Top 10 List for December 2009

An alphabetical listing of the top 10 areas of significant work and the reports and testimonies in those areas issued in December 2009.

1.

Loan Performance and Negative Home Equity in the Nonprime Mortgage Market
GAO-10-146R, Jan 13, 2010

2. 2009 Tax Filing Season

IRS Met Many 2009 Goals, but Telephone Access Remained Low, and Taxpayer Service and Enforcement Could Be Improved
GAO-10-225, Jan 11, 2010

3. Brand-Name Prescription Drug Pricing

Lack of Therapeutically Equivalent Drugs and Limited Competition May Contribute to Extraordinary Price Increases
GAO-10-201, Jan 11, 2010

4. Chemical Regulation

Observations on Improving the Toxic Substances Control Act
GAO-10-292T, Dec 2, 2009

5. Defense Infrastructure

DOD Needs to Take Actions to Address Challenges in Meeting Federal Renewable Energy Goals
GAO-10-104, Jan 25, 2010

6. Department of Homeland Security

A Comprehensive Strategy Is Still Needed to Achieve Management Integration Departmentwide
GAO-10-318T, Dec 15, 2009

7. Financial Audit

Office of Financial Stability (Troubled Asset Relief Program) Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Statements
GAO-10-301, Dec 9, 2009

8. Information Sharing

Federal Agencies Are Sharing Border and Terrorism Information with Local and Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies, but Additional Efforts Are Needed
GAO-10-41, Jan 19, 2010

9. Medicare Advantage

CMS Assists Beneficiaries Affected by Inappropriate Marketing but Has Limited Data on Scope of Issue
GAO-10-36, Jan 19, 2010

10. Recovery Act

Status of States' and Localities' Use of Funds and Efforts to Ensure Accountability
GAO-10-231, Dec 10, 2009

11. State Department

Challenges Facing the Bureau of Diplomatic Security
GAO-10-290T, Dec 9, 2009

Significant Work Issued in November 2009