GAO Releases This Week

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This week they investigated a variety of issues, such as nuclear security. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.

Reports

• Defined Benefit Plans: Proposed Plan Buyouts by Financial Firms Pose Potential Risks and Benefits. GAO-09-207, March 16.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-207
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09207high.pdf
• Maritime Security: Vessel Tracking Systems Provide Key Information, but the Need for Duplicate Data Should Be Reviewed. GAO-09-337, March 17.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-337
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09337high.pdf
• Military Disability Retirement: Closer Monitoring Would Improve the Temporary Retirement Process. GAO-09-289, April 13.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-289
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09289high.pdf
  
• Military Personnel: Status of Accession, Retention, and End Strength for Military Medical Officers and Preliminary Observations Regarding Accession and Retention Challenges. GAO-09-469R, April 16.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-469R
• Nuclear Security: Better Oversight Needed to Ensure That Security Improvements at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Are Fully Implemented and Sustained. GAO-09-321, March 16.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-321
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09321high.pdf
• Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding: Perspectives and Observations. GAO-09-411R, April 10.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-411R
• Superfund: Greater EPA Enforcement and Reporting Are Needed to Enhance Cleanup at DOD Sites. GAO-09-278, March 13.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-278
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09278high.pdf

Special Publication

• United States Government Accountability Office Fiscal Year 2010 Performance Plan. GAO-09-304SP, April 13.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-304SP

Correspondence

• Addressing Significant Vulnerabilities in the Department of State's Passport Issuance Process. GAO-09-583R, April 13.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-583R
• Small Business Administration's Implementation of Administrative Provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. GAO-09-507R, April 16.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-507R