Month in Review, March 2012
The Month in Review is a comprehensive list of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by GAO during the previous month, grouped according to topics. We assign more than one topic to a report when that makes sense. For example, a report about education for veterans will be categorized as both a Veterans report and an Education report. So, you may see the same report in more than one topic below.
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Agriculture and Food
Food Safety
[back to top]Auditing and Financial Management
DOD Financial Management
Implementation Weaknesses in Army and Air Force Business Systems Could Jeopardize DOD's Auditability Goals
GAO-12-134, Feb 28, 2012
GAO-12-134, Feb 28, 2012
DOD Financial Management
Reported Status of Department of Defense's Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
GAO-12-565R, Mar 30, 2012
GAO-12-565R, Mar 30, 2012
DOD Financial Management
The Army Faces Significant Challenges in Achieving Audit Readiness for Its Military Pay
GAO-12-406, Mar 22, 2012
GAO-12-406, Mar 22, 2012
DOD Financial Management
The Army Faces Significant Challenges in Achieving Audit Readiness for Its Military Pay
GAO-12-501T, Mar 22, 2012
GAO-12-501T, Mar 22, 2012
Financial Audit
American Battle Monuments Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2011 and 2010
GAO-12-404, Mar 1, 2012
GAO-12-404, Mar 1, 2012
Financial Management Systems
Fiscal Year 2011 U.S. Government Financial Statements
The Federal Government Faces Continuing Financial Management and Long-Term Fiscal Challenges
GAO-12-444T, Mar 1, 2012
GAO-12-444T, Mar 1, 2012
Foster Care Program
Improved Processes Needed to Estimate Improper Payments and Evaluate Related Corrective Actions
GAO-12-312, Mar 7, 2012
GAO-12-312, Mar 7, 2012
Improper Payments
Information Security
IRS Needs to Further Enhance Internal Control over Financial Reporting and Taxpayer Data
GAO-12-393, Mar 16, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-393, Mar 16, 2012
Budget and Spending
Debt Management
Buybacks Can Enhance Treasury's Capacity to Manage under Changing Market Conditions [Reissued on March 21, 2012]
GAO-12-314, Mar 7, 2012
GAO-12-314, Mar 7, 2012
DOE Loan Guarantees
Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request
Fiscal Year 2011 U.S. Government Financial Statements
The Federal Government Faces Continuing Financial Management and Long-Term Fiscal Challenges
GAO-12-444T, Mar 1, 2012
GAO-12-444T, Mar 1, 2012
Internal Revenue Service
Interim Results of 2012 Tax Filing Season and Summary of the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request
GAO-12-566, Mar 20, 2012
GAO-12-566, Mar 20, 2012
Navy Small Boats
Maintenance Report Addressed Most Directed Elements, but Additional Information Needed
GAO-12-421, Mar 13, 2012
GAO-12-421, Mar 13, 2012
VA Health Care
[back to top]Economic Development
Community Development
Limited Information on the Use and Effectiveness of Tax Expenditures Could Be Mitigated through Congressional Attention
GAO-12-262, Feb 29, 2012
GAO-12-262, Feb 29, 2012
Corporation for Travel Promotion
Economic Development
Entrepreneurial Assistance
Managing Preparedness Grants and Assessing National Capabilities
[back to top]Education
K-12 Education
[back to top]Employment
Private Pensions
Better Agency Coordination Could Help Small Employers Address Challenges To Plan Sponsorship
GAO-12-459T, Mar 7, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-459T, Mar 7, 2012
Energy
DOE Loan Guarantees
Federal Advisory Groups
DOT and DOE Can Take Steps to Better Assess Duplication Risk and Enhance Usefulness
GAO-12-472, Mar 29, 2012
GAO-12-472, Mar 29, 2012
Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise
New Plutonium Research Facility at Los Alamos May Not Meet All Mission Needs
GAO-12-337, Mar 26, 2012
GAO-12-337, Mar 26, 2012
Nuclear Nonproliferation
Further Actions Needed by U.S. Agencies to Secure Vulnerable Nuclear and Radiological Materials
GAO-12-512T, Mar 14, 2012
GAO-12-512T, Mar 14, 2012
Oil and Gas
Interior Has Strengthened Its Oversight of Subsea Well Containment, but Should Improve Its Documentation
GAO-12-244, Feb 29, 2012
GAO-12-244, Feb 29, 2012
Renewable Energy
An Inventory of Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Initiatives (GAO-12-259SP, February 2012), an E-supplement to GAO-12-260
GAO-12-259SP, Feb 27, 2012
GAO-12-259SP, Feb 27, 2012
Renewable Energy
[back to top]Financial Markets and Institutions
Capital Purchase Program
Revenues Have Exceeded Investments, but Concerns about Outstanding Investments Remain
GAO-12-301, Mar 8, 2012
GAO-12-301, Mar 8, 2012
Entrepreneurial Assistance
Mortgage Financing
Securities Investor Protection Corporation
[back to top]GAO Mission and Operations
Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request
GAO Mission and Operations
[back to top]Government Operations
Background Investigations
Office of Personnel Management Needs to Improve Transparency of Its Pricing and Seek Cost Savings
GAO-12-197, Feb 28, 2012
GAO-12-197, Feb 28, 2012
Comparative Effectiveness
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Process for Awarding Recovery Act Funds and Disseminating Results
GAO-12-332, Feb 29, 2012
GAO-12-332, Feb 29, 2012
Economic Development
Federal Contracting
Effort to Consolidate Governmentwide Acquisition Data Systems Should Be Reassessed
GAO-12-429, Mar 15, 2012
GAO-12-429, Mar 15, 2012
Federal Statistical System
Agencies Can Make Greater Use of Existing Data, but Continued Progress Is Needed on Access and Quality Issues
GAO-12-54, Feb 24, 2012
GAO-12-54, Feb 24, 2012
GAO Mission and Operations
Government Efficiency and Effectiveness
Information Security
IRS Needs to Further Enhance Internal Control over Financial Reporting and Taxpayer Data
GAO-12-393, Mar 16, 2012
GAO-12-393, Mar 16, 2012
Interagency Collaboration
State and Army Personnel Rotation Programs Can Build on Positive Results with Additional Preparation and Evaluation
GAO-12-386, Mar 9, 2012
GAO-12-386, Mar 9, 2012
Interagency Collaboration
Survey Results of State and Army Personnel Rotation Program Participants and Their Host-Agency Supervisors (GAO-12-387SP, March 2012), an E-supplement to GAO-12-386
GAO-12-387SP, Mar 9, 2012
GAO-12-387SP, Mar 9, 2012
2011 Lobbying Disclosure
Transportation
[back to top]Health Care
Comparative Effectiveness
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Process for Awarding Recovery Act Funds and Disseminating Results
GAO-12-332, Feb 29, 2012
GAO-12-332, Feb 29, 2012
Drug Pricing
Medical Devices
Nursing Home Quality
CMS Should Improve Efforts to Monitor Implementation of the Quality Indicator Survey [Reissued on March 9, 2012]
GAO-12-214, Feb 1, 2012
GAO-12-214, Feb 1, 2012
Nursing Homes
CMS Needs Milestones and Timelines to Ensure Goals for the Five-Star Quality Rating System Are Met
GAO-12-390, Mar 23, 2012
GAO-12-390, Mar 23, 2012
VA Health Care
[back to top]Homeland Security
Department of Homeland Security
Actions Needed to Reduce Overlap and Potential Unnecessary Duplication, Achieve Cost Savings, and Strengthen Mission Functions
GAO-12-464T, Mar 8, 2012
GAO-12-464T, Mar 8, 2012
Department of Homeland Security
Continued Progress Made Improving and Integrating Management Areas, but More Work Remains
GAO-12-365T, Mar 1, 2012
GAO-12-365T, Mar 1, 2012
Department of Homeland Security
Homeland Security
DHS Needs Better Project Information and Coordination among Four Overlapping Grant Programs
GAO-12-303, Feb 28, 2012
GAO-12-303, Feb 28, 2012
IT Supply Chain
Additional Efforts Needed by National Security-Related Agencies to Address Risks
GAO-12-579T, Mar 27, 2012
GAO-12-579T, Mar 27, 2012
IT Supply Chain
Managing Preparedness Grants and Assessing National Capabilities
Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise
New Plutonium Research Facility at Los Alamos May Not Meet All Mission Needs
GAO-12-337, Mar 26, 2012
GAO-12-337, Mar 26, 2012
Proliferation Security Initiative
Agencies Have Adopted Policies and Procedures but Steps Needed to Meet Reporting Requirement and to Measure Results
GAO-12-441, Mar 27, 2012
GAO-12-441, Mar 27, 2012
Transportation Security Administration
Progress and Challenges Faced in Strengthening Three Key Security Programs
GAO-12-541T, Mar 26, 2012
GAO-12-541T, Mar 26, 2012
Visa Waiver Program
Additional Actions Needed to Mitigate Risks and Strengthen Overstay Enforcement
GAO-12-599T, Mar 27, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-599T, Mar 27, 2012
Housing
HUD Information Technology
Mortgage Financing
[back to top]Human Capital
Department of Homeland Security
Interagency Collaboration
State and Army Personnel Rotation Programs Can Build on Positive Results with Additional Preparation and Evaluation
GAO-12-386, Mar 9, 2012
GAO-12-386, Mar 9, 2012
Interagency Collaboration
Survey Results of State and Army Personnel Rotation Program Participants and Their Host-Agency Supervisors (GAO-12-387SP, March 2012), an E-supplement to GAO-12-386
GAO-12-387SP, Mar 9, 2012
GAO-12-387SP, Mar 9, 2012
Private Pensions
Better Agency Coordination Could Help Small Employers Address Challenges To Plan Sponsorship
GAO-12-459T, Mar 7, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-459T, Mar 7, 2012
Information Management
Federal Statistical System
Agencies Can Make Greater Use of Existing Data, but Continued Progress Is Needed on Access and Quality Issues
GAO-12-54, Feb 24, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-54, Feb 24, 2012
Information Security
Information Security
IRS Needs to Further Enhance Internal Control over Financial Reporting and Taxpayer Data
GAO-12-393, Mar 16, 2012
GAO-12-393, Mar 16, 2012
IT Supply Chain
Additional Efforts Needed by National Security-Related Agencies to Address Risks
GAO-12-579T, Mar 27, 2012
GAO-12-579T, Mar 27, 2012
IT Supply Chain
[back to top]Information Technology
Financial Management Systems
HUD Information Technology
IT Supply Chain
Additional Efforts Needed by National Security-Related Agencies to Address Risks
GAO-12-579T, Mar 27, 2012
GAO-12-579T, Mar 27, 2012
IT Supply Chain
[back to top]International Affairs
Export Controls
Nuclear Nonproliferation
Further Actions Needed by U.S. Agencies to Secure Vulnerable Nuclear and Radiological Materials
GAO-12-512T, Mar 14, 2012
GAO-12-512T, Mar 14, 2012
Proliferation Security Initiative
Agencies Have Adopted Policies and Procedures but Steps Needed to Meet Reporting Requirement and to Measure Results
GAO-12-441, Mar 27, 2012
GAO-12-441, Mar 27, 2012
Visa Waiver Program
Additional Actions Needed to Mitigate Risks and Strengthen Overstay Enforcement
GAO-12-599T, Mar 27, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-599T, Mar 27, 2012
National Defense
Airborne Electronic Attack
Defense Acquisitions
Defense Contracting
Competition for Services and Recent Initiatives to Increase Competitive Procurements
GAO-12-384, Mar 15, 2012
GAO-12-384, Mar 15, 2012
Defense Headquarters
Further Efforts to Examine Resource Needs and Improve Data Could Provide Additional Opportunities for Cost Savings
GAO-12-345, Mar 21, 2012
GAO-12-345, Mar 21, 2012
DOD Financial Management
Implementation Weaknesses in Army and Air Force Business Systems Could Jeopardize DOD's Auditability Goals
GAO-12-134, Feb 28, 2012
GAO-12-134, Feb 28, 2012
DOD Financial Management
Reported Status of Department of Defense's Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
GAO-12-565R, Mar 30, 2012
GAO-12-565R, Mar 30, 2012
DOD Financial Management
The Army Faces Significant Challenges in Achieving Audit Readiness for Its Military Pay
GAO-12-406, Mar 22, 2012
GAO-12-406, Mar 22, 2012
DOD Financial Management
The Army Faces Significant Challenges in Achieving Audit Readiness for Its Military Pay
GAO-12-501T, Mar 22, 2012
GAO-12-501T, Mar 22, 2012
DOD Supply Chain
Suspect Counterfeit Electronic Parts Can Be Found on Internet Purchasing Platforms
GAO-12-375, Feb 21, 2012
GAO-12-375, Feb 21, 2012
Force Structure
Assessment of Army Report on Fiscal Year 2011 Progress in Modular Restructuring
GAO-12-527R, Mar 26, 2012
GAO-12-527R, Mar 26, 2012
Joint Strike Fighter
Restructuring Added Resources and Reduced Risk, but Concurrency Is Still a Major Concern
GAO-12-525T, Mar 20, 2012
GAO-12-525T, Mar 20, 2012
KC-46 Tanker Aircraft
Military Base Realignments and Closures
Military Training
Observations on the Army's Implementation of a Metric for Measuring Ground Force Training
GAO-12-191R, Mar 16, 2012
GAO-12-191R, Mar 16, 2012
Mobility Capabilities
DOD's Mobility Study Limitations and Newly Issued Strategic Guidance Raise Questions about Air Mobility Requirements
GAO-12-510T, Mar 7, 2012
GAO-12-510T, Mar 7, 2012
Navy Small Boats
Maintenance Report Addressed Most Directed Elements, but Additional Information Needed
GAO-12-421, Mar 13, 2012
GAO-12-421, Mar 13, 2012
Operational Contract Support
Space Acquisitions
DOD Faces Challenges in Fully Realizing Benefits of Satellite Acquisition Improvements
GAO-12-563T, Mar 21, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-563T, Mar 21, 2012
Natural Resources and Environment
Electronic Waste
Actions Needed to Provide Assurance That Used Federal Electronics Are Disposed of in an Environmentally Responsible Manner
GAO-12-74, Feb 17, 2012
GAO-12-74, Feb 17, 2012
Endangered Sea Turtles
Better Coordination, Data Collection, and Planning Could Improve Federal Protection and Recovery Efforts
GAO-12-242, Jan 31, 2012
GAO-12-242, Jan 31, 2012
Oil and Gas
Interior Has Strengthened Its Oversight of Subsea Well Containment, but Should Improve Its Documentation
GAO-12-244, Feb 29, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-244, Feb 29, 2012
Retirement Security
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Recent Developments Highlight Challenges of Hedge Fund and Private Equity Investing
GAO-12-324, Feb 16, 2012
GAO-12-324, Feb 16, 2012
Private Pensions
Better Agency Coordination Could Help Small Employers Address Challenges To Plan Sponsorship
GAO-12-459T, Mar 7, 2012
GAO-12-459T, Mar 7, 2012
Private Pensions
Better Agency Coordination Could Help Small Employers Address Challenges to Plan Sponsorship
GAO-12-326, Mar 5, 2012
GAO-12-326, Mar 5, 2012
State and Local Government Pension Plans
[back to top]Space
NASA
NASA
Significant Challenges Remain for Access, Use, and Sustainment of the International Space Station
GAO-12-587T, Mar 28, 2012
GAO-12-587T, Mar 28, 2012
Space Acquisitions
DOD Faces Challenges in Fully Realizing Benefits of Satellite Acquisition Improvements
GAO-12-563T, Mar 21, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-563T, Mar 21, 2012
Tax Policy and Administration
Community Development
Limited Information on the Use and Effectiveness of Tax Expenditures Could Be Mitigated through Congressional Attention
GAO-12-262, Feb 29, 2012
GAO-12-262, Feb 29, 2012
Information Security
IRS Needs to Further Enhance Internal Control over Financial Reporting and Taxpayer Data
GAO-12-393, Mar 16, 2012
GAO-12-393, Mar 16, 2012
Internal Revenue Service
Interim Results of 2012 Tax Filing Season and Summary of the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request
GAO-12-566, Mar 20, 2012
GAO-12-566, Mar 20, 2012
Reporting Foreign Accounts to IRS
Extent of Duplication Not Currently Known, but Requirements Can Be Clarified
GAO-12-403, Feb 28, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-403, Feb 28, 2012
Telecommunications
Telecommunications
To Date, DISH Network Is Cooperating with the Court-Appointed Special Master's Examination of Its Compliance with the Section 119 Statutory License
GAO-12-496R, Mar 23, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-496R, Mar 23, 2012
Transportation
Aviation Safety
FAA Has An Opportunity to Enhance Safety and Improve Oversight of Initial Pilot Training
GAO-12-537T, Mar 20, 2012
GAO-12-537T, Mar 20, 2012
Federal Advisory Groups
DOT and DOE Can Take Steps to Better Assess Duplication Risk and Enhance Usefulness
GAO-12-472, Mar 29, 2012
GAO-12-472, Mar 29, 2012
Motor Carrier Safety
New Applicant Reviews Should Expand to Identify Freight Carriers Evading Detection
GAO-12-364, Mar 22, 2012
GAO-12-364, Mar 22, 2012
Pipeline Safety
Collecting Data and Sharing Information on Federally Unregulated Gathering Pipelines Could Help Enhance Safety
GAO-12-388, Mar 22, 2012
GAO-12-388, Mar 22, 2012
Transportation
Transportation Security Administration
Progress and Challenges Faced in Strengthening Three Key Security Programs
GAO-12-541T, Mar 26, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-541T, Mar 26, 2012
Veterans
VA Health Care
[back to top]Worker and Family Assistance
Foster Care Program
Improved Processes Needed to Estimate Improper Payments and Evaluate Related Corrective Actions
GAO-12-312, Mar 7, 2012
GAO-12-312, Mar 7, 2012
Modernizing SSA Disability Programs
[back to top]Legal Products: Bid Protest Decision
Alternative Contracting Enterprises, LLC; Pierce First Medical
B-406265,B-406266,B-406291,B-406291.2,B-406318.1,B-406318.2,B-406343,B-406356,B-406357,B-406369,B-406371,B-406374,B-406400,B-406404,B-406428, Mar 26, 2012
B-406265,B-406266,B-406291,B-406291.2,B-406318.1,B-406318.2,B-406343,B-406356,B-406357,B-406369,B-406371,B-406374,B-406400,B-406404,B-406428, Mar 26, 2012
Energy Enterprise Solutions, LLC; Digital Management, Inc.
B-406089,B-406089.2,B-406089.5, Feb 7, 2012
B-406089,B-406089.2,B-406089.5, Feb 7, 2012
UnitedHealth Military & Veterans Services, LLC
B-401652.8,B-401652.9,B-401652.10,B-401652.11, Jun 14, 2011
[back to top]B-401652.8,B-401652.9,B-401652.10,B-401652.11, Jun 14, 2011
Legal Products: Federal Agency Major Rule
Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Business Conduct Standards for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants With Counterparties
GAO-12-502R, Mar 5, 2012
GAO-12-502R, Mar 5, 2012
Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration: Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States
GAO-12-522R, Mar 13, 2012
GAO-12-522R, Mar 13, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission: Investment Adviser Performance Compensation
GAO-12-503R, Mar 2, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-503R, Mar 2, 2012