GAO Reports

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

Reports

• Defense Critical Infrastructure: Actions Needed to Improve the Identification and Management of Electrical Power Risks and Vulnerabilities to DOD Critical Assets. GAO-10-147, October 23.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-147
• Climate Change Adaptation: Strategic Federal Planning Could Help Government Officials Make More Informed Decisions. GAO-10-113, October 7.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-113
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10113high.pdf
• Credit Cards: Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Could Better Reflect the Evolving Debt Collection Marketplace and Use of Technology. GAO-09-748, September 21.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-748
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09748high.pdf
• U.S. Department of Agriculture: Internal Control Would Improve Accountability for Certain Centrally Provided (Greenbook) Programs. GAO-10-82, October 20.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-82
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1082high.pdf

Testimonies

• 2010 Census: Efforts to Build an Accurate Address List Are Making Progress, but Face Software and Other Challenges, by Robert Goldenkoff, director, strategic issues, before the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-10-140T, October 21.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-140T
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10140thigh.pdf
• First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit: Taxpayers' Use of the Credit and Implementation and Compliance Challenges, by James R. White, director, strategic issues, before the Subcommittee on Oversight, House Committee on Ways and Means. GAO-10-166T, October 22.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-166T
• Climate Change Adaptation: Strategic Federal Planning Could Help Government Officials Make More Informed Decisions, by John B. Stephenson, director, natural resources and environment, before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. GAO-10-175T, October 22.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-175T
• Juvenile Justice: Technical Assistance and Better Defined Evaluation Plans Will Help Girls' Delinquency Programs, by Eileen R. Larence, director, homeland security and justice, before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, House Committee on the Judiciary. GAO-10-133T, October 20.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-133T

Presentation by Acting Comptroller General

• "Maximizing DOD's Untapped Potential to Improve Business Performance," by Gene L. Dodaro, acting comptroller general of the United States, before the DOD Performance Breakthrough Convention, in Lansdowne, Virginia. GAO-10-184CG, October 14, 2009.
  http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d10184cg.pdf

Related Titles

• Climate Change Adaptation: Information on Selected Federal Efforts To Adapt To a Changing Climate (GAO-10-114SP, October 7, 2009), an E-supplement to GAO-10-113. GAO-10-114SP, October 7.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-114SP
• Oversight of Clinical Investigators: Action Needed to Improve Timeliness and Enhance Scope of FDA's Debarment and Disqualification Processes for Medical Product Investigators. GAO-09-807, September 25.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-807
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09807high.pdf
• U.S. Department of Agriculture: Charges to Agencies and Offices for Centrally Provided (Greenbook) Programs for Fiscal Years 1999 through 2009 (GAO-10-83SP), an E-supplement to GAO-10-82. GAO-10-83SP, October 20.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-83SP