The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This week GAO investigated defense spending, climate change, energy star products, the census, and other topics. If you would like to know more about GAO, check out the library's guide.Reports
- Energy Star Program: Covert Testing Shows the Energy Star Program Certification Process Is Vulnerable to Fraud and Abuse. GAO-10-470, March 5.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-470
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10470high.pdf - Climate Change: Observations on Options for Selling Emissions Allowances in a Cap-and-Trade Program. GAO-10-377, February 24.
- Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Comprehensive Planning and a Results-Oriented Training Strategy Are Needed to Support Growing Inventories. GAO-10-331, March 26.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-331
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10331high.pdf\ - Recovery Act: Officials' Views Vary on Impacts of Davis-Bacon Act Prevailing Wage Provision. GAO-10-421, February 24.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-421
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10421high.pdf - Food and Drug Administration: Opportunities Exist to Better Address Management Challenges. GAO-10-279, February 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-279
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10279high.pdf - Energy Employees Compensation: Additional Independent Oversight and Transparency Would Improve Program's Credibility. GAO-10-302, March 22.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-302
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10302high.pdf
- Bureau of the Public Debt: Areas for Improvement in Information Security Controls. GAO-10-517R, March 26.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-517R - Briefing on the Results of GAO's Audit of the Fiscal Years 2009 and 2008 U.S. Government's Consolidated Statements. GAO-10-501R, March 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-501R - Briefing on the Results of GAO's Audit of the Fiscal Years 2009 and 2008 U.S. Government's Consolidated Financial Statements. GAO-10-502R, March 22.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-502R - Status of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Efforts to Implement GAO's 2007 Recommendations Regarding Its Section 214 Authority. GAO-10-385R, February 19.
- Troubled Asset Relief Program: Home Affordable Modification Program Continues to Face Implementation Challenges, by Gene L. Dodaro, acting comptroller general, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-10-556T, March 25.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-556T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10556thigh.pdf - Information Security: Concerted Response Needed to Resolve Persistent Weaknesses, by Gregory C. Wilshusen, director, information security issues, before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-10-536T, March 24.
- Joint Strike Fighter: Significant Challenges and Decisions Ahead, by Michael Sullivan, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces and the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, House Committee on Armed Services. GAO-10-478T, March 24.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-478T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10478thigh.pdf - Veterans' Disability Benefits: VA Has Improved Its Programs for Measuring Accuracy and Consistency, but Challenges Remain, by Daniel Bertoni, director, education, workforce, and income security, before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. GAO-10-530T, March 24.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-530T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10530thigh.pdf - 2010 Census: Data Collection Is Under Way, but Reliability of Key Information Technology Systems Remains a Risk, by Robert Goldenkoff, director, strategic issues, before the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-10-567T, March 25.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-567T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10567thigh.pdf - Iraq and Afghanistan: Agencies Face Challenges in Tracking Contracts, Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Associated Personnel, by John P. Hutton, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Committee on Armed Services. GAO-10-509T, March 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-509T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10509thigh.pdf - Defense Acquisitions: DOD Could Achieve Greater Commonality and Efficiencies among Its Unmanned Aircraft Systems, by Michael J. Sullivan, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-10-508T, March 23.
- Federal User Fees: Fee Design Characteristics and Trade-Offs Illustrated by USCIS's Immigration and Naturalization Fees, by Susan J. Irving, director, strategic issues, before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, House Committee on the Judiciary. GAO-10-560T, March 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-560T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10560thigh.pdf
- Food and Drug Administration: 2009 FDA Managers Survey on Performance and Management Issues (GAO-10-280SP, February 2010), an E-supplement to GAO-10-279 GAO-10-280SP, February 19.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-280SP
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