Released November 20, 2009
- Budget Issues: Electronic Processing of Non-IRS Collections Has Increased but Better Understanding of Cost Structure Is Needed
- GAO-10-11, November 20, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Recommendations (HTML)
- Defense Acquisitions: Further Actions Needed to Address Weaknesses in DOD's Management of Professional and Management Support Contracts
- GAO-10-39, November 20, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Recommendations (HTML)
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Released November 19, 2009
- Corporate Crime: Prosecutors Adhered to Guidance in Selecting Monitors for Deferred Prosecution and Non-Prosecution Agreements, but DOJ Could Better Communicate Its Role in Resolving Conflicts
- GAO-10-260T, November 19, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Credit Cards: Rising Interchange Fees Have Increased Costs for Merchants, but Options for Reducing Fees Pose Challenges
- GAO-10-45, November 19, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages)
- Defense Health Care: Post-Deployment Health Reassessment Documentation Needs Improvement
- GAO-10-56, November 19, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Grant Monitoring: Department of Education Could Improve Its Processes with Greater Focus on Assessing Risks, Acquiring Financial Skills, and Sharing Information
- GAO-10-57, November 19, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Homeland Security: Key US-VISIT Components at Varying Stages of Completion, but Integrated and Reliable Schedule Needed
- GAO-10-13, November 19, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Recovery Act: Recipient Reported Jobs Data Provide Some Insight into Use of Recovery Act Funding, but Data Quality and Reporting Issues Need Attention
- GAO-10-223, November 19, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 78 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Recovery Act: Recipient Reported Jobs Data Provide Some Insight into Use of Recovery Act Funding, but Data Quality and Reporting Issues Need Attention
- GAO-10-224T, November 19, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program: Case Studies Show Fraud and Abuse Allowed Ineligible Firms to Obtain Millions of Dollars in Contracts
- GAO-10-255T, November 19, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program: Case Studies Show Fraud and Abuse Allowed Ineligible Firms to Obtain Millions of Dollars in Contracts
- GAO-10-108, October 23, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
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Released November 18, 2009
- Homeland Security: Greater Attention to Key Practices Would Help Address Security Vulnerabilities at Federal Buildings
- GAO-10-236T, November 18, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text
- Homeland Security: Greater Attention to Key Practices Would Improve the Federal Protective Service's Approach to Facility Protection
- GAO-10-142, October 23, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
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Released November 17, 2009
- Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Recent Testing Raises Issues About the Potential Effectiveness of Advanced Radiation Detection Portal Monitors
- GAO-10-252T, November 17, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text
- Cybersecurity: Continued Efforts Are Needed to Protect Information Systems from Evolving Threats
- GAO-10-230T, November 17, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text
- Federal Land Management: Challenges to Implementing the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act
- GAO-10-259T, November 17, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text
- Higher Education: Factors Lenders Consider in Making Lending Decisions for Private Education Loans
- GAO-10-86R, November 17, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text
- International Trade: Options for Congressional Consideration to Improve U.S. Trade Preference Programs
- GAO-10-262T, November 17, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text
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Released November 16, 2009
- Department Of Veterans Affairs: Improvements Needed in Corrective Action Plans to Remediate Financial Reporting Material Weaknesses
- GAO-10-65, November 16, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Financial Audit: Federal Housing Finance Agency's Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Statements
- GAO-10-218, November 16, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text
- Financial Audit: Securities and Exchange Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2009 and 2008
- GAO-10-250, November 16, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 78 pages)
- Recovery Act: Agencies Are Addressing Broadband Program Challenges, but Actions Are Needed to Improve Implementation
- GAO-10-80, November 16, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Student Achievement: Schools Use Multiple Strategies to Help Students Meet Academic Standards, Especially Schools with Higher Proportions of Low-Income and Minority Students
- GAO-10-18, November 16, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text
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Released November 13, 2009
- 2010 Census: Census Bureau Has Made Progress on Schedule and Operational Control Tools, but Needs to Prioritize Remaining System Requirements
- GAO-10-59, November 13, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Defense Infrastructure: Guam Needs Timely Information from DOD to Meet Challenges in Planning and Financing Off-Base Projects and Programs to Support a Larger Military Presence
- GAO-10-90R, November 13, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text
- Military and Veterans' Benefits: Analysis of VA Compensation Levels for Survivors of Veterans and Servicemembers
- GAO-10-62, November 13, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text
- Military Base Realignments and Closures: Estimated Costs Have Increased While Savings Estimates Have Decreased Since Fiscal Year 2009
- GAO-10-98R, November 13, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text
- U.S. Government Accountability Office: Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2009
- GAO-10-234SP, November 13, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 172 pages)
- U.S. Marshals: Qualifications and Comparison of Demographic Characteristics to Their Counterparts in Selected Federal Law Enforcement Agencies
- GAO-10-15R, November 13, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text
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Released November 12, 2009
- Defense Acquisitions: Strategic Airlift Gap Has Been Addressed, but Tactical Airlift Plans Are Evolving as Key Issues Have Not Been Resolved
- GAO-10-67, November 12, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- International Monetary Fund: Lending Programs Allow for Negotiations and Are Consistent with Economic Literature
- GAO-10-44, November 12, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text
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Released November 10, 2009
- Bureau of Prisons: Methods for Cost Estimation Largely Reflect Best Practices, but Quantifying Risks Would Enhance Decision Making
- GAO-10-94, November 10, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Recommendations (HTML)
- Financial Audit: Bureau of the Public Debt's Fiscal Years 2009 and 2008 Schedules of Federal Debt
- GAO-10-88, November 10, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages)
- Financial Audit: IRS's Fiscal Years 2009 and 2008 Financial Statements
- GAO-10-176, November 10, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 113 pages)
- Poverty Determination in U.S. Insular Areas
- GAO-10-240R, November 10, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text
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Released November 6, 2009
- Millennium Challenge Corporation: MCC Has Addressed a Number of Implementation Challenges, but Needs to Improve Financial Controls and Infrastructure Planning
- GAO-10-52, November 6, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 84 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
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Released November 5, 2009
- Afghanistan's Security Environment
- GAO-10-178R, November 5, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text
- Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Fiscal Year 2009 Airport and Airway Trust Fund Excise Taxes
- GAO-10-92R, November 5, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text
- Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Fiscal Year 2009 Highway Trust Fund Excise Taxes
- GAO-10-93R, November 5, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text
- Defense Infrastructure: The Army Needs to Establish Priorities, Goals, and Performance Measures for Its Arsenal Support Program Initiative
- GAO-10-167R, November 5, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- National Archives: Progress and Risks in Implementing its Electronic Records Archive Initiative
- GAO-10-222T, November 5, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text
- U.S. Postal Service: Financial Challenges Continue, with Relatively Limited Results from Recent Revenue-Generation Efforts
- GAO-10-191T, November 5, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text
- Defense Logistics: Department of Defense's Annual Report on the Status of Prepositioned Materiel and Equipment Can Be Further Enhanced to Better Inform Congress
- GAO-10-172R, November 4, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
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Released November 2, 2009
- Contingency Contracting: Further Improvements Needed in Agency Tracking of Contractor Personnel and Contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan
- GAO-10-187, November 2, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text
- Operation Iraqi Freedom: Preliminary Observations on DOD Planning for the Drawdown of U.S. Forces from Iraq
- GAO-10-179, November 2, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text
- Troubled Asset Relief Program: Continued Stewardship Needed as Treasury Develops Strategies for Monitoring and Divesting Financial Interests in Chrysler and GM
- GAO-10-151, November 2, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
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Released October 30, 2009
- Aviation Safety: Information on the Safety Effects of Modifying the Age Standard for Commercial Pilots
- GAO-10-107R, October 30, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text
- Black Lung Benefits Program: Administrative and Structural Changes Could Improve Miners' Ability to Pursue Claims
- GAO-10-7, October 30, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Coal Combustion Residue: Status of EPA's Efforts to Regulate Disposal
- GAO-10-85R, October 30, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text
- Federal Energy Management: Agencies Are Taking Steps to Meet High-Performance Federal Building Requirements, but Face Challenges
- GAO-10-22, October 30, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text
- Fire Grants: FEMA Has Met Most Requirements for Awarding Fire Grants, but Additional Actions Would Improve Its Grant Process
- GAO-10-64, October 30, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 94 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Valles Caldera: The Trust Has Made Progress but Faces Significant Challenges to Achieve Goals of the Preservation Act
- GAO-10-84, October 30, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Defense Acquisitions: Challenges in Aligning Space System Components
- GAO-10-55, October 29, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- National Transportation Safety Board: Reauthorization Provides an Opportunity to Focus on Implementing Leading Management Practices and Addressing Human Capital and Training Center Issues
- GAO-10-183T, October 29, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text
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Released October 29, 2009
- Federal Student Aid: Highlights of a Study Group on Simplifying the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
- GAO-10-29, October 29, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text
- Financial Management Systems: DHS Faces Challenges to Successfully Consolidate Its Existing Disparate Systems
- GAO-10-210T, October 29, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text
- Formerly Used Defense Sites: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Needs to Improve Its Process for Reviewing Completed Cleanup Remedies to Ensure Continued Protection
- GAO-10-46, October 29, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 80 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Information Security: Concerted Effort Needed to Improve Federal Performance Measures
- GAO-10-159T, October 29, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text
- International Food Assistance: A U.S. Governmentwide Strategy Could Accelerate Progress toward Global Food Security
- GAO-10-212T, October 29, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Workers and Retirees Experience Delays and Uncertainty when Underfunded Plans Are Terminated
- GAO-10-181T, October 29, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text
- Public Transportation: Federal Project Approval Process Remains a Barrier to Greater Private Sector Role and DOT Could Enhance Efforts to Assist Project Sponsors
- GAO-10-19, October 29, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- School Facilities: Physical Conditions in School Districts Receiving Impact Aid for Students Residing on Indian Lands
- GAO-10-32, October 29, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text
- Warfighter Support: Actions Needed to Improve Visibility and Coordination of DOD's Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Efforts
- GAO-10-95, October 29, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Warfighter Support: Challenges Confronting DOD's Ability to Coordinate and Oversee Its Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices Efforts
- GAO-10-186T, October 29, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text
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Released October 28, 2009
- 401(k) Plans: Several Factors Can Diminish Retirement Savings, but Automatic Enrollment Shows Promise for Increasing Participation and Savings
- GAO-10-153T, October 28, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text
- Higher Education and Disability: Education Needs a Coordinated Approach to Improve Its Assistance to Schools in Supporting Students
- GAO-10-33, October 28, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Human Capital: Monitoring of Safeguards and Addressing Employee Perceptions Are Key to Implementing a Civilian Performance Management System in DOD
- GAO-10-102, October 28, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 76 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Next Generation Air Transportation System: FAA Faces Challenges in Responding to Task Force Recommendations
- GAO-10-188T, October 28, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text
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Released October 27, 2009
- Federal Electronics Management: Federal Agencies Could Improve Participation in EPA's Initiatives for Environmentally Preferable Electronic Products
- GAO-10-196T, October 27, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text
- Legal Services Corporation: Some Progress Made in Addressing Governance and Accountability Weaknesses, But Challenges Remain
- GAO-10-194T, October 27, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text
- Military Training: DOD's Report on the Sustainability of Training Ranges Addresses Most of the Congressional Reporting Requirements and Continues to Improve with Each Annual Update
- GAO-10-103R, October 27, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text
- Recovery Act: Preliminary Observations on the Implementation of Broadband Programs
- GAO-10-192T, October 27, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text
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Released October 26, 2009
- Higher Education: Issues Related to Law School Cost and Access
- GAO-10-20, October 26, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text
- Influenza Pandemic: Key Securities Market Participants Are Making Progress, but Agencies Could Do More to Address Potential Internet Congestion and Encourage Readiness
- GAO-10-8, October 26, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 77 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Retirement Savings: Automatic Enrollment Shows Promise for Some Workers, but Proposals to Broaden Retirement Savings for Other Workers Could Face Challenges
- GAO-10-31, October 23, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text
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Released October 23, 2009
- Defense Critical Infrastructure: Actions Needed to Improve the Identification and Management of Electrical Power Risks and Vulnerabilities to DOD Critical Assets
- GAO-10-147, October 23, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 91 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
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