The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This week they investigated a variety of issues, such as rebuilding Iraq, influenza pandemic, public transportation, and crop insurance. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.Reports
- Alaska Native Villages: Limited Progress Has Been Made on Relocating Villages Threatened by Flooding and Erosion. GAO-09-551, June 3.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-551
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09551high.pdf - Crop Insurance: Opportunities Exist to Reduce the Costs of Administering the Program. GAO-09-445, April 29.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-445
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09445high.pdf - Hospital Emergency Departments: Crowding Continues to Occur, and Some Patients Wait Longer than Recommended Time Frames. GAO-09-347, April 30.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-347
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09347high.pdf - Indian Health Service: Millions of Dollars in Property and Equipment Continue to Be Lost or Stolen. GAO-09-450, June 2.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-450
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09450high.pdf - Information Technology: FDA Needs to Establish Key Plans and Processes for Guiding Systems Modernization Efforts. GAO-09-523, June 2.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-523
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09523high.pdf - International Food Assistance: Local and Regional Procurement Can Enhance the Efficiency of U.S. Food Aid, but Challenges May Constrain Its Implementation. GAO-09-570, May 29.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-570
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09570high.pdf - Internal Revenue Service: Review of the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request. GAO-09-754, June 3.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-754
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09754high.pdf - New Markets Tax Credit: Minority Entities Are Less Successful in Obtaining Awards Than Non-Minority Entities. GAO-09-536, April 30.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-536
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09536high.pdf - Privacy and Security: Food and Drug Administration Faces Challenges in Establishing Protections for Its Postmarket Risk Analysis System. GAO-09-355, June 1.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-355
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09355high.pdf - Rebuilding Iraq: Improved Management Controls and Iraqi Commitment Needed for Key State and USAID Capacity Building Programs. GAO-09-526, June 3.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-526
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09526high.pdf - Regulation SHO: Recent Actions Appear to Have Initially Reduced Failures to Deliver, but More Industry Guidance Is Needed. GAO-09-483, May 12.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-483
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09483high.pdf - Tax Administration: Interim Results of IRS's 2009 Filing Season. GAO-09-640, June 3.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-640
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09640high.pdf
- Hospital Emergency Departments: Bibliography (GAO-09-348SP, April 30, 2009), an E-supplement to GAO-09-347. GAO-09-348SP, April 30.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-348SP
- Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Enrollee Cost Sharing for Selected Specialty Prescription Drugs. GAO-09-517R, April 30.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-517R - Defense Management: Observations on DOD's Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request for Corrosion Prevention and Control. GAO-09-732R, June 1.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-732R - Nuclear Forensics: Comprehensive Interagency Plan Needed to Address Human Capital Issues. GAO-09-527R, April 30.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-527R - Nuclear Waste: DOE's Environmental Management Initiatives Report Is Incomplete. GAO-09-697R, June 2.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-697R
- Export Controls: Fundamental Reexamination of System Is Needed to Help Protect Critical Technologies, by Anne-Marie Lasowski, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Committee on Energy and Commerce. GAO-09-767T, June 4.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-767T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09767thigh.pdf - Influenza Pandemic: Continued Focus on the Nation's Planning and Preparedness Efforts Remains Essential, by Bernice Steinhardt, director, strategic issues, before the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-09-760T, June 3.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-760T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09760thigh.pdf - International Food Assistance: Local and Regional Procurement Provides Opportunities to Enhance U.S. Food Aid, but Challenges May Constrain Its Implementation, by Thomas Melito, director, international affairs and trade team, before the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, House Committee on Foreign Affairs. GAO-09-757T, June 4.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-757T - Military and Dual-Use Technology: Covert Testing Shows Continuing Vulnerabilities of Domestic Sales for Illegal Export, by Gregory D. Kutz, managing director, forensic audits and special investigations, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Committee on Energy and Commerce. GAO-09-725T, June 4.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-725T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09725thigh.pdf - Public Transportation: New Starts Program Challenges and Preliminary Observations on Expediting Project Development, by A. Nicole Clowers, acting director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. GAO-09-763T, June 3.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-763T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09763thigh.pdf
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