Month in Review, May 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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Auditing and Financial Management
Bureau of the Public Debt
Financial Audit
Congressional Award Foundation's Fiscal Years 2011 and 2010 Financial Statements
GAO-12-682, May 15, 2012
GAO-12-682, May 15, 2012
Grants Management
Action Needed to Improve the Timeliness of Grant Closeouts by Federal Agencies
GAO-12-360, Apr 16, 2012
GAO-12-360, Apr 16, 2012
Management Report
Opportunities for Improvement in the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures
GAO-12-528R, May 21, 2012
GAO-12-528R, May 21, 2012
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Securities Regulation
Opportunities Exist to Improve SEC's Oversight of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
GAO-12-625, May 30, 2012
GAO-12-625, May 30, 2012
Troubled Asset Relief Program
Uranium Mining
[back to top]Budget and Spending
GAO Schedule Assessment Guide
[back to top]Business Regulation and Consumer Protection
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Management Report
Opportunities for Improvement in the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures
GAO-12-528R, May 21, 2012
GAO-12-528R, May 21, 2012
Securities Regulation
Opportunities Exist to Improve SEC's Oversight of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
GAO-12-625, May 30, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-625, May 30, 2012
Economic Development
Economic Development
HUD Has Identified Performance Measures for Its Block Grant Programs, but Information on Impact Is Limited
GAO-12-575R, May 15, 2012
GAO-12-575R, May 15, 2012
Indian Issues
[back to top]Employment
Disability Employment
Further Action Needed to Oversee Efforts to Meet Federal Government Hiring Goals
GAO-12-568, May 25, 2012
GAO-12-568, May 25, 2012
Food and Drug Administration
Employee Performance Standards for the Timely Review of Medical Product Applications
GAO-12-650R, Apr 18, 2012
GAO-12-650R, Apr 18, 2012
Unemployed Older Workers
Workplace Safety and Health
[back to top]Energy
Energy Conservation and Climate Change
Nuclear Regulation
NRC's Oversight of Nuclear Power Reactors' Decommissioning Funds Could Be Further Strengthened
GAO-12-258, Apr 5, 2012
GAO-12-258, Apr 5, 2012
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear Safety
Nuclear Weapons
Evaluation of Report on Feasibility of Increasing Air Transportation of Nuclear Weapons, Components, and Materials
GAO-12-577R, May 4, 2012
GAO-12-577R, May 4, 2012
Unconventional Oil and Gas Production
[back to top]Equal Opportunity
Terrorist Watchlist
Routinely Assessing Impacts of Agency Actions since the December 25, 2009, Attempted Attack Could Help Inform Future Efforts
GAO-12-476, May 31, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-476, May 31, 2012
Financial Markets and Institutions
Management Report
Opportunities for Improvement in the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures
GAO-12-528R, May 21, 2012
GAO-12-528R, May 21, 2012
Securities Regulation
Opportunities Exist to Improve SEC's Oversight of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
GAO-12-625, May 30, 2012
GAO-12-625, May 30, 2012
Troubled Asset Relief Program
[back to top]Government Operations
2020 Census
Foreign Police Assistance
Defined Roles and Improved Information Sharing Could Enhance Interagency Collaboration
GAO-12-534, May 9, 2012
GAO-12-534, May 9, 2012
GAO Schedule Assessment Guide
Grants Management
Action Needed to Improve the Timeliness of Grant Closeouts by Federal Agencies
GAO-12-360, Apr 16, 2012
GAO-12-360, Apr 16, 2012
Homelessness
Fragmentation and Overlap in Programs Highlight the Need to Identify, Assess, and Reduce Inefficiencies
GAO-12-491, May 10, 2012
GAO-12-491, May 10, 2012
Management Report
Opportunities for Improvement in the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures
GAO-12-528R, May 21, 2012
GAO-12-528R, May 21, 2012
Management Report
Opportunities for Improvement in the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Internal Controls
GAO-12-499R, May 16, 2012
GAO-12-499R, May 16, 2012
Managing for Results
GAO's Work Related to the Interim Crosscutting Priority Goals under the GPRA Modernization Act
GAO-12-620R, May 31, 2012
GAO-12-620R, May 31, 2012
Social Security Administration
Improved Planning and Performance Measures Are Needed to Help Ensure Successful Technology Modernization
GAO-12-495, Apr 26, 2012
GAO-12-495, Apr 26, 2012
Social Security Administration
Streamlining Government
Questions to Consider When Evaluating Proposals to Consolidate Physical Infrastructure and Management Functions
GAO-12-542, May 23, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-542, May 23, 2012
Health Care
Department of Health and Human Services
Opportunities for Financial Savings and Program Improvements in Medicare and Medicaid Remain
GAO-12-719T, May 9, 2012
GAO-12-719T, May 9, 2012
Food and Drug Administration
Employee Performance Standards for the Timely Review of Medical Product Applications
GAO-12-650R, Apr 18, 2012
GAO-12-650R, Apr 18, 2012
Medicare
Review of the First Year of CMS's Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding Program's Round 1 Rebid
GAO-12-693, May 9, 2012
GAO-12-693, May 9, 2012
Medicare
The First Year of the Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding Program Round 1 Rebid
GAO-12-733T, May 9, 2012
GAO-12-733T, May 9, 2012
Mental Health and Substance Use
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
[back to top]Homeland Security
Department of Homeland Security
Further Action Needed to Improve Management of Special Acquisition Authority
GAO-12-557, May 8, 2012
GAO-12-557, May 8, 2012
Homeland Security
DHS and TSA Face Challenges Overseeing Acquisition of Screening Technologies
GAO-12-644T, May 9, 2012
GAO-12-644T, May 9, 2012
Homeland Security
Observations on the Coast Guard's and the Department of Homeland Security's Fleet Studies
GAO-12-751R, May 31, 2012
GAO-12-751R, May 31, 2012
Terrorist Watchlist
Routinely Assessing Impacts of Agency Actions since the December 25, 2009, Attempted Attack Could Help Inform Future Efforts
GAO-12-476, May 31, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-476, May 31, 2012
Housing
Homelessness
Fragmentation and Overlap in Programs Highlight the Need to Identify, Assess, and Reduce Inefficiencies
GAO-12-491, May 10, 2012
GAO-12-491, May 10, 2012
Economic Development
HUD Has Identified Performance Measures for Its Block Grant Programs, but Information on Impact Is Limited
GAO-12-575R, May 15, 2012
GAO-12-575R, May 15, 2012
Information Technology
Inspectors General
Management Report
Opportunities for Improvement in the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Internal Controls
GAO-12-499R, May 16, 2012
GAO-12-499R, May 16, 2012
Moving to Work Demonstration
[back to top]Human Capital
Food and Drug Administration
Employee Performance Standards for the Timely Review of Medical Product Applications
GAO-12-650R, Apr 18, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-650R, Apr 18, 2012
Information Management
Bureau of the Public Debt
Foreign Police Assistance
Defined Roles and Improved Information Sharing Could Enhance Interagency Collaboration
GAO-12-534, May 9, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-534, May 9, 2012
Information Technology
Information Technology
Information Technology Reform
Progress Made; More Needs to Be Done to Complete Actions and Measure Results
GAO-12-745T, May 24, 2012
GAO-12-745T, May 24, 2012
Information Technology Reform
Progress Made; More Needs to Be Done to Complete Actions and Measure Results
GAO-12-461, Apr 26, 2012
GAO-12-461, Apr 26, 2012
Social Security Administration
Improved Planning and Performance Measures Are Needed to Help Ensure Successful Technology Modernization
GAO-12-495, Apr 26, 2012
GAO-12-495, Apr 26, 2012
Social Security Administration
[back to top]International Affairs
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties
Management Enhancements Needed to Improve Efforts to Detect and Deter Duty Evasion
GAO-12-551, May 17, 2012
GAO-12-551, May 17, 2012
Foreign Police Assistance
Defined Roles and Improved Information Sharing Could Enhance Interagency Collaboration
GAO-12-534, May 9, 2012
GAO-12-534, May 9, 2012
Human Rights
State Department Followed an Extensive Process to Prepare Annual Country Reports
GAO-12-561R, May 31, 2012
GAO-12-561R, May 31, 2012
President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Security Force Assistance
Additional Actions Needed to Guide Geographic Combatant Command and Service Efforts
GAO-12-556, May 10, 2012
GAO-12-556, May 10, 2012
State Partnership Program
Improved Oversight, Guidance, and Training Needed for National Guard's Efforts with Foreign Partners
GAO-12-548, May 15, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-548, May 15, 2012
Justice and Law Enforcement
Border Patrol Strategy
Indigent Defense
DOJ Could Increase Awareness of Eligible Funding and Better Determine the Extent to Which Funds Help Support This Purpose
GAO-12-569, May 9, 2012
GAO-12-569, May 9, 2012
Indigent Defense
Surveys of Grant Recipients, Select Tribes, and Indigent Defense Providers
GAO-12-661SP, May 30, 2012
GAO-12-661SP, May 30, 2012
Justice and Law Enforcement
Limited Data Available on USDA and Interior Attorney Fee Claims and Payments
GAO-12-417R, Apr 12, 2012
GAO-12-417R, Apr 12, 2012
Tribal Law and Order Act
None of the Surveyed Tribes Reported Exercising the New Sentencing Authority, and the Department of Justice Could Clarify Tribal Eligibility for Certain Grant Funds
GAO-12-658R, May 30, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-658R, May 30, 2012
National Defense
Defense Acquisitions
Further Action Needed to Improve DOD's Insight and Management of Long-term Maintenance Contracts
GAO-12-558, May 31, 2012
GAO-12-558, May 31, 2012
Defense Infrastructure
Documentation Lacking to Fully Support How DOD Determined Specifications for the Landstuhl Replacement Medical Center
GAO-12-622, May 25, 2012
GAO-12-622, May 25, 2012
Defense Infrastructure
DOD Can Improve Its Response to Environmental Exposures on Military Installations
GAO-12-412, May 1, 2012
GAO-12-412, May 1, 2012
Defense Inventory
Actions Underway to Implement Improvement Plan, but Steps Needed to Enhance Efforts
GAO-12-493, May 3, 2012
GAO-12-493, May 3, 2012
Defense Logistics
Improvements Needed to Enhance DOD's Management Approach and Implementation of Item Unique Identification Technology
GAO-12-482, May 3, 2012
GAO-12-482, May 3, 2012
Defense Management
Actions Needed to Evaluate the Impact of Efforts to Estimate Costs of Reports and Studies
GAO-12-480R, May 10, 2012
GAO-12-480R, May 10, 2012
DOD Strategic Communication
Integrating Foreign Audience Perceptions into Policy Making, Plans, and Operations
GAO-12-612R, May 24, 2012
GAO-12-612R, May 24, 2012
Force Structure
Army and Marine Corps Efforts to Review Nonstandard Equipment for Future Usefulness
GAO-12-532R, May 31, 2012
GAO-12-532R, May 31, 2012
Military Disability System
Nuclear Weapons
Evaluation of Report on Feasibility of Increasing Air Transportation of Nuclear Weapons, Components, and Materials
GAO-12-577R, May 4, 2012
GAO-12-577R, May 4, 2012
Security Force Assistance
Additional Actions Needed to Guide Geographic Combatant Command and Service Efforts
GAO-12-556, May 10, 2012
GAO-12-556, May 10, 2012
State Partnership Program
Improved Oversight, Guidance, and Training Needed for National Guard's Efforts with Foreign Partners
GAO-12-548, May 15, 2012
GAO-12-548, May 15, 2012
Tactical Aircraft
Warfighter Support
Army Has Taken Steps to Improve Reset Process, but More Complete Reporting of Equipment and Future Costs Is Needed
GAO-12-133, May 15, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-133, May 15, 2012
Natural Resources and Environment
Natural Resources and Environment
Defense Infrastructure
DOD Can Improve Its Response to Environmental Exposures on Military Installations
GAO-12-412, May 1, 2012
GAO-12-412, May 1, 2012
Energy Conservation and Climate Change
Federal Land Management
Availability and Potential Reliability of Selected Data Elements at Five Agencies
GAO-12-691T, May 3, 2012
GAO-12-691T, May 3, 2012
Unconventional Oil and Gas Production
[back to top]Retirement Security
401(k) Plans
Increased Educational Outreach and Broader Oversight May Help Reduce Plan Fees
GAO-12-325, Apr 24, 2012
GAO-12-325, Apr 24, 2012
401(k) Plans
Survey of 401(k) Plan Sponsors on Fees (GAO-12-550SP, April 2012), an E-supplement to GAO-12-325
GAO-12-550SP, Apr 24, 2012
GAO-12-550SP, Apr 24, 2012
Unemployed Older Workers
Many Experience Challenges Regaining Employment and Face Reduced Retirement Security
GAO-12-445, Apr 25, 2012
GAO-12-445, Apr 25, 2012
Unemployed Older Workers
[back to top]Tax Policy and Administration
Foreign Account Reporting Requirements
Small Employer Health Tax Credit
[back to top]Transportation
Highway Infrastructure
[back to top]Veterans
Military Disability System
VA Administrative Investigations
VA Dialysis Pilot
Increased Attention to Planning, Implementation, and Performance Measurement Needed to Help Achieve Goals
GAO-12-584, May 23, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-584, May 23, 2012
Worker and Family Assistance
Homelessness
Fragmentation and Overlap in Programs Highlight the Need to Identify, Assess, and Reduce Inefficiencies
GAO-12-491, May 10, 2012
GAO-12-491, May 10, 2012
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
[back to top]Legal Products: Appropriations Decision
National Institute of Food and Agriculture--Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grant Payment
B-322898, May 25, 2012
[back to top]B-322898, May 25, 2012
Legal Products: Bid Protest Decision
Metropolitan Interpreters and Translators, Inc.
B-403912.4,B-403912.5,B-403912.6,B-403912.9, May 31, 2011
[back to top]B-403912.4,B-403912.5,B-403912.6,B-403912.9, May 31, 2011
Legal Products: Federal Agency Major Rule
Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service: Certification of Compliance With Meal Requirements for the National School Lunch Program Under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
GAO-12-716R, May 15, 2012
GAO-12-716R, May 15, 2012
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Medicaid Program; Community First Choice Option
GAO-12-746R, May 22, 2012
GAO-12-746R, May 22, 2012
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Medicare and Medicaid Program; Regulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction
GAO-12-772R, May 31, 2012
GAO-12-772R, May 31, 2012
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Reform of Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation
GAO-12-773R, May 31, 2012
GAO-12-773R, May 31, 2012
Department of State: Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, Department of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates
GAO-12-702R, May 10, 2012
GAO-12-702R, May 10, 2012
Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners
GAO-12-769R, May 30, 2012
GAO-12-769R, May 30, 2012
Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration: Positive Train Control Systems (RRR)
GAO-12-781R, May 31, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-781R, May 31, 2012