Annual Month In Review: Index of Reports, Testimony, and Correspondence (FY2008)

Annual Month in Review

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), a nonpartisan agency within the legislative branch of the government, conducts audits, surveys, investigations, and evaluations of federal programs. This work is either self-initiated or done at the request of Congress. GAO presents its findings and recommendations in reports to Congress or in testimony before congressional committees.

Document title, number, date, and pagination are provided for each publication, which are grouped according to subject categories.

Although there may be instances in which reports or testimony may logically fit under two or more categories, we have tried to place them under the most obvious one.

1287 items
Agriculture and Food - 12 items	Financial Management - 42 items	Natural Resources - 16 items
Budget and Spending - 13 items	Government Operations - 110 items	Science, Space, and Technology - 16 items
Business, Industry, and Consumers - 24 items	Health - 84 items	Social Services - 7 items
Civil Rights - 4 items	Homeland Security - 78 items	Tax Policy and Administration - 32 items
Economic Development - 13 items	Housing - 3 items	Transportation - 64 items
Education - 14 items	Income Security - 29 items	Veterans Affairs - 21 items
Employment - 17 items	Information Management - 39 items	Legal Products: Decisions and Opinions - 252 items
Energy - 36 items	International Affairs - 83 items	Legal Products: Federal Agency Major Rules - 67 items
Environmental Protection - 34 items	Justice and Law Enforcement - 14 items
Financial Institutions - 14 items	National Defense - 149 items

Agriculture and Food

Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Program: Management Problems May Increase Vulnerability of U.S. Agriculture to Foreign Pests and Diseases: GAO-08-96T, October 3, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Beginning Farmers: Additional Steps Needed to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of USDA Assistance: GAO-07-1130, September 18, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: EPA Needs More Information and a Clearly Defined Strategy to Protect Air and Water Quality: GAO-08-1177T, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: EPA Needs More Information and a Clearly Defined Strategy to Protect Air and Water Quality from Pollutants of Concern: GAO-08-944, September 4, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 85 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Electronic Waste: EPA Needs to Better Control Harmful U.S. Exports through Stronger Enforcement and More Comprehensive Regulation: GAO-08-1044, August 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Oversight of Food Safety: FDA Has Provided Few Details on the Resources and Strategies Needed to Implement its Food Protection Plan: GAO-08-909T, June 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Oversight of Food Safety: FDA's Food Protection Plan Proposes Positive First Steps, but Capacity to Carry Them Out Is Critical: GAO-08-435T, January 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Food Safety: Improvements Needed in FDA Oversight of Fresh Produce: GAO-08-1047, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 77 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Food Safety: Selected Countries' Systems Can Offer Insights into Ensuring Import Safety and Responding to Foodborne Illness: GAO-08-794, June 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 101 pages) Accessible Text

Food Stamp Program: Options for Delivering Financial Incentives to Participants for Purchasing Targeted Foods: GAO-08-415, July 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text

Humane Methods of Handling and Slaughter: Public Reporting on Violations Can Identify Enforcement Challenges and Enhance Transparency: GAO-08-686T, April 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

USDA: Information on Classical Plant and Animal Breeding Activities: GAO-07-1171R, September 13, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

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Budget and Spending

Budget Issues: Accrual Budgeting Useful in Certain Areas but Does Not Provide Sufficient Information for Reporting on Our Nation's Longer-Term Fiscal Challenge: GAO-08-206, December 20, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Congressional Directives: Selected Agencies' Processes for Responding to Funding Instructions: GAO-08-209, January 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text

Fiscal Year 2007 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Improvement in Financial Management Is Crucial to Improving Accountability and Addressing the Long-Term Fiscal Challenge: GAO-08-926T, June 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text

Fiscal Year 2007 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Improvement in Financial Management Is Crucial to Improving Accountability and Addressing the Long-Term Fiscal Challenges: GAO-08-847T, June 5, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text

Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office: GAO-08-707T, April 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office: GAO-08-616T, April 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Long-Term Fiscal Challenge: Comments on the Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act: GAO-08-238T, October 31, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: Action Is Needed to Avoid the Possibility of a Serious Economic Disruption in the Future: GAO-08-411T, January 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: Long-Term Federal Fiscal Challenge Driven Primarily by Health Care: GAO-08-912T, June 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Principles of Federal Appropriations Law: Annual Update of the Third Edition: GAO-08-450SP, March 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 116 pages) Accessible Text

The Nation's Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: April 2008 Update: GAO-08-783R, May 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

The Nation's Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: January 2008 Update: GAO-08-591R, March 21, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Understanding Similarities and Differences between Accrual and Cash Deficits: Update for Fiscal Year 2007: GAO-08-410SP, January 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

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Business, Industry, and Consumers

Bankruptcy Reform: Dollar Costs Associated with the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005: GAO-08-697, June 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text

Bankruptcy: Implementation of Reform Act's Debt Reaffirmation Agreement Provisions: GAO-08-94, December 7, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 70 pages) Accessible Text

Digital Television Transition: Broadcasters' Transition Status, Low-Power Station Issues, and Information on Consumer Awareness of the DTV Transition: GAO-08-881T, June 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Digital Television Transition: GAO DTV Broadcaster Survey (GAO-08-528SP, April 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-510: GAO-08-528SP, April 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Digital Television Transition: Implementation of the Converter Box Subsidy Program Is Under Way, but Preparedness to Manage an Increase in Subsidy Demand Is Unclear: GAO-08-1040, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Digital Television Transition: Increased Federal Planning and Risk Management Could Further Facilitate the DTV Transition: GAO-08-43, November 19, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Digital Television Transition: Information on the Implementation of the Converter Box Subsidy Program and Consumer Participation in the Program: GAO-08-1181T, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Digital Television Transition: Information on the Implementation of the Converter Box Subsidy Program and Consumer Participation in the Program: GAO-08-1161T, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Digital Television Transition: Majority of Broadcasters Are Prepared for the DTV Transition, but Some Technical and Coordination Issues Remain: GAO-08-510, April 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text

Digital Television Transition: Preliminary Information on Progress of the DTV Transition: GAO-08-191T, October 17, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Digital Television Transition: Questions on the DTV Converter Box Subsidy Program and a DTV Inter-Agency Task Force: GAO-08-297R, November 19, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 5 pages) Accessible Text

Export-Import Bank: Performance Standards for Small Business Assistance Are in Place but Ex-Im Is in the Early Stages of Measuring Their Effectiveness: GAO-08-915, July 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

HUBZone Program: SBA's Control Weaknesses Exposed the Government to Fraud and Abuse: GAO-08-964T, July 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Media Ownership: Economic Factors Influence the Number of Media Outlets in Local Markets, While Ownership by Minorities and Women Appears Limited and Is Difficult to Assess: GAO-08-383, March 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Small Business Administration: 7(a) Loan Program Needs Additional Performance Measures: GAO-08-226T, November 1, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Small Business Administration: Additional Actions Are Needed to Certify and Monitor HUBZone Businesses and Assess Program Results: GAO-08-975T, July 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Small Business Administration: Additional Actions Are Needed to Certify and Monitor HUBZone Businesses and Assess Program Results: GAO-08-643, June 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 73 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Small Business Administration: Opportunities Exist to Improve Oversight of Women's Business Centers and Coordination among SBA's Business Assistance Programs: GAO-08-49, November 16, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Small Business Administration: Preliminary Views on Increasing Collaboration with Department of Agriculture Rural Development Offices: GAO-08-278T, November 14, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Telecommunications: FCC Has Made Some Progress in the Management of Its Enforcement Program but Faces Limitations, and Additional Actions Are Needed: GAO-08-125, February 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Telecommunications: FCC Needs to Improve Performance Management and Strengthen Oversight of the High-Cost Program: GAO-08-633, June 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 68 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Telecommunications: Preliminary Information on Media Ownership: GAO-08-330R, December 14, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Telecommunications: Survey of State Regulatory Commissions (GAO-08-662SP, June 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-633: GAO-08-662SP, June 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Utility Regulation: Opportunities Exist to Improve Oversight: GAO-08-752T, May 1, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

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Civil Rights

Diversity Management: Important Actions Taken and Planned to Further Enhance Diversity: GAO-08-1160T, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Sharing Promising Practices and Fully Implementing Strategic Human Capital Planning Can Improve Management of Growing Workload: GAO-08-589, June 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Legal Services Corporation: Improvements Needed in Governance, Accountability, and Grants Management and Oversight: GAO-08-833T, May 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Department of Agriculture: Management of Civil Rights Efforts Continues to Be Deficient Despite Years of Attention: GAO-08-755T, May 14, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

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Economic Development

Disaster Cost Estimates: FEMA Can Improve Its Learning from Past Experience and Management of Disaster-Related Resources: GAO-08-301, February 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Disaster Housing: Implementation of FEMA's Alternative Housing Pilot Program Provides Lessons for Improving Future Competitions: GAO-07-1143R, August 31, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Disaster Recovery: Past Experiences Offer Insights for Recovering from Hurricanes Ike and Gustav and Other Recent Natural Disasters: GAO-08-1120, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Emergency Management Agency: Ongoing Challenges Facing the National Flood Insurance Program: GAO-08-118T, October 2, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Hurricane Katrina: Ineffective FEMA Oversight of Housing Maintenance Contracts in Mississippi Resulted in Millions of Dollars of Waste and Potential Fraud: GAO-08-106, November 16, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Mass Care in Disasters: FEMA Should Update the Red Cross Role in Catastrophic Events and More Fully Assess Voluntary Organizations' Mass Care Capabilities: GAO-08-1175T, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 70 pages) Accessible Text

National Disaster Response: FEMA Should Take Action to Improve Capacity and Coordination between Government and Voluntary Sectors: GAO-08-369, February 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

National Flood Insurance Program: Financial Challenges Underscore Need for Improved Oversight of Mitigation Programs and Key Contracts: GAO-08-437, June 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 94 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

National Flood Insurance Program: Greater Transparency and Oversight of Wind and Flood Damage Determinations Are Needed: GAO-08-28, December 28, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Natural Catastrophe Insurance: Analysis of a Proposed Combined Federal Flood and Wind Insurance Program: GAO-08-504, April 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text

Natural Disasters: Public Policy Options for Changing the Federal Role in Natural Catastrophe Insurance: GAO-08-7, November 26, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 90 pages) Accessible Text

Rural Economic Development: Collaboration between SBA and USDA Could Be Improved: GAO-08-1123, September 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Voluntary Organizations: FEMA Should More Fully Assess Organization's Mass Care Capabilities and Update the Red Cross Role in Catastrophic Events: GAO-08-823, September 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 89 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Education

Bureau of Indian Education Schools: Improving Interior's Assistance Would Help Some Tribal Groups Implement Academic Accountability Systems: GAO-08-679, June 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Bureau of Indian Education: Improving Interior's Assistance Would Aid Tribal Groups Developing Academic Accountability Systems: GAO-08-1125T, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

DOD Schools: Additional Reporting Could Improve Accountability for Academic Achievement of Students with Dyslexia: GAO-08-70, December 6, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Disconnected Youth: Federal Action Could Address Some of the Challenges Faced by Local Programs That Reconnect Youth to Education and Employment: GAO-08-313, February 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program: Additional Policies and Procedures Would Improve Internal Controls and Program Operations: GAO-08-9, November 1, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 98 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

District of Columbia Public Schools: While Early Reform Efforts Tackle Critical Management Issues, a District-Wide Strategic Education Plan Would Help Guide Long-Term Efforts: GAO-08-549T, March 14, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Head Start: A More Comprehensive Risk Management Strategy and Data Improvements Could Further Strengthen Program Oversight: GAO-08-221, February 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Higher Education: Multiple Higher Education Tax Incentives Create Opportunities for Taxpayers to Make Costly Mistakes: GAO-08-717T, May 1, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text

Higher Education: Tuition Continues to Rise, but Patterns Vary by Institution Type, Enrollment, and Educational Expenditures: GAO-08-245, November 28, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Higher Education: United States' and Other Countries' Strategies for Attracting and Funding International Students: GAO-08-878T, June 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Higher Education: Veteran Students Received Similar Amounts of Title IV Aid As Nonveterans but More Total Aid with GI Benefits: GAO-08-741, June 20, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text

Native Hawaiian Education Act: Greater Oversight Would Increase Accountability and Enable Targeting of Funds to Areas with Greatest Need: GAO-08-422, March 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

No Child Left Behind Act: Education Actions Could Improve the Targeting of School Improvement Funds to Schools Most in Need of Assistance: GAO-08-380, February 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Residential Treatment Programs: Concerns Regarding Abuse and Death in Certain Programs for Troubled Youth: GAO-08-146T, October 10, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text

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Employment

Department of Labor: Case Studies from Ongoing Work Show Examples in Which Wage and Hour Division Did Not Adequately Pursue Labor Violations: GAO-08-973T, July 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Employment Verification: Challenges Exist in Implementing a Mandatory Electronic Employment Verification System: GAO-08-895T, June 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Employment Verification: Challenges Exist in Implementing a Mandatory Electronic Employment Verification System: GAO-08-729T, May 6, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Employment and Training Program Grants: Evaluating Impact and Enhancing Monitoring Would Improve Accountability: GAO-08-486, May 7, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Employment and Training: Most One-Stop Career Centers Are Taking Multiple Actions to Link Employers and Older Workers: GAO-08-548, April 21, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text

Fair Labor Standards Act: Better Use of Available Resources and Consistent Reporting Could Improve Compliance: GAO-08-962T, July 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Human Capital: Corps of Engineers Needs to Update Its Workforce Planning Process to More Effectively Address Its Current and Future Workforce Needs: GAO-08-596, May 7, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Human Capital: Diversity in the Federal SES and Senior Levels of the U.S. Postal Service and Processes for Selecting New Executives: GAO-08-609T, April 3, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Selected Agencies Have Implemented Key Features of Their Senior Executive Performance-Based Pay Systems, but Refinements Are Needed: GAO-08-1019T, July 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Workforce Diversity Governmentwide and at the Department of Homeland Security: GAO-08-815T, May 21, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Workforce Diversity Governmentwide and at the Small Business Administration: GAO-08-725T, April 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Mine Safety: Additional Guidance and Oversight of Mines' Emergency Response Plans Would Improve the Safety of Underground Coal Miners: GAO-08-424, April 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Older Workers: Federal Agencies Face Challenges, but Have Opportunities to Hire and Retain Experienced Employees: GAO-08-630T, April 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Posthearing Questions Related to Federal Agencies' Activities regarding the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: GAO-08-397R, January 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

Trade Adjustment Assistance: States Have Fewer Training Funds Available than Labor Estimates When Both Expenditures and Obligations Are Considered: GAO-08-165, November 2, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

Workforce Development: Community Colleges and One-Stop Centers Collaborate to Meet 21st Century Workforce Needs: GAO-08-547, May 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text

Workforce Investment Act: One-Stop System Infrastructure Continues to Evolve, but Labor Should Take Action to Require That All Employment Service Offices Are Part of the System: GAO-07-1096, September 4, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 66 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Energy

Advanced Energy Technologies: Budget Trends and Challenges for DOE's Energy R&D Program: GAO-08-556T, March 5, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Energy: Implementation and Use of Other Transactions Authority Provided in the Energy Policy Act of 2005: GAO-08-798R, June 6, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Energy: Information on Its Management of Costs and Liabilities for Contractors' Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans: GAO-08-642R, June 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Energy: New Loan Guarantee Program Should Complete Activities Necessary for Effective and Accountable Program Management: GAO-08-750, July 7, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Energy: Office of Science Has Kept Majority of Projects within Budget and on Schedule, but Funding and Other Challenges May Grow: GAO-08-641, May 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Energy: Oil and Natural Gas Research and Development Activities: GAO-08-190R, November 6, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text

Economic and Other Implications of Switching from Coal to Natural Gas at the Capitol Power Plant and at Electricity-Generating Units Nationwide: GAO-08-601R, May 1, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Electricity Restructuring: FERC Could Take Additional Steps to Analyze Regional Transmission Organizations' Benefits and Performance: GAO-08-987, September 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 96 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Energy Efficiency: Opportunities Exist for Federal Agencies to Better Inform Household Consumers: GAO-07-1162, September 26, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 88 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Energy Employees Compensation: Actions to Promote Contract Oversight, Transparency of Labor's Involvement, and Independence of Advisory Board Could Strengthen Program: GAO-08-4, October 26, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Energy Markets: Analysis of More Past Mergers Could Enhance Federal Trade Commission's Efforts to Maintain Competition in the Petroleum Industry: GAO-08-1082, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Energy Markets: Increasing Globalization of Petroleum Products Markets, Tightening Refining Demand and Supply Balance, and Other Trends Have Implications for U.S. Energy Supply, Prices, and Price Volatility: GAO-08-14, December 20, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 73 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Electricity Subsidies: Information on Research Funding, Tax Expenditures, and Other Activities That Support Electricity Production: GAO-08-102, October 26, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text

Fusion Energy: Definitive Cost Estimates for U.S. Contributions to an International Experimental Reactor and Better Coordinated DOE Research Are Needed: GAO-08-30, October 26, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Global Nuclear Energy Partnership: DOE Should Reassess Its Approach to Designing and Building Spent Nuclear Fuel Recycling Facilities: GAO-08-483, April 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Hydrogen Fuel Initiative: DOE Has Made Important Progress and Involved Stakeholders but Needs to Update What It Expects to Achieve by Its 2015 Target: GAO-08-305, January 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Los Alamos National Laboratory: Information on Security of Classified Data, Nuclear Material Controls, Nuclear and Worker Safety, and Project Management Weaknesses: GAO-08-173R, January 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text

Low-Level Radioactive Waste: Status of Disposal Availability in the United States and Other Countries: GAO-08-813T, May 20, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Energy: NRC Has Made Progress in Implementing Its Reactor Oversight and Licensing Processes but Continues to Face Challenges: GAO-08-114T, October 3, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Material: DOE Has Several Potential Options for Dealing with Depleted Uranium Tails, Each of Which Could Benefit the Government: GAO-08-606R, March 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Material: DOE Needs to Take Action to Reduce Risks Before Processing Additional Nuclear Material at the Savannah River Site's H-Canyon: GAO-08-840, July 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Material: Several Potential Options for Dealing with DOE's Depleted Uranium Tails Could Benefit the Government: GAO-08-613T, April 3, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Safety: NRC's Oversight of Fire Protection at U.S. Commercial Nuclear Reactor Units Could Be Strengthened: GAO-08-747, June 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Security: Action May Be Needed to Reassess the Security of NRC-Licensed Research Reactors: GAO-08-403, January 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Security: Los Alamos National Laboratory Faces Challenges In Sustaining Physical and Cyber Security Improvements: GAO-08-1180T, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Waste: Action Needed to Improve Accountability and Management of DOE's Major Cleanup Projects: GAO-08-1081, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Waste: DOE Lacks Critical Information Needed to Assess Its Tank Management Strategy at Hanford: GAO-08-793, June 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Weapons: Views on NNSA's Proposal to Transform the Nuclear Weapons Complex: GAO-08-1032T, July 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear and Worker Safety: Actions Needed to Determine the Effectiveness of Safety Improvement Efforts at NNSA's Weapons Laboratories: GAO-08-73, October 31, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Oil and Gas Royalties: The Federal System for Collecting Oil and Gas Revenues Needs Comprehensive Reassessment: GAO-08-691, September 3, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Securing U.S. Nuclear Material: DOE Has Made Little Progress Consolidating and Disposing of Special Nuclear Material: GAO-08-72, October 4, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Improving the Cost-Effectiveness of Filling the Reserve: GAO-08-726T, April 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Options to Improve the Cost-Effectiveness of Filling the Reserve: GAO-08-521T, February 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Uranium Enrichment: Extension of Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund May Be Needed to Cover Projected Cleanup Costs: GAO-08-277T, November 15, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Utility Oversight: Recent Changes in Law Call for Improved Vigilance by FERC: GAO-08-289, February 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Utility Oversight: Survey of State Public Utility Commissions on Utility Commission Authorities and Reporting Responsibilities For Overseeing Utilities Since the Passage of EPAct 2005 (GAO-08-290SP, February 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-289: GAO-08-290SP, February 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

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Environmental Protection

Aboveground Oil Storage Tanks: More Complete Facility Data Could Improve Implementation of EPA's Spill Prevention Program: GAO-08-482, April 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Architect of the Capitol: Progress in Improving Energy Efficiency and Options for Decreasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: GAO-08-917T, June 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Bureau of Reclamation: Reimbursement of California's Central Valley Project Capital Construction Costs by San Luis Unit Irrigation Water Districts: GAO-08-307R, December 18, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Carbon Offsets: The U.S. Voluntary Market Is Growing, but Quality Assurance Poses Challenges for Market Participants: GAO-08-1048, August 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Chemical Assessments: EPA's New Assessment Process Will Further Limit the Productivity and Credibility of Its Integrated Risk Information System: GAO-08-810T, May 21, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

Chemical Assessments: Low Productivity and New Interagency Review Process Limit the Usefulness and Credibility of EPA's Integrated Risk Information System: GAO-08-440, March 7, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 89 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Chemical Safety Board: Improvements in Management and Oversight Are Needed: GAO-08-864R, August 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 83 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Chesapeake Bay Program: Recent Actions Are Positive Steps Toward More Effectively Guiding the Restoration Effort: GAO-08-1033T, July 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Climate Change Research: Agencies Have Data-Sharing Policies but Could Do More to Enhance the Availability of Data from Federally Funded Research: GAO-07-1172, September 28, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Climate Change: Expert Opinion on the Economics of Policy Options to Address Climate Change: GAO-08-605, May 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 81 pages) Accessible Text

Climate Change: Federal Actions Will Greatly Affect the Viability of Carbon Capture and Storage As a Key Mitigation Option: GAO-08-1080, September 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Coastal Wetlands: Lessons Learned from Past Efforts in Louisiana Could Help Guide Future Restoration and Protection: GAO-08-130, December 14, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text

Coastal Zone Management: Measuring Program's Effectiveness Continues to Be a Challenge: GAO-08-1045, September 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

EPA Science: New Assessment Process Further Limits the Credibility and Timeliness of EPA's Assessments of Toxic Chemicals: GAO-08-1168T, September 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

EPA's Execution of Its Fiscal year 2007 New Budget Authority for the Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program in the Regional Offices: GAO-08-1109R, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

Electronic Waste: Harmful U.S. Exports Flow Virtually Unrestricted Because of Minimal EPA Enforcement and Narrow Regulation: GAO-08-1166T, September 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Environmental Health: EPA Efforts to Address Children's Health Issues Need Greater Focus, Direction, and Top-Level Commitment: GAO-08-1155T, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Environmental Protection: EPA Needs to Ensure That Best Practices and Procedures Are Followed When Making Further Changes to Its Library Network: GAO-08-304, February 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Environmental Protection: EPA Needs to Follow Best Practices and Procedures When Reorganizing Its Library Network: GAO-08-579T, March 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Environmental Right-To-Know: EPA's Recent Rule Could Reduce Availability of Toxic Chemical Information Used to Assess Environmental Justice: GAO-08-115T, October 4, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Environmental Satellites: Polar-orbiting Satellite Acquisition Faces Delays; Decisions Needed on Whether and How to Ensure Climate Data Continuity: GAO-08-899T, June 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

Environmental Satellites: Polar-orbiting Satellite Acquisition Faces Delays; Decisions Needed on Whether and How to Ensure Climate Data Continuity: GAO-08-518, May 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Great Lakes Initiative: EPA and States Have Made Progress, but Much Remains to Be Done If Water Quality Goals Are to Be Achieved: GAO-08-312T, January 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Hazardous Materials: EPA May Need to Reassess Sites Receiving Asbestos-Contaminated Ore from Libby, Montana, and Should Improve Its Public Notification Process: GAO-08-71, October 12, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 76 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Hazardous Waste: Information on How DOD and Federal and State Regulators Oversee the Off-Site Disposal of Waste from DOD Installations: GAO-08-74, November 13, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text

Hurricane Katrina: Continuing Debris Removal and Disposal Issues: GAO-08-985R, August 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text

International Boundary and Water Commission: Two Alternatives for Improving Wastewater Treatment at the United States-Mexico Border: GAO-08-595R, April 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 66 pages) Accessible Text

Measuring Our Nation's Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability: Highlights of a Forum Jointly Convened by the Comptroller General of the United States and the National Academy of Science: GAO-08-127SP, October 24, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text

Offshore Marine Aquaculture: Multiple Administrative and Environmental Issues Need to Be Addressed in Establishing a U.S. Regulatory Framework: GAO-08-594, May 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text

Recent Actions by the Chesapeake Bay Program Are Positive Steps Toward More Effectively Guiding the Restoration Effort, but Additional Steps Are Needed: GAO-08-1131R, August 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Superfund: Funding and Reported Costs of Enforcement and Administration Activities: GAO-08-841R, July 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

Toxic Chemical Releases: EPA Actions Could Reduce Environmental Information Available to Many Communities: GAO-08-128, November 30, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 90 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Toxic Chemical Releases: Survey of State Toxics Release Inventory Coordinators (GAO-08-129SP), an E-supplement to GAO-08-128: GAO-08-129SP, November 30, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

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, 31 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Financial Institutions

Bank Fees: Federal Banking Regulators Could Better Ensure That Consumers Have Required Disclosure Documents Prior to Opening Checking or Savings Accounts: GAO-08-281, January 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 84 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Trends in Energy Derivatives Markets Raise Questions about CFTC's Oversight: GAO-08-174T, October 24, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Trends in Energy Derivatives Markets Raise Questions about CFTC's Oversight: GAO-08-25, October 19, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 89 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Credit and Debit Cards: Federal Entities Are Taking Actions to Limit Their Interchange Fees, but Additional Revenue Collection Cost Savings May Exist: GAO-08-558, May 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Fair Lending: Race and Gender Data Are Limited for Nonmortgage Lending: GAO-08-1023T, July 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Fair Lending: Race and Gender Data Are Limited for Nonmortgage Lending: GAO-08-698, June 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Reserve Banks: Areas for Improvement in Information Security Controls: GAO-08-836R, June 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Services Industry: Overall Trends in Management-Level Diversity and Diversity Initiatives, 1993-2006: GAO-08-445T, February 7, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Hedge Funds: Regulators and Market Participants Are Taking Steps to Strengthen Market Discipline, but Continued Attention Is Needed: GAO-08-200, January 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text

Internal Control: Improvements Needed in SEC's Accounting and Financial Reporting Process: GAO-08-461R, April 1, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Management Report: Opportunities for Improvements in FDIC's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures: GAO-08-863R, July 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Minority Banks: Regulators' Assessments of the Effectiveness of Their Support Efforts Have Been Limited: GAO-08-233T, October 30, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Securities and Exchange Commission: Opportunities Exist to Improve Oversight of Self-Regulatory Organizations: GAO-08-33, November 15, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 73 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Coins: The Federal Reserve Banks Are Fulfilling Coin Demand, but Optimal Inventory Ranges Are Undefined: GAO-08-401, March 21, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text

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Financial Management

Agreed-Upon Procedures: Senate Office of Public Records Revolving Fund, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007: GAO-08-201R, December 7, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

Audit of Special Counsel Expenditures for the 6 Months Ended March 31, 2008: GAO-08-1122R, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages) Accessible Text

Audits of Public Companies: Continued Concentration in Audit Market for Large Public Companies Does Not Call for Immediate Action: GAO-08-163, January 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 120 pages) Accessible Text

Audits of Public Companies: Survey of Public Accounting Firms and Public Companies (GAO-08-164SP, January 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-163: GAO-08-164SP, January 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Bank Secrecy Act: Increased Use of Exemption Provisions Could Reduce Currency Transaction Reporting While Maintaining Usefulness to Law Enforcement Efforts: GAO-08-355, February 21, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 105 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Bank Secrecy Act: Surveys of Financial Institutions and CTR Users (GAO-08-385SP, February 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-355: GAO-08-385SP, February 21, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

DCAA Audits: Allegations That Certain Audits at Three Locations Did Not Meet Professional Standards Were Substantiated: GAO-08-993T, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

DCAA Audits: Allegations That Certain Audits at Three Locations Did Not Meet Professional Standards Were Substantiated: GAO-08-857, July 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 80 pages) Accessible Text

DOD Financial Management: Adjudication of Butterbaugh Claims for the Restoration of Annual Leave or Pay: GAO-08-948R, July 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text

DOD Financial Management: Improvements Are Needed in Antideficiency Act Controls and Investigations: GAO-08-1063, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

DOD Travel Improper Payments: Fiscal Year 2006 Reporting Was Incomplete and Planned Improvement Efforts Face Challenges: GAO-08-16, December 14, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Debt Management: Treasury Has Improved Short-Term Investment Programs, but Should Broaden Investments to Reduce Risks and Increase Return: GAO-07-1105, September 20, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Homeland Security: Challenges in Implementing the Improper Payments Information Act and Recovering Improper Payments: GAO-07-913, September 19, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit Manual: Volume 1, Exposure Draft, October 2007: GAO-08-81G, October 1, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 503 pages)

Financial Audit Manual: Volume 1, July 2008: GAO-08-585G, July 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 524 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit Manual: Volume 2, July 2008: GAO-08-586G, July 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 360 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit Manual: Volume Two, Exposure Draft--October 2007: GAO-08-82G, October 1, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 361 pages)

Financial Audit: American Battle Monuments Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2006: GAO-08-326, February 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Bureau of the Public Debt's Fiscal Years 2007 and 2006 Schedules of Federal Debt: GAO-08-168, November 7, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Congressional Award Foundation's Fiscal Years 2007 and 2006 Financial Statements: GAO-08-715, May 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Funds' 2007 and 2006 Financial Statements: GAO-08-416, February 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: IRS's Fiscal Years 2007 and 2006 Financial Statement Audits: GAO-08-166, November 9, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 116 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over the Processes Used to Prepare the Consolidated Financial Statements of the U.S. Government: GAO-08-748, June 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: Securities and Exchange Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2006: GAO-08-167, November 16, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Senate Restaurants Revolving Fund for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2006: GAO-08-463, March 7, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Special Counsel Expenditures for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2007: GAO-07-1205, September 28, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Special Counsel Expenditures for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007: GAO-08-541, March 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management: DOD's Ability to Prevent, Identify, Investigate, and Report on Antideficiency Act Violations: GAO-08-941R, July 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management: FBI Has Designed and Implemented Stronger Internal Controls over Sentinel Contractor Invoice Review and Equipment Purchases, but Additional Actions Are Needed: GAO-08-716R, July 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Regulation: Industry Trends Continue to Challenge the Federal Regulatory Structure: GAO-08-32, October 12, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text

Government Auditing Standards: Implementation Tool: Professional Requirements Tool for Use in Implementing Requirements Identified by "Must" and "Should" in the July 2007 Revision of Government Auditing Standards: GAO-08-210G, December 31, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 99 pages) Accessible Text

Governmentwide Accounts Payable: GAO-08-711R, May 20, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Grants Management: Attention Needed to Address Undisbursed Balances in Expired Grant Accounts: GAO-08-432, August 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

HUD and Treasury Programs: More Information on Leverage Measures' Accuracy and Linkage to Program Goals Is Needed in Assessing Performance: GAO-08-136, January 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 83 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Highlights of a Forum Convened by the Comptroller General of the United States: Improving the Federal Government's Financial Management Systems: GAO-08-447SP, April 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text

Improper Payments: Federal Executive Branch Agencies' Fiscal Year 2007 Improper Payment Estimate Reporting: GAO-08-377R, January 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Improper Payments: Responses to Posthearing Questions Related to Status of Agencies' Efforts to Address Improper Payment and Recovery Auditing Requirements: GAO-08-819R, June 20, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Improper Payments: Status of Agencies' Efforts to Address Improper Payment and Recovery Auditing Requirements: GAO-08-438T, January 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text

Improper Payments: Weaknesses in USAID's and NASA's Implementation of the Improper Payments Information Act and Recovery Auditing: GAO-08-77, November 9, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Legal Services Corporation: Improved Internal Controls Needed in Grants Management and Oversight: GAO-08-37, December 28, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Responses to Posthearing Questions Related to Improving Single Audit Quality: GAO-08-318R, December 7, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Single Audit Quality: Actions Needed to Address Persistent Audit Quality Problems: GAO-08-213T, October 25, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

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Government Operations

"The Government Accountability Office (GAO) Act of 2007" (H.R. 3268), and Other GAO Reforms: GAO-08-587T, March 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

2010 Census: Bureau Needs to Specify How It Will Assess Coverage Follow-up Techniques and When It Will Produce Coverage Measurement Results: GAO-08-414, April 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

2010 Census: Census Bureau Should Take Action to Improve the Credibility and Accuracy of Its Cost Estimate for the Decennial Census: GAO-08-554, June 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

2010 Census: Census Bureau's Decision to Continue with Handheld Computers for Address Canvassing Makes Planning and Testing Critical: GAO-08-936, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

2010 Census: Census at Critical Juncture for Implementing Risk Reduction Strategies: GAO-08-685T, April 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

2010 Census: Plans for Decennial Census Operations and Technology Have Progressed, But Much Uncertainty Remains: GAO-08-886T, June 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

2010 Census: Population Measures Are Important for Federal Funding Allocations: GAO-08-230T, October 29, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

2010 Census: The Bureau's Plans for Reducing the Undercount Show Promise, but Key Uncertainties Remain: GAO-08-1167T, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

A Call For Stewardship: Enhancing the Federal Government's Ability to Address Key Fiscal and Other 21st Century Challenges: GAO-08-93SP, December 17, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text

Assessment of the Explanation That Immigration and Customs Enforcement Provided for Its Subsequent Transfer from the Spectrum Relocation Fund: GAO-08-846R, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Bilingual Voting Assistance: Selected Jurisdictions' Strategies for Identifying Needs and Providing Assistance: GAO-08-182, January 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 86 pages) Accessible Text

Briefing on Observations on the Office of Management and Budget's Report on the Human Resources Line of Business Initiative: GAO-08-1163R, September 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status of Project's Schedule and Cost as of April 15, 2008: GAO-08-677T, April 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status of Project's Schedule and Cost as of February 7, 2008: GAO-08-475T, February 7, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status of Project's Schedule and Cost as of June 27, 2008: GAO-08-900T, July 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status of Project's Schedule and Cost as of March 12, 2008: GAO-08-545T, March 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status of Project's Schedule and Cost as of May 22, 2008: GAO-08-811T, May 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status of Project's Schedule and Cost as of October 31, 2007: GAO-08-227T, November 14, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status of Project's Schedule and Cost as of September 24, 2008: GAO-08-1172T, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

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, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Comments on the Office of Personnel Management's February 20, 2008 Report to Congress Regarding the Retirement Systems Modernization: GAO-08-576R, March 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text

Congressional Review Act: GAO-08-268T, November 6, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Continuity of Operations: Selected Agencies Tested Various Capabilities during 2006 Governmentwide Exercise: GAO-08-185, November 19, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Multiple Efforts to Secure Control Systems Are Under Way, but Challenges Remain: GAO-08-119T, October 17, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Multiple Efforts to Secure Control Systems Are Under Way, but Challenges Remain: GAO-07-1036, September 10, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Production Act: Agencies Lack Policies and Guidance for Use of Key Authorities: GAO-08-854, June 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Elderly Voters: Some Improvements in Voting Accessibility from 2000 to 2004 Elections, but Gaps in Policy and Implementation Remain: GAO-08-442T, January 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Elections: 2007 Survey of State Voting System Programs (GAO-08-1147SP, September 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-874: GAO-08-1147SP, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Elections: Federal Program for Certifying Voting Systems Needs to Be Further Defined, Fully Implemented, and Expanded: GAO-08-814, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Elections: Federal Programs for Accrediting Laboratories That Test Voting Systems Need to Be Better Defined and Implemented: GAO-08-770, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Elections: Further Testing Could Provide Increased but Not Absolute Assurance That Voting Systems Did Not Cause Undervotes in Florida's 13th Congressional District: GAO-08-97T, October 2, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Elections: Results of GAO's Testing of Voting Systems Used in Sarasota County in Florida's 13th Congressional District: GAO-08-425T, February 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text

Elections: States, Territories, and the District Are Taking a Range of Important Steps to Manage Their Varied Voting System Environments: GAO-08-874, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 129 pages) Accessible Text

Electronic Government: Additional OMB Leadership Needed to Optimize Use of New Federal Employee Identification Cards: GAO-08-292, February 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Electronic Payments: Many Programs Electronically Disburse Federal Benefits, and More Outreach Could Increase Use: GAO-08-645, June 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Employee Security: Implementation of Identification Cards and DOD's Personnel Security Clearance Program Need Improvement: GAO-08-551T, April 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

Employment and Training Program Grants: Labor Has Outlined Steps for Additional Documentation and Monitoring but Assessing Impact Still Remains an Issue: GAO-08-1140T, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Entitlement Reform Process: Other Countries' Experiences Provide Useful Insights for the United States: GAO-08-372, January 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 68 pages) Accessible Text

Feasibility of Outsourcing the Management and Operation of the Capitol Power Plant: GAO-08-382R, January 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Acquisition: Oversight Plan Needed to Help Implement Acquisition Advisory Panel Recommendations: GAO-08-160, December 20, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Acquisition: Oversight Plan Needed to Help Implement Acquisition Advisory Panel's Recommendations: GAO-08-515T, February 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Advisory Committee Act: Issues Related to the Independence and Balance of Advisory Committees: GAO-08-611T, April 2, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Compensation Programs: Perspectives on Four Programs for Individuals Injured by Exposure to Harmful Substances: GAO-08-628T, April 1, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Contracting: Congressional Action Needed to Address Long-standing Problems with Reporting of Advisory and Assistance Services: GAO-08-319, March 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Courthouse Construction: Estimated Costs to House the L.A. District Court Have Tripled and There Is No Consensus on How to Proceed: GAO-08-889, September 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Real Property: Corps of Engineers Needs to Improve the Reliability of Its Real Property Disposal Data: GAO-08-349, May 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Real Property: Progress Made in Reducing Unneeded Property, but VA Needs Better Information to Make Further Reductions: GAO-08-939, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 77 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Real Property: Property Conveyances between the District of Columbia and the Federal Government Await Completion, and Development Will Take Many Years: GAO-08-684, June 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 108 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Real Property: Strategy Needed to Address Agencies' Long-standing Reliance on Costly Leasing: GAO-08-197, January 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal User Fees: A Design Guide: GAO-08-386SP, May 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text

Federal User Fees: Substantive Reviews Needed to Align Port-Related Fees with the Programs They Support: GAO-08-321, February 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Workers' Compensation: Better Data and Management Strategies Would Strengthen Efforts to Prevent and Address Improper Payments: GAO-08-284, February 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 70 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

GAO Performance and Accountability Highlights: Fiscal Year 2007: GAO-08-2SP, January 2, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text

GAO Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2007: GAO-08-1SP, November 15, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 204 pages) Accessible Text

GAO's Performance Plan for Fiscal Year 2009: Mission, Performance Plans, Resources, and Strategies: GAO-08-507SP, February 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

General Services Administration: Improvements Needed in Managing Delegated Authority of Real Property Activities: GAO-07-1000, September 5, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Government Performance: 2007 Federal Managers Survey on Performance and Management Issues: (GAO-08-1036SP, July 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-1026T: GAO-08-1036SP, July 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Government Performance: Lessons Learned for the Next Administration on Using Performance Information to Improve Results: GAO-08-1026T, July 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

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, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Human Capital: Building Diversity in GAO's Senior Executive Service: GAO-08-275T, November 13, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Telework Programs Need Clear Goals and Reliable Data: GAO-08-261T, November 6, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Transforming Federal Recruiting and Hiring Efforts: GAO-08-762T, May 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Indian Health Service: IHS Mismanagement Led to Millions of Dollars in Lost or Stolen Property: GAO-08-727, June 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Indian Health Service: Mismanagement Led to Millions of Dollars in Lost or Stolen Property and Wasteful Spending: GAO-08-1069T, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Information Security: Actions Needed to Better Protect Los Alamos National Laboratory's Unclassified Computer Network: GAO-08-1001, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: Agencies Need to Establish Comprehensive Policies to Address Changes to Projects' Cost, Schedule, and Performance Goals: GAO-08-925, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Inspectors General: Limitations of IG Oversight at the Department of State: GAO-08-135T, October 31, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Intellectual Property: Federal Enforcement Has Generally Increased, but Assessing Performance Could Strengthen Law Enforcement Efforts: GAO-08-157, March 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 89 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Intelligence Reform: GAO Can Assist the Congress and the Intelligence Community on Management Reform Initiatives: GAO-08-413T, February 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Interagency Contracting: Need for Improved Information and Policy Implementation at the Department of State: GAO-08-578, May 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Lobbying Disclosure: Observations on Lobbyists' Compliance with New Disclosure Requirements: GAO-08-1099, September 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Management Letter: Recommendations for Improvements to MCC's Internal Controls and Policies on Premium Class Air Travel: GAO-08-468R, February 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Management Letter: Recommendations for Improvements to USDA's Internal Controls and Policies on Premium Class Air Travel: GAO-08-85R, November 19, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Office of Personnel Management: Opportunities Exist to Build on Recent Progress in Internal Human Capital Capacity: GAO-08-11, October 31, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Organizational Transformation: Implementing Chief Operating Officer/Chief Management Officer Positions in Federal Agencies: GAO-08-322T, December 13, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Organizational Transformation: Implementing Chief Operating Officer/Chief Management Officer Positions in Federal Agencies: GAO-08-34, November 1, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Personnel Clearances: Key Factors to Consider in Efforts to Reform Security Clearance Processes: GAO-08-352T, February 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Personnel Security Clearances: Preliminary Observations on Joint Reform Efforts to Improve the Governmentwide Clearance Eligibility Process: GAO-08-1050T, July 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text

Post-Government Employment Restrictions and Foreign Agent Registration: Additional Action Needed to Enhance Implementation of Requirements: GAO-08-855, July 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Postal Reform Law: Early Transition Is Promising, but Challenges to Successful Implementation Remain: GAO-08-503T, February 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Postal Service and Mailing Industry Mail-Related Recycling: Accomplishments and Postal Opportunities--Interim Results: GAO-08-348R, December 20, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text

Premium Class Travel: Internal Control Weaknesses Governmentwide Led to Improper and Abusive Use of Premium Class Travel: GAO-07-1268, September 28, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Presidential Signing Statements: Agency Implementation of Selected Provisions of Law: GAO-08-553T, March 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Privacy: Agencies Should Ensure That Designated Senior Officials Have Oversight of Key Functions: GAO-08-603, May 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Privacy: Alternatives Exist for Enhancing Protection of Personally Identifiable Information: GAO-08-536, May 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 77 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Schedule and Timing Issues Complicate Withholding Premiums for Medicare Parts C and D from Social Security Payments: GAO-08-816R, July 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 91 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Smithsonian Institution: Board of Regents Has Implemented Many Governance Reforms, but Ensuring Accountability and Oversight Will Require Ongoing Action: GAO-08-632, May 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Smithsonian Institution: Status of Efforts to Address a Range of Funding and Governance Challenges: GAO-08-250T, December 12, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

State and Local Governments: Growing Fiscal Challenges Will Emerge during the Next 10 Years: GAO-08-317, January 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 78 pages) Accessible Text

Supplemental Appropriations: Opportunities Exist to Increase Transparency and Provide Additional Controls: GAO-08-314, January 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Telecommunications: Agencies Are Generally Following Sound Transition Planning Practices, and GSA Is Taking Action to Resolve Challenges: GAO-08-759, June 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Telecommunications: FCC Should Take Steps to Ensure Equal Access to Rulemaking Information: GAO-07-1046, September 6, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

The Judgment Fund: Status of Reimbursements Required by the No FEAR Act and Contract Disputes Act: GAO-08-295R, February 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

The Upcoming Transition: GAO's Efforts to Assist the 111th Congress and the Next Administration: GAO-08-1174T, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

The Upcoming Transition: GAO's Efforts to Assist the 111th Congress and the Next Administration: GAO-08-1153T, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Capitol Police: Progress Made in Addressing Prior GAO Recommendations on Administrative and Management Operations: GAO-08-1000T, July 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Capitol Police: Status of Efforts to Address Prior GAO Recommendations on Administrative and Management Operations: GAO-08-540T, May 1, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Government Accountability Office: Human Capital Initiatives and Additional Legislative Authorities: GAO-08-573T, March 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Involvement at Major International Air Shows Principally Depends on Agencies' Missions and Aerospace Companies' Resources: GAO-07-1165R, September 21, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Patent And Trademark Office: Hiring Efforts Are Not Sufficient to Reduce the Patent Application Backlog: GAO-07-1102, September 4, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Hiring Efforts Are Not Sufficient to Reduce the Patent Application Backlog: GAO-08-527T, February 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Postal Service Facilities: Improvements in Data Would Strengthen Maintenance and Alignment of Access to Retail Services: GAO-08-41, December 10, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 66 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Postal Service: Agencies Distribute Fund-raising Stamp Proceeds and Improve Reporting: GAO-08-45, October 30, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Postal Service: Data Needed to Assess the Effectiveness of Outsourcing: GAO-08-787, July 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Postal Service: Mail-Related Recycling Initiatives and Possible Opportunities for Improvement: GAO-08-599, June 3, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 66 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Postal Service: New Delivery Performance Measures Could Enhance Managers' Pay for Performance Program: GAO-08-996, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Postal Service: Progress Made Toward Implementing GAO's Recommendations to Strengthen Network Realignment Planning and Accountability and Improve Communication: GAO-08-1134R, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Postal Service: USPS Has Taken Steps to Strengthen Network Realignment Planning and Accountability and Improve Communication: GAO-08-1022T, July 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

United States Postal Service: Information on the Irradiation of Federal Mail in the Washington, D.C., Area: GAO-08-938R, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text

Women's Earnings: Federal Agencies Should Better Monitor Their Performance in Enforcing Anti-Discrimination Laws: GAO-08-799, August 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Abstinence Education: Assessing the Accuracy and Effectiveness of Federally Funded Programs: GAO-08-664T, April 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Anabolic Steroid Abuse: Federal Efforts to Prevent and Reduce Anabolic Steroid Abuse among Teenagers: GAO-08-15, October 31, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Catastrophic Disasters: Federal Efforts Help States Prepare for and Respond to Psychological Consequences, but FEMA's Crisis Counseling Program Needs Improvements: GAO-08-22, February 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Changes in Obligations and Activities before and after Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Reorganization: GAO-08-328R, February 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Human Capital Planning Has Improved, but Strategic View of Contractor Workforce Is Needed: GAO-08-582, May 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Internal Control Deficiencies Resulted in Millions of Dollars of Questionable Contract Payments: GAO-08-54, November 15, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Congressional Review Act: Applicability to CMS Letter on State Children's Health Insurance Program: GAO-08-785T, May 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

DOD and VA: Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Improve Care Management and Disability Evaluations for Servicemembers: GAO-08-514T, February 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

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, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Drug Safety: Preliminary Findings Suggest Weaknesses in FDA's Program for Inspecting Foreign Drug Manufacturers: GAO-08-224T, November 1, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Drug Testing: Undercover Tests Reveal Significant Vulnerabilities in DOT's Drug Testing Program: GAO-08-225T, November 1, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Emergency Preparedness: States Are Planning for Medical Surge, but Could Benefit from Shared Guidance for Allocating Scarce Medical Resources: GAO-08-668, June 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

End-Stage Renal Disease: Characteristics of Kidney Transplant Recipients, Frequency of Transplant Failures, and Cost to Medicare: GAO-07-1117, September 28, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

End-of-Life Care: Key Components Provided by Programs in Four States: GAO-08-66, December 14, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Food and Drug Administration: Agency Complied with Statutory Requirement to Reexamine Condom Labels: GAO-08-565R, April 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

Food and Drug Administration: Approval and Oversight of the Drug Mifeprex: GAO-08-751, August 7, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text

Global HIV/AIDS: A More Country-Based Approach Could Improve Allocation of PEPFAR Funding: GAO-08-480, April 2, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 73 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Global HIV/AIDS: Survey of PEPFAR Country Team Officials (GAO-08-534SP), an E-supplement to GAO-08-480: GAO-08-534SP, April 2, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages)

Global Health: U.S. Agencies Support Programs to Build Overseas Capacity for Infectious Disease Surveillance: GAO-08-138T, October 4, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Global Health: U.S. Agencies Support Programs to Build Overseas Capacity for Infectious Disease Surveillance: GAO-07-1186, September 28, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text

Health Information Technology: HHS Is Pursuing Efforts to Advance Nationwide Implementation, but Has Not Yet Completed a National Strategy: GAO-08-499T, February 14, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Health Insurance: Most College Students Are Covered through Employer-Sponsored Plans, and Some Colleges and States Are Taking Steps to Increase Coverage: GAO-08-389, March 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text

Health Resources and Services Administration: Many Underserved Areas Lack a Health Center Site, and the Health Center Program Needs More Oversight: GAO-08-723, August 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Health Savings Accounts: Participation Grew, and Many HSA-Eligible Plan Enrollees Did Not Open HSAs while Individuals Who Did Had Higher Incomes: GAO-08-802T, May 14, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

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, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Health and Safety Information: EPA and OSHA Could Improve Their Processes for Preparing Communication Products: GAO-08-265, March 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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, 17 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, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Health-Care-Associated Infections in Hospitals: Number Associated with Medical Devices Unknown, but Experts Report Provider Practices as a Significant Factor: GAO-08-1091R, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

High-Containment Biosafety Laboratories: Preliminary Observations on the Oversight of the Proliferation of BSL-3 and BSL-4 Laboratories in the United States: GAO-08-108T, October 4, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text

Hospital Quality Data: Issues and Challenges Related to How Hospitals Submit Data and How CMS Ensures Data Reliability: GAO-08-555T, March 6, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

Hurricane Katrina: Trends in the Operating Results of Five Hospitals in New Orleans before and after Hurricane Katrina: GAO-08-681R, July 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text

Indian Health Service: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Services for American Indians and Alaska Natives: GAO-08-90, December 14, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text

Influenza Pandemic: Efforts Under Way to Address Constraints on Using Antivirals and Vaccines to Forestall a Pandemic: GAO-08-92, December 21, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 76 pages) Accessible Text

Influenza Pandemic: Federal Agencies Should Continue to Assist States to Address Gaps in Pandemic Planning: GAO-08-539, June 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Influenza Pandemic: HHS Needs to Continue Its Actions and Finalize Guidance for Pharmaceutical Interventions: GAO-08-671, September 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 77 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Influenza Pandemic: Opportunities Exist to Address Critical Infrastructure Protection Challenges That Require Federal and Private Sector Coordination: GAO-08-36, October 31, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Influenza Vaccine: Issues Related to Production, Distribution, and Public Health Messages: GAO-08-27, October 31, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text

Long-Term Care Insurance: Oversight of Rate Setting and Claims Settlement Practices: GAO-08-712, June 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text

Long-Term Care Insurance: State Oversight of Rate Setting and Claims Settlement Practices: GAO-08-1016T, July 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Medicaid Demonstration Waivers: Recent HHS Approvals Continue to Raise Cost and Oversight Concerns: GAO-08-87, January 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 77 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicaid Financing: Long-Standing Concerns about Inappropriate State Arrangements Support Need for Improved Federal Oversight: GAO-08-255T, November 1, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Medicaid Financing: Long-standing Concerns about Inappropriate State Arrangements Support Need for Improved Federal Oversight: GAO-08-650T, April 3, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waivers: CMS Should Encourage States to Conduct Mortality Reviews for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities: GAO-08-529, May 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicaid: CMS Needs More Information on the Billions of Dollars Spent on Supplemental Payments: GAO-08-614, May 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 83 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicaid: Extent of Dental Disease in Children Has Not Decreased: GAO-08-1176T, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Medicaid: Extent of Dental Disease in Children Has Not Decreased, and Millions Are Estimated to Have Untreated Tooth Decay: GAO-08-1121, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text

Medical Devices: Challenges for FDA in Conducting Manufacturer Inspections: GAO-08-428T, January 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Medical Devices: FDA Faces Challenges in Conducting Inspections of Foreign Manufacturing Establishments: GAO-08-780T, May 14, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Medical Devices: FDA's Approval of Four Temporomandibular Joint Implants: GAO-07-996, September 17, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Advantage Organizations: Actual Expenses and Profits Compared to Projections for 2005: GAO-08-827R, June 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Advantage: Higher Spending Relative to Medicare Fee-for-Service May Not Ensure Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs for Beneficiaries: GAO-08-522T, February 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Advantage: Increased Spending Relative to Medicare Fee-for-Service May Not Always Reduce Beneficiary Out-of-Pocket Costs: GAO-08-359, February 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Advantage: Required Audits of Limited Value: GAO-08-154T, October 16, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Part B Imaging Services: Rapid Spending Growth and Shift to Physician Offices Indicate Need for CMS to Consider Additional Management Practices: GAO-08-452, June 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy: Assets and Income Are Both Important in Subsidy Denials, and Access to State and Manufacturer Drug Programs Is Uneven: GAO-08-824, September 5, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy: SSA Continues to Approve Applicants, but Millions of Individuals Have Not Yet Applied: GAO-08-812T, May 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Part D: Complaint Rates Are Declining, but Operational and Oversight Challenges Remain: GAO-08-719, June 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare Part D: Plan Sponsors' Processing and CMS Monitoring of Drug Coverage Requests Could Be Improved: GAO-08-47, January 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare Part D: Some Plan Sponsors Have Not Completely Implemented Fraud and Abuse Programs, and CMS Oversight Has Been Limited: GAO-08-760, July 21, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare Physician Payment: Care Coordination Programs Used in Demonstration Show Promise, but Wider Use of Payment Approach May Be Limited: GAO-08-65, February 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare and Medicaid: CMS and State Efforts to Interact with the Indian Health Service and Indian Tribes: GAO-08-724, July 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare: Competitive Bidding for Medical Equipment and Supplies Could Reduce Program Payments, but Adequate Oversight Is Critical: GAO-08-767T, May 6, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare: Covert Testing Exposes Weaknesses in the Durable Medical Equipment Supplier Screening Process: GAO-08-955, July 3, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare: Thousands of Medicare Providers Abuse the Federal Tax System: GAO-08-618, June 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare: Trends in Fees, Utilization, and Expenditures for Imaging Services before and after Implementation of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005: GAO-08-1102R, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Nursing Homes: Federal Monitoring Surveys Demonstrate Continued Understatement of Serious Care Problems and CMS Oversight Weaknesses: GAO-08-517, May 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Organ Transplant Programs: Federal Agencies Have Acted to Improve Oversight, but Implementation Issues Remain: GAO-08-412, April 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Prescription Drugs: FDA Guidance and Regulations Related to Data on Elderly Persons in Clinical Drug Trials: GAO-07-47R, September 28, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Prescription Drugs: FDA's Oversight of the Promotion of Drugs for Off-Label Uses: GAO-08-835, July 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text

Prescription Drugs: Trends in FDA's Oversight of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising: GAO-08-758T, May 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Prescription Drugs: Trends in Usual and Customary Prices for Drugs Frequently Used by Medicare and Non-Medicare Health Insurance Enrollees: GAO-07-1201R, September 7, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Primary Care Professionals: Recent Supply Trends, Projections, and Valuation of Services: GAO-08-472T, February 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Project Bioshield: Actions Needed to Avoid Repeating Past Mistakes: GAO-08-208T, October 23, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Project Bioshield: Actions Needed to Avoid Repeating Past Problems with Procuring New Anthrax Vaccine and Managing the Stockpile of Licensed Vaccine: GAO-08-88, October 23, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Questions for the Record Related to the Benefits and Medical Care for Federal Civilian Employees Deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq: GAO-08-155R, October 16, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Reprocessed Single-Use Medical Devices: FDA Oversight Has Increased, and Available Information Does Not Indicate That Use Presents an Elevated Health Risk: GAO-08-147, January 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text

Ryan White Care Act: Impact of Legislative Funding Proposal on Urban Areas: GAO-08-137R, October 5, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

School Mental Health: Role of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Factors Affecting Service Provision: GAO-08-19R, October 5, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

September 11: Fiscal Year 2008 Cost Estimation Process for World Trade Center Health Programs: GAO-08-537R, March 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

September 11: Improvements Still Needed in Availability of Health Screening and Monitoring Services for Responders outside the New York City Area: GAO-08-429T, January 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

State Children's Health Insurance Program: Program Structure, Enrollment and Expenditure Experiences, and Outreach Approaches for States That Cover Adults: GAO-08-50, November 26, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text

Temporomandibular Joint and Muscle Disorders: NIH Supports a Wide Range of Research: GAO-08-454R, April 4, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

Young Adults With Serious Mental Illness: Some States and Federal Agencies Are Taking Steps to Address Their Transition Challenges: GAO-08-678, June 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 88 pages) Accessible Text

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Homeland Security

Alien Detention Standards: Observations on the Adherence to ICE's Medical Standards in Detention Facilities: GAO-08-869T, June 4, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Security: DHS Has Made Progress in Securing the Commercial Aviation System, but Key Challenges Remain: GAO-08-139T, October 16, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Security: TSA Is Enhancing Its Oversight of Air Carrier Efforts to Screen Passengers against Terrorist Watch-List Records, but Expects Ultimate Solution to Be Implementation of Secure Flight: GAO-08-1136T, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Security: Transportation Security Administration May Face Resource and Other Challenges in Developing a System to Screen All Cargo Transported on Passenger Aircraft: GAO-08-959T, July 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Security: Vulnerabilities Exposed Through Covert Testing of TSA's Passenger Screening Process: GAO-08-48T, November 15, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Biosurveillance: Preliminary Observations on Department of Homeland Security's Biosurveillance Initiatives: GAO-08-960T, July 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Border Security: Despite Progress, Weaknesses in Traveler Inspections Exist at Our Nation's Ports of Entry: GAO-08-329T, January 3, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Border Security: Despite Progress, Weaknesses in Traveler Inspections Exist at Our Nation's Ports of Entry: GAO-08-192T, November 13, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Border Security: Despite Progress, Weaknesses in Traveler Inspections Exist at Our Nation's Ports of Entry: GAO-08-219, November 5, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 72 pages) Accessible Text

Border Security: Summary of Covert Tests and Security Assessments for the Senate Committee on Finance, 2003-2007: GAO-08-757, May 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text

Coast Guard: Change in Course Improves Deepwater Management and Oversight, but Outcome Still Uncertain: GAO-08-745, June 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Coast Guard: Deepwater Program Management Initiatives and Key Homeland Security Missions: GAO-08-531T, March 5, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS Needs to Consider the Full Costs and Complete All Tests Prior to Making a Decision on Whether to Purchase Advanced Portal Monitors: GAO-08-1178T, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS's Program to Procure and Deploy Advanced Radiation Detection Portal Monitors Is Likely to Exceed the Department's Previous Cost Estimates: GAO-08-1108R, September 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Federal Efforts to Respond to Nuclear and Radiological Threats and to Protect Key Emergency Response Facilities Could Be Strengthened: GAO-08-285T, November 15, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Needs to Better Address Its Cybersecurity Responsibilities: GAO-08-1157T, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Needs to Fully Address Lessons Learned from Its First Cyber Storm Exercise: GAO-08-825, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Cyber Analysis and Warning: DHS Faces Challenges in Establishing a Comprehensive National Capability: GAO-08-588, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Homeland Security: Better Planning and Assessment Needed to Improve Outcomes for Complex Service Acquisitions: GAO-08-263, April 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Homeland Security: Better Planning and Oversight Needed to Improve Complex Service Acquisition Outcomes: GAO-08-765T, May 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Homeland Security: Improved Assessment and Oversight Needed to Manage Risk of Contracting for Selected Services: GAO-07-990, September 17, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Homeland Security: Improvements Could Further Enhance Ability to Acquire Innovative Technologies Using Other Transaction Authority: GAO-08-1088, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Homeland Security: Progress Made in Implementation of Management Functions, but More Work Remains: GAO-08-646T, April 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Homeland Security: Progress Made in Implementation of Management and Mission Functions, but More Work Remains: GAO-08-457T, February 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Homeland Security: Progress and Continuing Concerns with Acquisition Management: GAO-08-1164T, September 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Homeland Security: Risk Assessment and Enhanced Oversight Needed to Manage Reliance on Contractors: GAO-08-142T, October 17, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Homeland Security: Status and Accountability Challenges Associated with the Use of Special DHS Acquisition Authority: GAO-08-471T, February 7, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Emergency Management: GAO Responses to Post-hearing Questions for the Record: GAO-08-1003R, July 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Emergency Management: Observations on DHS's Preparedness for Catastrophic Disasters: GAO-08-868T, June 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Federal User Fees: Improvements Could Be Made to Performance Standards and Penalties in USCIS's Service Center Contracts: GAO-08-1170R, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

High-Containment Biosafety Laboratories: DHS Lacks Evidence to Conclude That Foot-and-Mouth Disease Research Can Be Done Safely on the U.S. Mainland: GAO-08-821T, May 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

Highlights of a Forum Convened by the Comptroller General of the United States: Strengthening the Use of Risk Management Principles in Homeland Security: GAO-08-627SP, April 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: DHS Has Taken Actions to Strengthen Border Security Programs and Operations, but Challenges Remain: GAO-08-542T, March 6, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: DHS Improved its Risk-Based Grant Programs' Allocation and Management Methods, But Measuring Programs' Impact on National Capabilities Remains a Challenge: GAO-08-488T, March 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: DHS Risk-Based Grant Methodology Is Reasonable, But Current Version's Measure of Vulnerability is Limited: GAO-08-852, June 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 72 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: Federal Efforts Are Helping to Address Some Challenges Faced by State and Local Fusion Centers: GAO-08-636T, April 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Federal Efforts Are Helping to Alleviate Some Challenges Encountered by State and Local Information Fusion Centers: GAO-08-35, October 30, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 117 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: First Responders' Ability to Detect and Model Hazardous Releases in Urban Areas Is Significantly Limited: GAO-08-180, June 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 79 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: Preliminary Observations on the Federal Protective Service's Efforts to Protect Federal Property: GAO-08-476T, February 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Strategic Solution for US-VISIT Program Needs to Be Better Defined, Justified, and Coordinated: GAO-08-361, February 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: The Federal Protective Service Faces Several Challenges That Hamper Its Ability to Protect Federal Facilities: GAO-08-683, June 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: The Federal Protective Service Faces Several Challenges That Raise Concerns About Protection of Federal Facilities: GAO-08-897T, June 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: The Federal Protective Service Faces Several Challenges That Raise Concerns About Protection of Federal Facilities: GAO-08-914T, June 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Initial Results on Availability of Terrorism Insurance in Specific Geographic Markets: GAO-08-919R, July 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

Investigative Operations: Use of Covert Testing to Identify Security Vulnerabilities and Fraud, Waste, and Abuse: GAO-08-286T, November 14, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Maritime Security: Coast Guard Inspections Identify and Correct Facility Deficiencies, but More Analysis Needed of Program's Staffing, Practices, and Data: GAO-08-12, February 14, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Maritime Security: National Strategy and Supporting Plans Were Generally Well-Developed and Are Being Implemented: GAO-08-672, June 20, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

Maritime Security: One Year Later: A Progress Report on the SAFE Port Act: GAO-08-171T, October 16, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text

Maritime Security: The SAFE Port Act and Efforts to Secure Our Nation's Seaports: GAO-08-86T, October 4, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text

Maritime Security: The SAFE Port Act: Status and Implementation One Year Later: GAO-08-126T, October 30, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text

National Response Framework: FEMA Needs Policies and Procedures to Better Integrate Non-Federal Stakeholders in the Revision Process: GAO-08-768, June 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Detection: Preliminary Observations on the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office's Efforts to Develop a Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: GAO-08-999T, July 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Security: NRC and DHS Need to Take Additional Steps to Better Track and Detect Radioactive Materials: GAO-08-598, June 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Observations on Implementing the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative: GAO-08-274R, December 20, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Plum Island Animal Disease Center: DHS Has Made Significant Progress Implementing Security Recommendations, but Several Recommendations Remain Open: GAO-08-306R, December 17, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Risk Management: Strengthening the Use of Risk Management Principles in Homeland Security: GAO-08-904T, June 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Secure Border Initiative Fiscal Year 2008 Expenditure Plan Shows Improvement, but Deficiencies Limit Congressional Oversight and DHS Accountability: GAO-08-739R, June 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 110 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Secure Border Initiative: DHS Needs to Address Significant Risks in Delivering Key Technology Investment: GAO-08-1086, September 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Secure Border Initiative: DHS Needs to Address Significant Risks in Delivering Key Technology Investment: GAO-08-1148T, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Secure Border Initiative: Observations on Deployment Challenges: GAO-08-1141T, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Secure Border Initiative: Observations on Selected Aspects of SBInet Program Implementation: GAO-08-131T, October 24, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Secure Border Initiative: Observations on the Importance of Applying Lessons Learned to Future Projects: GAO-08-508T, February 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

September 11: HHS Needs to Develop a Plan That Incorporates Lessons from the Responder Health Programs: GAO-08-610, May 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Status of Selected Aspects of the Coast Guard's Deepwater Program: GAO-08-270R, March 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Supply Chain Security: CBP Works with International Entities to Promote Global Customs Security Standards and Initiatives, but Challenges Remain: GAO-08-538, August 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text

Supply Chain Security: Challenges to Scanning 100 Percent of U.S.-Bound Cargo Containers: GAO-08-533T, June 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Supply Chain Security: Examinations of High-Risk Cargo at Foreign Seaports Have Increased, but Improved Data Collection and Performance Measures Are Needed: GAO-08-187, January 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 78 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Supply Chain Security: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Has Enhanced Its Partnership with Import Trade Sectors, but Challenges Remain in Verifying Security Practices: GAO-08-240, April 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

TSA's Explosives Detection Canine Program: Status of Increasing Number of Explosives Detection Canine Teams: GAO-08-933R, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text

Terrorism Insurance: Status of Efforts by Policyholders to Obtain Coverage: GAO-08-1057, September 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text

Terrorist Watch List Screening: Opportunities Exist to Enhance Management Oversight, Reduce Vulnerabilities in Agency Screening Processes, and Expand Use of the List: GAO-08-110, October 11, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 84 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Terrorist Watch List Screening: Recommendations to Enhance Management Oversight, Reduce Potential Screening Vulnerabilities, and Expand Use of the List: GAO-08-194T, October 24, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Terrorist Watch List Screening: Recommendations to Promote a Comprehensive and Coordinated Approach to Terrorist-Related Screening: GAO-08-253T, November 8, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Transportation Security Administration's Processes for Designating and Releasing Sensitive Security Information: GAO-08-232R, November 30, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Transportation Security: TSA Has Developed a Risk-Based Covert Testing Program, but Could Better Mitigate Aviation Security Vulnerabilities Identified Through Covert Tests: GAO-08-958, August 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Transportation Security: TSA Has Made Progress in Implementing the Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program, but Challenges Remain: GAO-08-133T, October 31, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Various Issues Led to the Termination of the United States-Canada Shared Border Management Pilot Project: GAO-08-1038R, September 4, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Visa Waiver Program: Limitations with Department of Homeland Security's Plan to Verify Departure of Foreign Nationals: GAO-08-458T, February 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

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Housing

Housing Government-Sponsored Enterprises: A Single Regulator Will Better Ensure Safety and Soundness and Mission Achievement: GAO-08-563T, March 6, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Information on Recent Default and Foreclosure Trends for Home Mortgages and Associated Economic and Market Developments: GAO-08-78R, October 16, 2007; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text

Project-Based Rental Assistance: HUD Should Streamline Its Processes to Ensure Timely Housing Assistance Payments: GAO-08-199T, October 17, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

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Income Security

Defined Benefit Pension Plans: Guidance Needed to Better Inform Plans of the Challenges and Risks of Investing in Hedge Funds and Private Equity: GAO-08-692, August 14, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defined Benefit Pensions: Plan Freezes Affect Millions of Participants and May Pose Retirement Income Challenges: GAO-08-817, July 21, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text

Defined Benefit Pensions: Survey of Sponsors of Large Defined Benefit Pension Plans (GAO-08-818SP, July 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-817: GAO-08-818SP, July 21, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Federal Disability Programs: More Strategic Coordination Could Help Overcome Challenges to Needed Transformation: GAO-08-635, May 20, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Pensions: Judicial Survivors' Annuities System Costs: GAO-08-1104, September 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Individual Retirement Accounts: Government Actions Could Encourage More Employers to Offer IRAs to Employees: GAO-08-890T, June 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

Individual Retirement Accounts: Government Actions Could Encourage More Employers to Offer IRAs to Employees: GAO-08-590, June 4, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Office of Personnel Management: Improvements Needed to Ensure Successful Retirement Systems Modernization: GAO-08-345, January 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 68 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

PBGC Assets: Implementation of New Investment Policy Will Need Stronger Board Oversight: GAO-08-667, July 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: A More Strategic Approach Could Improve Human Capital Management: GAO-08-624, June 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Improvements Needed to Address Financial and Management Challenges: GAO-08-1162T, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Need for Improved Oversight Persists: GAO-08-1062, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Some Steps Have Been Taken to Improve Contracting, but a More Strategic Approach is Needed: GAO-08-871, August 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Private Pensions: 401(k) Plan Participants and Sponsors Need Better Information on Fees: GAO-08-95T, October 24, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Private Pensions: Fulfilling Fiduciary Obligations Can Present Challenges for 401(k) Plan Sponsors: GAO-08-774, July 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text

Private Pensions: GAO Survey of 401(k) Plan Sponsor Practices (GAO-08-870SP, July 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-774: GAO-08-870SP, July 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Private Pensions: Information That Sponsors and Participants Need to Understand 401(k) Plan Fees: GAO-08-222T, October 30, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Private Pensions: Low Defined Contribution Plan Savings May Pose Challenges to Retirement Security, Especially for Many Low-Income Workers: GAO-08-8, November 29, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text

Retirement Security: Women Face Challenges in Ensuring Financial Security in Retirement: GAO-08-105, October 11, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 93 pages) Accessible Text

SSA Disability Representatives: Fee Payment Changes Show Promise, but Eligibility Criteria and Representative Overpayments Require Further Monitoring: GAO-08-5, October 15, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Administration Field Offices: Reduced Workforce Faces Challenges as Baby Boomers Retire: GAO-08-737T, May 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Social Security Administration: Policies and Procedures Were in Place over MMA Spending, but Some Instances of Noncompliance Occurred: GAO-07-986, August 31, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Disability: Better Planning, Management, and Evaluation Could Help Address Backlogs: GAO-08-40, December 7, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 88 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Disability: Management Controls Needed to Strengthen Demonstration Projects: GAO-08-1053, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Reform: Issues for Disability and Dependent Benefits: GAO-08-26, October 26, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security: Issues Regarding the Coverage of Public Employees: GAO-08-248T, November 6, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

State and Local Government Pension Plans: Current Structure and Funded Status: GAO-08-983T, July 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

State and Local Government Retiree Benefits: Current Funded Status of Pension and Health Benefits: GAO-08-223, January 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

State and Local Government Retiree Benefits: Current Status of Benefit Structures, Protections, and Fiscal Outlook for Funding Future Costs: GAO-07-1156, September 24, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 76 pages) Accessible Text

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Information Management

Bureau of the Public Debt: Areas for Improvement in Information Security Controls: GAO-08-625R, May 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Further Efforts Needed to Integrate Planning for and Response to Disruptions on Converged Voice and Data Networks: GAO-08-607, June 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Sector-Specific Plans' Coverage of Key Cyber Security Elements Varies: GAO-08-64T, October 31, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Sector-Specific Plans' Coverage of Key Cyber Security Elements Varies: GAO-08-113, October 31, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Disability Programs: Coordination Could Facilitate Better Data Collection to Assess the Status of People with Disabilities: GAO-08-872T, June 4, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM): Exposure Draft [Superseded by GAO-09-232G]: GAO-08-1029G, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 611 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Records: Agencies Face Challenges in Managing E-Mail: GAO-08-699T, April 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Records: National Archives and Selected Agencies Need to Strengthen E-Mail Management: GAO-08-742, June 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Freedom of Information Act: Agencies Are Making Progress in Reducing Backlog, but Additional Guidance Is Needed: GAO-08-344, March 14, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 82 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Health Information Technology: HHS Has Taken Important Steps to Address Privacy Principles and Challenges, Although More Work Remains: GAO-08-1138, September 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Management: Challenges in Implementing an Electronic Records Archive: GAO-08-738T, May 14, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Information Management: The National Archives and Records Administration's Fiscal Year 2008 Expenditure Plan: GAO-08-1105, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Although Progress Reported, Federal Agencies Need to Resolve Significant Deficiencies: GAO-08-496T, February 14, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

Information Security: FDIC Sustains Progress but Needs to Improve Configuration Management of Key Financial Systems: GAO-08-564, May 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Federal Agency Efforts to Encrypt Sensitive Information Are Under Way, but Work Remains: GAO-08-525, June 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: IRS Needs to Address Pervasive Weaknesses: GAO-08-211, January 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Progress Reported, but Weaknesses at Federal Agencies Persist: GAO-08-571T, March 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages)

Information Security: Protecting Personally Identifiable Information: GAO-08-343, January 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

Information Security: Securities and Exchange Commission Needs to Continue to Improve Its Program: GAO-08-280, February 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Selected Departments Need to Address Challenges in Implementing Statutory Requirements: GAO-07-528, August 31, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: TVA Needs to Address Weaknesses in Control Systems and Networks: GAO-08-526, May 21, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: TVA Needs to Enhance Security of Critical Infrastructure Control Systems and Networks: GAO-08-775T, May 21, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Information Sharing Environment: Definition of the Results to Be Achieved in Improving Terrorism-Related Information Sharing Is Needed to Guide Implementation and Assess Progress: GAO-08-492, June 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Sharing: Definition of the Results to Be Achieved in Terrorism-Related Information Sharing Is Needed to Guide Implementation and Assess Progress: GAO-08-637T, July 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: Agriculture Needs to Strengthen Management Practices for Stabilizing and Modernizing Its Farm Program Delivery Systems: GAO-08-657, May 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: Census Bureau Needs to Improve Its Risk Management of Decennial Systems: GAO-08-259T, December 11, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: Census Bureau Needs to Improve Its Risk Management of Decennial Systems: GAO-08-79, October 5, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: DOD and VA Have Increased Their Sharing of Health Information, but Further Actions Are Needed: GAO-08-1158T, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: FBI Is Implementing Key Acquisition Methods on Its New Case Management System, but Related Agencywide Guidance Needs to Be Improved: GAO-08-1014, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: Federal Laws, Regulations, and Mandatory Standards to Securing Private Sector Information Technology Systems and Data in Critical Infrastructure Sectors: GAO-08-1075R, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: Improvements for Acquisition of Customs Trade Processing System Continue, but Further Efforts Needed to Avoid More Cost and Schedule Shortfalls: GAO-08-46, October 25, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 123 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: OMB and Agencies Need to Improve Planning, Management, and Oversight of Projects Totaling Billions of Dollars: GAO-08-1051T, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: Significant Problems of Critical Automation Program Contribute to Risks Facing 2010 Census: GAO-08-550T, March 5, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: Treasury Needs to Better Define and Implement Its Earned Value Management Policy: GAO-08-951, September 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: VA Has Taken Important Steps to Centralize Control of Its Resources, but Effectiveness Depends on Additional Planned Actions: GAO-08-449T, February 13, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: VA and DOD Continue to Expand Sharing of Medical Information, but Still Lack Comprehensive Electronic Medical Records: GAO-08-207T, October 24, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Internet Infrastructure: Challenges in Developing a Public/Private Recovery Plan: GAO-08-212T, October 23, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Privacy: Congress Should Consider Alternatives for Strengthening Protection of Personally Identifiable Information: GAO-08-795T, June 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Privacy: Government Use of Data from Information Resellers Could Include Better Protections: GAO-08-543T, March 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

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International Affairs

Afghanistan Reconstruction: Progress Made in Constructing Roads, but Assessments for Determining Impact and a Sustainable Maintenance Program Are Needed: GAO-08-689, July 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Afghanistan Security: Further Congressional Action May Be Needed to Ensure Completion of a Detailed Plan to Develop and Sustain Capable Afghan National Security Forces: GAO-08-661, June 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 77 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Afghanistan Security: U.S. Efforts to Develop Capable Afghan Police Forces Face Challenges and Need a Coordinated, Detailed Plan to Help Ensure Accountability: GAO-08-883T, June 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Agencies Believe Strengthening International Agreements to Improve Collection of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties Would Be Difficult and Ineffective: GAO-08-876R, July 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

American Samoa: Issues Associated with Potential Changes to the Current System for Adjudicating Matters of Federal Law: GAO-08-655, June 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 117 pages) Accessible Text

Antidumping and Countervailing Duties: Congress and Agencies Should Take Additional Steps to Reduce Substantial Shortfalls in Duty Collection: GAO-08-391, March 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Border Security: State Department Expects to Meet Projected Surge in Demand for Visas and Passports in Mexico: GAO-08-931T, June 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Border Security: State Department Is Taking Steps to Meet Projected Surge in Demand for Visas and Passports in Mexico: GAO-08-1006, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Border Security: State Department Should Plan for Potentially Significant Staffing and Facilities Shortfalls Caused by Changes in the Visa Waiver Program: GAO-08-623, May 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Broadcasting to Cuba: Weaknesses in Contracting Practices Reduced Visibility into Selected Award Decisions: GAO-08-764, July 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Combating Terrorism: Actions Needed to Enhance Implementation of Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership: GAO-08-860, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Combating Terrorism: Guidance for State Department's Antiterrorism Assistance Program Is Limited and State Does Not Systematically Assess Outcomes: GAO-08-875T, June 4, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Combating Terrorism: Increased Oversight and Accountability Needed over Pakistan Reimbursement Claims for Coalition Support Funds: GAO-08-806, June 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Combating Terrorism: Law Enforcement Agencies Lack Directives to Assist Foreign Nations: GAO-08-144T, October 4, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Combating Terrorism: State Department's Antiterrorism Program Needs Improved Guidance and More Systematic Assessments of Outcomes: GAO-08-336, February 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Combating Terrorism: U.S. Efforts to Address the Terrorist Threat in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas Require a Comprehensive Plan and Continued Oversight: GAO-08-820T, May 20, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Combating Terrorism: U.S. Oversight of Pakistan Reimbursement Claims for Coalition Support Funds: GAO-08-932T, June 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Managing Potential Economic Impact of Applying U.S. Immigration Law Requires Coordinated Federal Decisions and Additional Data: GAO-08-791, August 4, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 133 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Pending Legislation Would Apply U.S. Immigration Law to the CNMI with a Transition Period: GAO-08-466, March 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 111 pages) Accessible Text

Compact of Free Association: Micronesia Faces Challenges to Achieving Compact Goals: GAO-08-859T, June 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Compact of Free Association: Palau's Use of and Accountability for U.S. Assistance and Prospects for Economic Self-Sufficiency: GAO-08-732, June 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 100 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Compact of Free Association: U.S. Assistance to Palau, Accountability Over Assistance Provided, and Palau's Prospects For Economic Self-Sufficiency: GAO-08-858T, June 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Department of State: Human Capital Strategy Does Not Recognize Foreign Assistance Responsibilities: GAO-07-1153, September 28, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Developing Countries: U.S. Financing for Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative Currently Experiencing a Shortfall: GAO-08-888R, July 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Drug Control: Cooperation with Many Major Drug Transit Countries Has Improved, but Better Performance Reporting and Sustainability Plans Are Needed: GAO-08-784, July 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Economic Sanctions: Agencies Face Competing Priorities in Enforcing the U.S. Embargo on Cuba: GAO-08-80, November 30, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 96 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Embassy Security: Upgrades Have Enhanced Security, but Site Conditions Prevent Full Adherence to Standards: GAO-08-162, January 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Export Controls: State and Commerce Have Not Taken Basic Steps to Better Ensure U.S. Interests Are Protected: GAO-08-710T, April 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Export Promotion: Export-Import Bank Has Met Target for Small Business Financing Share: GAO-08-419T, January 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Export Promotion: The Export-Import Bank's Financing of Dual-Use Exports: GAO-08-1182R, September 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 3 pages) Accessible Text

Export-Import Bank: Improvements Needed in Assessment of Economic Impact: GAO-07-1071, September 12, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Food Insecurity Persists in Sub-Saharan Africa despite Efforts to Halve Hunger by 2015: GAO-08-1007R, July 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Force Structure: Preliminary Observations on the Progress and Challenges Associated with Establishing the U.S. Africa Command: GAO-08-947T, July 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Foreign Assistance: Multiple Challenges Hinder the Efficiency and Effectiveness of U.S. Food Aid: GAO-08-83T, October 2, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Foreign Investment: Laws and Policies Regulating Foreign Investment in 10 Countries: GAO-08-320, February 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 110 pages) Accessible Text

Highlights of a Forum Convened by the Comptroller General of the United States: Enhancing U.S. Partnerships in Countering Transnational Terrorism: GAO-08-887SP, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Human Rights: U.S. Government's Efforts to Address Alleged Abuse of Household Workers by Foreign Diplomats with Immunity Could Be Strengthened: GAO-08-892, July 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Intellectual Property: Leadership and Accountability Needed to Strengthen Federal Protection and Enforcement: GAO-08-921T, June 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Intellectual Property: Risk and Enforcement Challenges: GAO-08-177T, October 18, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Intellectual Property: U.S. Trade Policy Guidance on WTO Declaration on Access to Medicines May Need Clarification: GAO-07-1198, September 28, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 73 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

International Food Security: Insufficient Efforts by Host Governments and Donors Threaten Progress to Halve Hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2015: GAO-08-680, May 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 96 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

International Trade: An Analysis of Free Trade Agreements and Congressional and Private Sector Consultations under Trade Promotion Authority: GAO-08-59, November 7, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 97 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

International Trade: An Overview of Use of U.S. Trade Preference Programs by Beneficiaries and U.S. Administrative Reviews: GAO-07-1209, September 27, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 80 pages) Accessible Text

International Trade: The United States Needs an Integrated Approach to Trade Preference Programs: GAO-08-907T, June 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

International Trade: U.S. Trade Preference Programs Provide Important Benefits, but a More Integrated Approach Would Better Ensure Programs Meet Shared Goals: GAO-08-443, March 7, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 100 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Iran Sanctions: Impact in Furthering U.S. Objectives Is Unclear and Should Be Reviewed: GAO-08-58, December 18, 2007; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 66 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Iraq Reconstruction: Better Data Needed to Assess Iraq's Budget Execution: GAO-08-153, January 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Millennium Challenge Corporation: Analysis of Compact Development and Future Obligations and Current Disbursements of Compact Assistance: GAO-08-577R, April 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Millennium Challenge Corporation: Independent Reviews and Consistent Approaches Will Strengthen Projections of Program Impact: GAO-08-730, June 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Millennium Challenge Corporation: Summary Fact Sheets for 11 Compacts Entered into Force: GAO-08-1145R, September 26, 2008