Top 10 List of Significant Work Made Publicly Available in April 2008

An alphabetical listing of the top 10 areas of significant work and the reports and testimonies in those areas issued in April 2008.

1. Census 2010

Census 2010: Census at Critical Juncture for Implementing Risk Reduction Strategies
GAO-08-659T, April 9, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 12 pages)   Accessible Text

2. Combating Terrorism

Combating Terrorism: The United States Lacks Comprehensive Plan to Destroy the Terrorist Threat and Close the Safe Haven in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas
GAO-08-622, April 17, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 32 pages)   Accessible Text

3. Drug Safety

Drug Safety: Preliminary Findings Suggest Recent FDA Initiatives Have Potential, but Do Not Fully Address Weaknesses in Its Foreign Drug Inspection Program
GAO-08-701T, April 22, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 19 pages)   Accessible Text

4. Governmentwide Purchase Cards

Governmentwide Purchase Cards: Actions Needed to Strengthen Internal Controls to Reduce Fraudulent, Improper, and Abusive Purchases
GAO-08-333, March 14, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 56 pages)   Accessible Text

5. Health Savings Accounts

Health Savings Accounts: Participation Increased and Was More Common among Individuals with Higher Incomes
GAO-08-474R, April 1, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 13 pages)   Accessible Text

6. Health-Care-Associated Infections in Hospitals

Health-Care-Associated Infections in Hospitals: Leadership Needed from HHS to Prioritize Prevention Practices and Improve Data on These Infections
GAO-08-673T, April 16, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 13 pages)   Accessible Text
Health-Care-Associated Infections in Hospitals: Leadership Needed from HHS to Prioritize Prevention Practices and Improve Data on These Infections
GAO-08-283, March 31, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 55 pages)   Accessible Text

7. Internet Sales

Internet Sales: Undercover Purchases on eBay and Craigslist Reveal a Market for Sensitive and Stolen U.S. Military Items
GAO-08-644T, April 10, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 31 pages)   Accessible Text

8. NASA

NASA: Challenges in Completing and Sustaining the International Space Station
GAO-08-581T, April 24, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 21 pages)   Accessible Text

9. Residential Programs

Residential Programs: Selected Cases of Death, Abuse, and Deceptive Marketing
GAO-08-713T, April 24, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 24 pages)   Accessible Text

10. Toxic Chemicals

Toxic Chemicals: EPA's New Assessment Process Will Increase Challenges EPA Faces in Evaluating and Regulating Chemicals
GAO-08-743T, April 29, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Highlights Page (PDF)   Full Report (PDF, 27 pages)   Accessible Text

 

Significant Work Issued in March 2008