GAO Reports

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This week GAO investigated Native American housing, emergency preparedness, combating nuclear terrorism, and other topics. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.

Reports

Defense Acquisitions: Missile Defense Transition Provides Opportunity to Strengthen Acquisition Approach. GAO-10-311, February 25.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-311
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10311high.pdf

Native American Housing: Tribes Generally View Block Grant Program as Effective, but Tracking of Infrastructure Plans and Investments Needs Improvement. GAO-10-326, February 25.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-326
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10326high.pdf
Related Product - Native American Housing: GAO Survey of Tribal Housing Officials (GAO-10-373SP, February 2010), an E-supplement to GAO-10-326.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-373SP

Postsecondary Education: College and University Endowments Have Shown Long-Term Growth, While Size, Restrictions, and Distributions Vary. GAO-10-393, February 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-393
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10393high.pdf

Military Personnel: Additional Actions Are Needed to Strengthen DOD's and the Coast Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Programs. GAO-10-215, February 3.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-215
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10215high.pdf

Emergency Preparedness: FEMA Faces Challenges Integrating Community Preparedness Programs into Its Strategic Approach. GAO-10-193, January 29.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-193
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10193high.pdf

Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Actions Needed to Better Prepare to Recover from Possible Attacks Using Radiological or Nuclear Materials. GAO-10-204, January 29.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-204
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10204high.pdf

Federal Education Funding: Overview of K-12 and Early Childhood Education Programs. GAO-10-51, January 27.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-51

Oil and Gas Bonds: Bonding Requirements and BLM Expenditures to Reclaim Orphaned Wells. GAO-10-245, January 27.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-245
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10245high.pdf

Border Security: Better Usage of Electronic Passport Security Features Could Improve Fraud Detection. GAO-10-96, January 22.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-96
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1096high.pdf

Human Capital: Continued Opportunities Exist for FDA and OPM to Improve Oversight of Recruitment, Relocation, and Retention Incentives. GAO-10-226, January 22.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-226
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10226high.pdf


Correspondences

Higher Education: Information on Incentive Compensation Violations Substantiated by the U.S. Department of Education. GAO-10-370R, February 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-370R

Support for Low-Income Individuals and Families: A Review of Recent GAO Work. GAO-10-342R, February 22.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-342R

Coast Guard: Service Has Taken Steps to Address Historic Personnel Problems, but It Is too Soon to Assess the Impact of These Efforts. GAO-10-268R, January 29.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-268R

DOD Assessments of Supplier-Base Availability for Future Defense Needs. GAO-10-317R, January 27.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-317R


Testimonies

Coast Guard: Observations on the Requested Fiscal Year 2011 Budget, Past Performance, and Current Challenges, by Stephen Caldwell, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. GAO-10-411T, February 25.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-411T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10411thigh.pdf

Military Personnel: DOD's and the Coast Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Programs Need to Be Further Strengthened, by Brenda S. Farrell, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, and Randy Hite, Director, Information Technology Architecture and Systems, before the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform . GAO-10-405T, February 24.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-405T

Aviation Safety: Preliminary Information on Aircraft Icing and Winter Operations, by Gerald L. Dillingham, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on Aviation, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. GAO-10-441T, February 24.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-441T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10441thigh.pdf

Veterans' Disability Benefits: Opportunities Remain for Improving Accountability for and Access to Benefits Delivery at Discharge Program, by Daniel Bertoni, director, education, workforce, and income security issues, before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. GAO-10-450T, February 24.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-450T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10450thigh.pdf

2010 Census: Key Enumeration Activities Are Moving Forward, but Information Technology Systems Remain a Concern, by Robert Goldenkoff, director, strategic issues, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services and International Security, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-10-430T, February 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-430T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10430thigh.pdf

2010 Census: Operational Changes Made for 2010 Position the U.S. Census Bureau to More Accurately Classify and Identify Group Quarters, by Robert Goldenkoff, director, strategic issues, before the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, in Brooklyn, New York. GAO-10-452T, February 22.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-452T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10452thigh.pdf