The Government Accountability Office (GAO) which is often called the investigative arm of Congress. These past few weeks GAO investigated education, medicare, formaldehyde, and other issues. If you would like to know more about GAO, check out the library's guide.Reports
- State and Local Governments: Fiscal Pressures Could Have Implications for Future Delivery of Intergovernmental Programs. GAO-10-899, July 30.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-899
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10899high.pdf - Higher Education: Institutions' Reported Data Collection Burden Is Higher Than Estimated but Can Be Reduced through Increased Coordination. GAO-10-871, August 13.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-871
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10871high.pdf - Formaldehyde in Textiles: While Levels in Clothing Generally Appear to Be Low, Allergic Contact Dermatitis Is a Health Issue for Some People. GAO-10-875, August 13.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-875
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10875high.pdf - Electronic Waste: Considerations for Promoting Environmentally Sound Reuse and Recycling. GAO-10-626, July 12.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-626
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10626high.pdf - Federal Housing Finance Agency: Oversight of the Federal Home Loan Banks' Agricultural and Small Business Collateral Policies Could Be Improved. GAO-10-792, July 20.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-792
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10792high.pdf - Homeland Security: US-VISIT Pilot Evaluations Offer Limited Understanding of Air Exit Options. GAO-10-860, August 10.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-860
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10860high.pdf - Tactical Aircraft: DOD's Ability to Meet Future Requirements Is Uncertain, with Key Analyses Needed to Inform Upcoming Investment Decisions. GAO-10-789, July 29.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-789
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10789high.pdf - Next Generation Air Transportation System: FAA and NASA Have Improved Human Factors Research Coordination, but Stronger Leadership Needed. GAO-10-824, August 6.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-824
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10824high.pdf - Climate Change: The Quality, Comparability, and Review of Emissions Inventories Vary Between Developed and Developing Nations. GAO-10-818, July 30.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-818
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10818high.pdf - Propane and Heating Oil: Federal Oversight of the Propane Education and Research Council and National Oilheat Research Alliance Should Be Strengthened. GAO-10-583, June 30.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-583
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10583high.pdf - Homeland Security: Addressing Weaknesses with Facility Security Committees Would Enhance Protection of Federal Facilities. GAO-10-901, August 5.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-901
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10901high.pdf - Finanzas del consumidor: Factores que Afectan la Educacion Financiera de las Personas con Conocimientos Limitados del Ingles. [Spanish version of GAO-10-518, May 21, 2010] GAO-10-869, 4 de agosto de 2010.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-869 - Medicaid Managed Care: CMS's Oversight of States' Rate Setting Needs Improvement. GAO-10-810, August 4.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-810
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10810high.pdf - Social Security Administration: Cases of Federal Employees and Transportation Drivers and Owners Who Fraudulently and/or Improperly Received SSA Disability Payments. GAO-10-444, June 25.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-444
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10444high.pdf - Highway Trust Fund: Nearly All States Received More Funding Than They Contributed in Highway Taxes Since 2005. GAO-10-780, June 30.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-780
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10780high.pdf - Recovery Act: Further Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Oversight of Broadband Stimulus Programs. GAO-10-823, August 4.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-823
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10823high.pdf - Financial Assistance: Ongoing Challenges and Guiding Principles Related to Government Assistance For Private Sector Companies. GAO-10-719, August, 3.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-719
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10719high.pdf - Cyberspace: United States Faces Challenges in Addressing Global Cybersecurity and Governance. GAO-10-606, July 2.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-606
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10606high.pdf
- In a Previous Rate-Setting Proceeding for Some Sound Recordings, the Standard Addressing the Disruptive Impact on the Industries Contributed to a Lower Copyright Royalty Rate, but the Effect of Its Proposed Removal Is Unclear. GAO-10-828R, August 4.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-828R
- For-Profit Colleges: Undercover Testing Finds Colleges Encouraged Fraud and Engaged in Deceptive and Questionable Marketing Practices, by Gregory D. Kutz, managing director, forensic audits and special investigations, before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. GAO-10-948T, August 4.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-948T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10948thigh.pdf - Social Security Administration: Cases of Federal Employees and Transportation Drivers and Owners Who Fraudulently and/or Improperly Received SSA Benefits, by Gregory D. Kutz, managing director, forensic audits and special investigations, before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-10-949T, August 4.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-949T
- Organizational Transformation: A Framework for Assessing and Improving Enterprise Architecture Management (Version 2.0) GAO-10-846G, August 5.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-846G
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10846ghigh.pdf
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