Friday, January 15, 2010

GAO Reports

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This week GAO investigated prescription drug prices, tax issues, corporate crime, and other topics. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.

Reports

Brand-Name Prescription Drug Pricing: Lack of Therapeutically Equivalent Drugs and Limited Competition May Contribute to Extraordinary Price Increases. GAO-10-201, December 22.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-201
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10201high.pdf

2009 Tax Filing Season: IRS Met Many 2009 Goals, but Telephone Access Remained Low, and Taxpayer Service and Enforcement Could Be Improved. GAO-10-225, December 10.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-225
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10225high.pdf

Corporate Crime: DOJ Has Taken Steps to Better Track Its Use of Deferred and Non-Prosecution Agreements, but Should Evaluate Effectiveness. GAO-10-110, December 18.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-110
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10110high.pdf

Department of Energy: Actions Needed to Develop High-Quality Cost Estimates for Construction and Environmental Cleanup Projects. GAO-10-199, January 14.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-199
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10199high.pdf

Tax Gap: Actions Needed to Address Noncompliance with S Corporation Tax Rules. GAO-10-195, December 15.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-195
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10195high.pdf

Results-Oriented Cultures: Office of Personnel Management Should Review Administrative Law Judge Program to Improve Hiring and Performance Management. GAO-10-14, January 15.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-14
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1014high.pdf


Correspondence

Social Security: Options to Protect Benefits for Vulnerable Groups When Addressing Program Solvency. GAO-10-101R, December 7.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-101R

Loan Performance and Negative Home Equity in the Nonprime Mortgage Market. GAO-10-146R, December 16.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-146R

Briefing on Commercial and Department of Defense Space System Requirements and Acquisition Practices. GAO-10-315R, January 14.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-315R

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