The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This week they investigated a variety of issues, such as digital television transition, electronic waste, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), and terrorism insurance. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.Reports
- Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Needs to Fully Address Lessons Learned from Its First Cyber Storm Exercise. GAO-08-825, September 9.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-825
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08825high.pdf - Cyber Analysis and Warning: DHS Faces Challenges in Establishing a Comprehensive National Capability. GAO-08-588, July 31.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-588
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08588high.pdf - Defense Budget: Independent Review Is Needed to Ensure DOD's Use of Cost Estimating Tool for Contingency Operations Follows Best Practices. GAO-08-982, September 15.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-982
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08982high.pdf - Defense Infrastructure: Opportunity to Improve the Timeliness of Future Overseas Planning Reports and Factors Affecting the Master Planning Effort for the Military Buildup on Guam. GAO-08-1005, September 17.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1005
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081005high.pdf - 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.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1040
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081040high.pdf - Diversity at GAO: Sustained Attention Needed to Build on Gains in SES and Managers. GAO-08-1098. September 10.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1098
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081098high.pdf - Elections: Federal Program for Certifying Voting Systems Needs to Be Further Defined, Fully Implemented, and Expanded. GAO-08-814, September 16.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-814
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08814high.pdf - Electronic Waste: EPA Needs to Better Control Harmful U.S. Exports through Stronger Enforcement and More Comprehensive Regulation. GAO-08-1044, August 28.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1044
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081044high.pdf - Federal Pensions: Judicial Survivors' Annuities System Costs. GAO-08-1104, September 17.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1104
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081104high.pdf - Health Information Technology: HHS Has Taken Important Steps to Address Privacy Principles and Challenges, Although More Work Remains. GAO-08-1138, September 17.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1138
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081138high.pdf - Individual Retirement Accounts: Additional IRS Actions Could Help Taxpayers Facing Challenges in Complying with Key Tax Rules. GAO-08-654, August 14.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-654
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08654high.pdf - Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Some Steps Have Been Taken to Improve Contracting, but a More Strategic Approach Is Needed. GAO-08-871, August 18.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-871
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08871high.pdf - Rural Economic Development: Collaboration between SBA and USDA Could Be Improved. GAO-08-1123, September 18.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1123
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081123high.pdf - United Nations Peacekeeping: Lines of Authority for Field Procurement Remain Unclear, but Reforms Have Addressed Some Issues. GAO-08-1094, September 18.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1094
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081094high.pdf - Tax Preparers: Oregon's Regulatory Regime May Lead to Improved Federal Tax Return Accuracy and Provides a Possible Model for National Regulation. GAO-08-781, August 15.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-781
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08781high.pdf - Terrorism Insurance: Status of Efforts by Policyholders to Obtain Coverage. GAO-08-1057, September 15.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1057
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081057high.pdf - Visa Waiver Program: Actions Are Needed to Improve Management of the Expansion Process, and to Assess and Mitigate Program Risks. GAO-08-967, September 15.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-967
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08967high.pdf - Voluntary Organizations: FEMA Should More Fully Assess Organizations' Mass Care Capabilities and Update the Red Cross Role in Catastrophic Events. GAO-08-823, September 18.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-823
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08823high.pdf
- 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.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1163R - Commercial Aviation: Impact of Airline Crew Scheduling on Delays and Cancellations of Commercial Flights. GAO-08-1041R, September 17.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1041R - Defense Infrastructure: NORAD and USNORTHCOM Need to Reevaluate Vulnerabilities Associated with Moving the NORAD Command Center from Cheyenne Mountain to Peterson Air Force Base, and to Acknowledge Acceptance of the Risks. GAO-08-1054R, September 18.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1054R - Global War on Terrorism: Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense. GAO-08-1128R, September 15.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1128R - Information Technology: Federal Laws, Regulations, and Mandatory Standards for Securing Private Sector Information Technology Systems and Data in Critical Infrastructure Sectors. GAO-08-1075R, September 16.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1075R - Military Personnel: Evaluation Methods Linked to Anticipated Outcomes Needed to Inform Decisions on Army Recruitment Incentives. GAO-08-1037R, September 18.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1037R
- American Samoa: Issues Associated with Some Federal Court Options, by William O. Jenkins, Jr., director, homeland security and justice, before the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, House Committee on Natural Resources. GAO-08-1124T, September 18.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1124T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081124thigh.pdf - Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Needs to Better Address Its Cybersecurity Responsibilities, by David A. Powner, director, information technology management issues, before the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, House Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-08-1157T, September 16.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1157T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081157thigh.pdf - Department of Homeland Security: Progress and Continuing Concerns with Acquisition Management, by John P. Hutton, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, House Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-08-1164T, September 17.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1164T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081164thigh.pdf - Digital Television Transition: Information on the Implementation of the Converter Box Subsidy Program and Consumer Participation in the Program, by Mark L. Goldstein, director, physical infrastructure, before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, House Committee on Energy and Commerce. GAO-08-1161T, September 16.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1161T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081161thigh.pdf - Diversity at GAO: Sustained Attention Needed to Build on Gains in SES and Managers, by Frances Garcia, inspector general, before the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-08-1156T, September 16.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1156T - Diversity Management: Important Actions Taken and Planned to Further Enhance Diversity, by Ronald A. Stroman, managing director, Office of Opportunity and Inclusiveness, before the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-08-1160T, September 16.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1160T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081160thigh.pdf - Environmental Health: EPA Efforts to Address Children's Health Issues Need Greater Focus, Direction, and Top-Level Commitment, by John B. Stephenson, director, natural resources and environment, before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. GAO-08-1155T, September 16.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1155T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081155thigh.pdf - EPA Science: New Assessment Process Further Limits the Credibility and Timeliness of EPA's Assessments of Toxic Chemicals, by John B. Stephenson, director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Committee on Energy and Commerce. GAO-08-1168T, September 18.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1168T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081168thigh.pdf - Electronic Waste: Harmful U.S. Exports Flow Virtually Unrestricted Because of Minimal EPA Enforcement and Narrow Regulation, by John B. Stephenson, director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment, House Committee on Foreign Affairs. GAO-08-1166T, September 17.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1166T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081166thigh.pdf - Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: Iraqi Revenues, Expenditures, and Surplus, by Joseph A. Christoff, director, international affairs and trade, before the House Committee on the Budget. GAO-08-1144T, September 16.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1144T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081144thigh.pdf - Transportation Security: Transportation Worker Identification Credential: A Status Update, by Stephen M. Lord, acting director, homeland security and justice issues, before the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism, House Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-08-1151T, September 17.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1151T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081151thigh.pdf - Veterans' Benefits: Improvements Needed in VA's Training and Performance Management Systems, by Daniel Bertoni, director, education, workforce, and income security, before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. GAO-08-1126T, September 18.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-1126T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d081126thigh.pdf
- "The Role of the U.S. Government Accountability Office," by Gene L. Dodaro, acting comptroller general of the United States, before members of Parliament from Afghanistan, Liberia, and Timor-Leste participating in a program sponsored by the House Democracy Assistance Commission. GAO-08-1171CG, September 18, 2008
http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d081171cg.pdf
- Women's Earnings: Federal Agencies Should Better Monitor Their Performance in Enforcing Anti-Discrimination Laws. GAO-08-799, August 11. [Report revised September 12 to add comments by the U.S. Department of Labor.]
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/
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