The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This week they investigated a variety of issues, such as federal lands, defense, and budget. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.Reports
- Budget Issues: Electronic Processing of Non-IRS Collections Has Increased but Better Understanding of Cost Structure Is Needed. GAO-10-11, November 20.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-11
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1011high.pdf - Defense Acquisitions: Further Actions Needed to Address Weaknesses in DOD's Management of Professional and Management Support Contracts. GAO-10-39, November 20.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-39
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1039high.pdf - Recovery Act: Recipient Reported Jobs Data Provide Insight into Use of Recovery Act Funding, but Data Quality and Reporting Issues Need Attention. GAO-10-223, November 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-223
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10223high.pdf - Credit Cards: Rising Interchange Fees Have Increased Costs for Merchants, but Options for Reducing Fees Pose Challenges. GAO-10-45, November 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-45
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1045high.pdf - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program: Case Studies Show Fraud and Abuse Allowed Ineligible Firms to Obtain Millions of Dollars in Contracts. GAO-10-108, October 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-108
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10108high.pdf - Defense Health Care: Post-Deployment Health Reassessment Documentation Needs Improvement. GAO-10-56, November 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-56
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1056high.pdf - Private Pensions: Sponsors of 10 Underfunded Plans Paid Executives Approximately $350 Million in Compensation Shortly Before Termination. GAO-10-77, October 21.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-77
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1077high.pdf - Homeland Security: Key US-VISIT Components at Varying Stages of Completion, but Integrated and Reliable Schedule Needed. GAO-10-13, November 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-13
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1013high.pdf - Grant Monitoring: Department of Education Could Improve Its Processes with Greater Focus on Assessing Risks, Acquiring Financial Skills, and Sharing Information. GAO-10-57, November 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-57
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1057high.pdf - Homeland Security: Greater Attention to Key Practices Would Improve the Federal Protective Service's Approach to Facility Protection. GAO-10-142, October 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-142
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10142high.pdf - Financial Audit: Securities and Exchange Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2009 and 2008. GAO-10-250, November 16.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-250
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10250high.pdf - Recovery Act: Agencies Are Addressing Broadband Program Challenges, but Actions Are Needed to Improve Implementation. GAO-10-80, November 16.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-80
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1080high.pdf - Workplace Safety and Health: Enhancing OSHA's Records Audit Process Could Improve the Accuracy of Worker Injury and Illness Data. GAO-10-10, October 15.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-10
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1010high.pdf - Student Achievement: Schools Use Multiple Strategies to Help Students Meet Academic Standards, Especially Schools with Higher Proportions of Low-Income and Minority Students. GAO-10-18, November 16.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-18
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1018high.pdf - Critical Infrastructure Protection: OMB Leadership Needed to Strengthen Agency Planning Efforts to Protect Federal Cyber Assets. GAO-10-148, October 15.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-148
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10148high.pdf - Department of Veterans Affairs: Improvements Needed in Corrective Action Plans to Remediate Financial Reporting Material Weaknesses. GAO-10-65, November 16.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-65
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1065high.pdf - Financial Audit: Federal Housing Finance Agency's Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Statements. GAO-10-218, November 16.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-218
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10218high.pdf
- Recovery Act: Recipient Reported Jobs Data Provide Some Insight into Use of Recovery Act Funding, but Data Quality and Reporting Issues Need Attention, by Gene L. Dodaro, acting comptroller general, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-10-224T, November 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-224T - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program: Case Studies Show Fraud and Abuse Allowed Ineligible Firms to Obtain Millions of Dollars in Contracts, by Gregory D. Kutz, managing director, forensic audits and special investigations, before the House Committee on Small Business. GAO-10-255T, November 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-255T - Corporate Crime: Prosecutors Adhered to Guidance for Selecting Monitors for Deferred Prosecution and Non-Prosecution Agreements, but DOJ Could Better Communicate Its Role in Resolving Conflicts, by Eileen R. Larence, director, homeland security and justice, before the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, House Committee on the Judiciary. GAO-10-260T, November 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-260T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10260thigh.pdf - Homeland Security: Greater Attention to Key Practices Would Help Address Security Vulnerabilities at Federal Buildings, by Mark L. Goldstein, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the House Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-10-236T, November 18.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-236T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10236thigh.pdf - Federal Land Management: Challenges to Implementing the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, by Robin M. Nazzaro, director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, House Committee on Natural Resources. GAO-10-259T, November 17.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-259T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10259thigh.pdf - International Trade: Options for Congressional Consideration to Improve U.S. Trade Preference Programs, by Loren Yager, director, international affairs and trade, before the Subcommittee on Trade, House Committee on Ways and Means. GAO-10-262T, November 17.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-262T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10262thigh.pdf - Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Recent Testing Raises Issues about the Potential Effectiveness of Advanced Radiation Detection Portal Monitors, by Gene Aloise, director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, House Committee on Science and Technology. GAO-10-252T, November 17.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-252T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10252thigh.pdf - Cybersecurity: Continued Efforts Are Needed to Protect Information Systems from Evolving Threats, statement for the record by David Powner and Gregory Wilshusen, directors, information technology, before the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, Senate Committee on the Judiciary. GAO-10-230T, November 17.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-230T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10230thigh.pdf
- Higher Education: Factors Lenders Consider in Making Lending Decisions for Private Education Loans. GAO-10-86R, November 17.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-86R - Integrity Committee's Process to Address Allegations of Wrongdoing by Inspectors General. GAO-10-63R, October 15.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-63R
Reissues
- U.S. Government Accountability Office: Performance and Accountability Report, Fiscal Year 2009. GAO-10-234SP, November 13, 2009
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-234SP
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