, Develop Measurable Goals, and Align Planning Efforts
GAO-11-181R, Jan 26, 2011

Payday Lending

Federal Law Enforcement Uses a Multilayered Approach to Identify Employees in Financial Distress
GAO-11-147, Jan 26, 2011
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National Defense

Ballistic Missile Defense

DOD Needs to Address Planning and Implementation Challenges for Future Capabilities in Europe
GAO-11-220, Jan 26, 2011

Defense Acquisitions

Further Action Needed to Better Implement Requirements for Conducting Inventory of Service Contract Activities
GAO-11-192, Jan 14, 2011

Defense Business Transformation

DOD Needs to Take Additional Actions to Further Define Key Management Roles, Develop Measurable Goals, and Align Planning Efforts
GAO-11-181R, Jan 26, 2011

Defense Infrastructure

Further Actions Needed to Support Air Force Electronic Warfare Evaluation Simulator Relocation Plans
GAO-11-123R, Jan 26, 2011

Budget and Spending

DOD's 2010 Comprehensive Inventory Management Improvement Plan Addressed Statutory Requirements, But Faces Implementation Challenges
GAO-11-240R, Jan 7, 2011

Military Personnel

Personnel and Cost Data Associated with Implementing DOD's Homosexual Conduct Policy
GAO-11-170, Jan 20, 2011
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Tax Policy and Administration

2010 Tax Filing Season

IRS's Performance Improved in Some Key Areas, but Efficiency Gains Are Possible in Others
GAO-11-111, Dec 16, 2010
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Transportation

Rail Safety

Federal Railroad Administration Should Report on Risks to the Successful Implementation of Mandated Safety Technology
GAO-11-133, Dec 15, 2010

Rail Transit

FTA Programs Are Helping Address Transit Agencies' Safety Challenges, but Improved Performance Goals and Measures Could Better Focus Efforts
GAO-11-199, Jan 31, 2011

Rail Transit

Reliability of FTA's Rail Accident Database
GAO-11-217R, Jan 31, 2011
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Veterans

VA Health Care

VA Spends Millions on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Research and Incorporates Research Outcomes into Guidelines and Policy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Services
GAO-11-32, Jan 24, 2011

Veterans' Health Care

VA Uses a Projection Model to Develop Most of Its Health Care Budget Estimate to Inform the President's Budget Request
GAO-11-205, Jan 31, 2011
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Legal Products: Bid Protest Decision

1-A Construction & Fire, LLP
B-404128, Jan 7, 2011

ACS Federal Solutions, LLC
B-404129, Jan 7, 2011

Adelaide Environmental Health Associates, Inc.
B-404164, Jan 13, 2011

Applied Technology Systems, Inc.
B-404267,B-404267.2, Jan 25, 2011

B&B Medical Services, Inc.; Rotech Healthcare, Inc.
B-404241,B-404241.2, Jan 19, 2011

CACI, Inc.-Federal
B-403064.2, Jan 28, 2011

C.L. Price & Associates, Inc.
B-403476.2, Jan 7, 2011

Eagle Collaborative Computing Services, Inc.
B-401043.3, Jan 28, 2011

George T. Brown Associates, Inc.
B-404398, Jan 26, 2011

Global Consulting International, Inc.
B-404130, Jan 5, 2011

Goel Services, Inc. in association with Grunley Construction Co., Inc.
B-404168, Jan 12, 2011

Herve Cody Contractor, Inc.
B-404336, Jan 26, 2011

Ideal Fastener Corporation
B-404206, Jan 11, 2011

Islands Mechanical Contractor, Inc.
B-404275, Jan 24, 2011

KGL Logistics
B-404340, Jan 26, 2011

Lulus Ostrich Ranch
B-403874.2, Jan 13, 2011

Marine Group Boat Works, LLC
B-404277,B-404277.2, Jan 19, 2011

Martin Electronics, Inc.; AMTEC Corporation
B-404197,B-404197.2,B-404197.3,B-404197.4,B-404197.5, Jan 19, 2011

nanoPrecision Products, Inc.
B-404297, Jan 14, 2011

Neopost USA Inc.
B-404195,B-404195.2, Jan 19, 2011

Northeast Military Sales, Inc.
B-404153, Jan 13, 2011

Northwest Airport Management, L.P.
B-404098,B-404098.2, Jan 5, 2011

PestMaster Services, Inc.
B-404193, Jan 14, 2011

Rebecca Ryan d/b/a Flyaway Farm and Kennels
B-404132, Jan 10, 2011

Rod Robertson Enterprises, Inc.
B-404476, Jan 31, 2011

The Redwitch Company
B-404166, Jan 12, 2011

Trofholz Technologies, Inc.
B-404101, Jan 5, 2011
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Legal Products: Federal Agency Major Rule

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Medicaid Program; Final FY 2009 and Preliminary FY 2011 Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotments, and Final FY 2009 and Preliminary FY 2011 Institutions for Mental Diseases Disproportionate Share Hospital Limits
GAO-11-305R, Jan 14, 2011

Department of Justice: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities
GAO-11-304R, Jan 13, 2011

Department of Justice: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services
GAO-11-303R, Jan 13, 2011

Department of Veterans Affairs: Payment for Inpatient and Outpatient Health Care Professional Services at Non-Departmental Facilities and Other Medical Charges Associated With Non-VA Outpatient Care
GAO-11-294R, Jan 3, 2011
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Legal Products: Other Decision

Legislative Exemptions from Safety Requirements Administered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
B-321295, Jan 31, 2011

Progressive Services Corporation
B-404183,B-404251.2, Jan 11, 2011
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