The Government Accountability Office (GAO) which is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This past week GAO investigated woman's rights, defense, and other issues. If you would like to know more about GAO, check out the library's guide.Reports
- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites: Improvements Needed in Continuity Planning and Involvement of Key Users. GAO-10-799, September 1.
E-report - http://www.gao.gov/ereport/gao-10-799
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-799
Highlights: http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10799high.pdf
Podcast available - http://www.gao.gov/podcast/watchdog_episode_31.html - Iraq and Afghanistan: DOD, State, and USAID Face Continued Challenges in Tracking Contracts, Assistance Instruments, and Associated Personnel. GAO-11-1, October 1.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-1
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d111high.pdf - Federal Contracting: Assessments and Citations of Federal Labor Law Violations by Selected Federal Contractors. GAO-10-1033, September 17.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-1033
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d101033high.pdf - Tax Administration: Expanded Information Reporting Could Help IRS Address Compliance Challenges with Forgiven Mortgage Debt. GAO-10-997, August 31.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-997 - Tax Gap: IRS Has Modernized Its Business Nonfiler Program but Could Benefit from More Evaluation and Use of Third-Party Data. GAO-10-950, August 31.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-950
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10950high.pdf - Maritime Security: Actions Needed to Assess and Update Plan and Enhance Collaboration among Partners Involved in Countering Piracy off the Horn of Africa. GAO-10-856, September 24.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-856
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10856high.pdf - U.S. Water and Sanitation Aid: Millions of Beneficiaries Reported in Developing Countries, but Department of State Needs to Strengthen Strategic Approach. GAO-10-957, September 24.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-957
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10957high.pdf - U.S. Employment in the United Nations: State Department Needs to Enhance Reporting Requirements and Evaluate Its Efforts to Increase U.S. Representation. GAO-10-1028, September 30.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-1028
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d101028high.pdf - Army Corps of Engineers: Organizational Realignment Could Enhance Effectiveness, but Several Challenges Would Have to Be Overcome. GAO-10-819, September 1.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-819
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10819high.pdf - Air Ambulance: Effects of Industry Changes on Services Are Unclear. GAO-10-907, September 30.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-907
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10907high.pdf - VA Health Care: Spending for and Provision of Prosthetic Items. GAO-10-935, September 30.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-935
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10935high.pdf - Troubled Asset Relief Program: Bank Stress Test Offers Lessons as Regulators Take Further Actions to Strengthen Supervisory Oversight. GAO-10-861, September 29.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-861
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10861high.pdf - Student Loans: Federal Web-based Tool on Private Loans Would Pose Implementation Challenges and May Be Unnecessary. GAO-10-990, September 29.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-990 - Information Sharing: Federal Agencies Are Helping Fusion Centers Build and Sustain Capabilities and Protect Privacy, but Could Better Measure Results. GAO-10-972, September 29. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-972
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10972high.pdf - Supply Chain Security: DHS Should Test and Evaluate Container Security Technologies Consistent with All Identified Operational Scenarios to Ensure the Technologies Will Function as Intended. GAO-10-887, September 29.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-887
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10887high.pdf - Persian Gulf: U.S. Agencies Need to Improve Licensing Data and to Document Reviews of Arms Transfers for U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security Goals. GAO-10-918, September 20.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-918
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10918high.pdf - Head Start: Undercover Testing Finds Fraud and Abuse at Selected Head Start Centers. GAO-10-1049, September 28.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-1049
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d101049high.pdf
Video available - http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-1049?action=play - Postsecondary Education: Many States Collect Graduates' Employment Information, but Clearer Guidance on Student Privacy Requirements Is Needed. GAO-10-927, September 27.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-927
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10927high.pdf - Group Purchasing Organizations: Services Provided to Customers and Initiatives Regarding Their Business Practices. GAO-10-738, August 24.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-738
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10738high.pdf
- Military Personnel: Observations on the Use and Effects of the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008. GAO-10-1014R, September 30.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-1014R - Office of the Federal Detention Trustee's (OFDT) Cost Estimation Methods Reflect Features of Best Practices, but Processes Could Be Enhanced. GAO-10-1037R, September 30.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-1037R - Defense Infrastructure: Department of Defense's Energy Supplemental Report. GAO-10-988R, September 29.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-988R - Women in Management: Analysis of Female Managers' Representation, Characteristics, and Pay. GAO-10-892R, September 20.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-892R - Weapons of Mass Destruction: Actions Needed to Track Budget Execution for Counterproliferation Programs and Better Align Resources with Combating WMD Strategy. GAO-10-755R, September 28.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-755R - Human Capital: Further Actions Needed to Enhance DOD's Civilian Strategic Workforce Plan. GAO-10-814R, September 27.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-814R
- Department of Homeland Security: Progress Made in Implementation and Transformation of Management Functions, but More Work Remains, by Cathleen A. Berrick, managing director, homeland security and justice issues, before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-10-911T, September 30.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-911T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10911thigh.pdf - Federal Courthouse Construction: Better Planning, Oversight, and Courtroom Sharing Needed to Address Future Costs, by Mark Goldstein, director, physical infrastructutre issues, before the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, House Committee on the Judiciary. GAO-10-1068T, September 29.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-1068T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d101068thigh.pdf - Propane and Heating Oil: Federal Oversight of the Propane Education and Research Council and National Oilheat Research Alliance Should Be Strengthened, by Mark Gaffigan, director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Energy, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. GAO-10-981T, September 29.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-981T - Department of Defense: Financial Management Improvement and Audit Readiness Efforts Continue to Evolve, by Asif A. Khan, director, financial management and assurance, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-10-1059T, September 29.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-1059T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d101059thigh.pdf - Export Promotion: Observations on the Export-Import Bank's Efforts to Achieve U.S. Policy Goals, by Loren Yager, director, international affairs and trade, before the Subcommittees on Oversight and Investigations and International Monetary Policy and Trade, House Committee on Financial Services. GAO-10-1069T, September 29.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-1069T - Women in Management: Female Managers' Representation, Characteristics, and Pay, by Andrew Sherrill, director, education, workforce, and income security, before the Joint Economic Committee. GAO-10-1064T, September 28.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-1064T
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