Month in Review, October 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
FDA Can Better Oversee Food Imports by Assessing and Leveraging Other Countries' Oversight Resources
GAO-12-933, Sep 28, 2012
GAO-12-933, Sep 28, 2012
H-2A Visa Program
Modernization and Improved Guidance Could Reduce Employer Application Burden
GAO-12-706, Sep 12, 2012
GAO-12-706, Sep 12, 2012
Homeland Security
Agriculture Inspection Program Has Made Some Improvements, but Management Challenges Persist
GAO-12-885, Sep 27, 2012
GAO-12-885, Sep 27, 2012
Homeland Security
Survey of DHS Agriculture Specialists (GAO-12-884SP, September 2012), an E-supplement to GAO-12-885
GAO-12-884SP, Sep 27, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-884SP, Sep 27, 2012
Budget and Spending
Prevention and Public Health Fund
Strategic Sourcing
[back to top]Business Regulation and Consumer Protection
Mobile Device Location Data
[back to top]Employment
H-2A Visa Program
Modernization and Improved Guidance Could Reduce Employer Application Burden
GAO-12-706, Sep 12, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-706, Sep 12, 2012
Energy
Batteries and Energy Storage
Federal Initiatives Supported Similar Technologies and Goals but Had Key Differences
GAO-12-842, Aug 30, 2012
GAO-12-842, Aug 30, 2012
Energy-Water Nexus
Coordinated Federal Approach Needed to Better Manage Energy and Water Tradeoffs
GAO-12-880, Sep 13, 2012
GAO-12-880, Sep 13, 2012
Oil and Gas
Information on Shale Resources, Development, and Environmental and Public Health Risks
GAO-12-732, Sep 5, 2012
GAO-12-732, Sep 5, 2012
Recovery Act
Most DOE Cleanup Projects Are Complete, but Project Management Guidance Could Be Strengthened
GAO-13-23, Oct 15, 2012
GAO-13-23, Oct 15, 2012
Solar Energy
Unconventional Oil and Gas Development
[back to top]Financial Markets and Institutions
Mortgage Financing
[back to top]Government Operations
Private Sector Pensions
Federal Agencies Should Collect Data and Coordinate Oversight of Multiple Employer Plans
GAO-12-665, Sep 13, 2012
GAO-12-665, Sep 13, 2012
Recovery Act
Most DOE Cleanup Projects Are Complete, but Project Management Guidance Could Be Strengthened
GAO-13-23, Oct 15, 2012
GAO-13-23, Oct 15, 2012
Religious Compensatory Time
Office of Personnel Management Action Needed to Clarify Policies for Agencies
GAO-13-96, Oct 12, 2012
GAO-13-96, Oct 12, 2012
Strategic Sourcing
[back to top]Health Care
Ambulance Providers
Costs and Medicare Margins Varied Widely; Transports of Beneficiaries Have Increased
GAO-13-6, Oct 1, 2012
GAO-13-6, Oct 1, 2012
Health Care Fraud
Types of Providers Involved in Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program Cases
GAO-12-820, Sep 7, 2012
GAO-12-820, Sep 7, 2012
Health Information Technology
Medicare
Higher Use of Advanced Imaging Services by Providers Who Self-Refer Costing Medicare Millions
GAO-12-966, Sep 28, 2012
GAO-12-966, Sep 28, 2012
Medicare Part D Coverage Gap
Prevention and Public Health Fund
[back to top]Homeland Security
Critical Infrastructure Protection
An Implementation Strategy Could Advance DHS's Coordination of Resilience Efforts across Ports and Other Infrastructure
GAO-13-11, Oct 25, 2012
GAO-13-11, Oct 25, 2012
Department of Homeland Security
Taking Further Action to Better Determine Causes of Morale Problems Would Assist in Targeting Action Plans
GAO-12-940, Sep 28, 2012
GAO-12-940, Sep 28, 2012
Homeland Defense
Homeland Security
Agriculture Inspection Program Has Made Some Improvements, but Management Challenges Persist
GAO-12-885, Sep 27, 2012
GAO-12-885, Sep 27, 2012
Homeland Security
Survey of DHS Agriculture Specialists (GAO-12-884SP, September 2012), an E-supplement to GAO-12-885
GAO-12-884SP, Sep 27, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-884SP, Sep 27, 2012
Housing
Manufactured Housing Standards
Testing and Performance Evaluation Could Better Ensure Safe Indoor Air Quality
GAO-13-52, Oct 24, 2012
GAO-13-52, Oct 24, 2012
Mortgage Financing
[back to top]Information Technology
Health Information Technology
[back to top]National Defense
Defense Acquisitions
Future Aerostat and Airship Investment Decisions Drive Oversight and Coordination Needs
GAO-13-81, Oct 23, 2012
GAO-13-81, Oct 23, 2012
Homeland Defense
[back to top]Natural Resources and Environment
Energy-Water Nexus
Coordinated Federal Approach Needed to Better Manage Energy and Water Tradeoffs
GAO-12-880, Sep 13, 2012
GAO-12-880, Sep 13, 2012
Manufactured Housing Standards
Testing and Performance Evaluation Could Better Ensure Safe Indoor Air Quality
GAO-13-52, Oct 24, 2012
GAO-13-52, Oct 24, 2012
Oil and Gas
Information on Shale Resources, Development, and Environmental and Public Health Risks
GAO-12-732, Sep 5, 2012
GAO-12-732, Sep 5, 2012
Recovery Act
Most DOE Cleanup Projects Are Complete, but Project Management Guidance Could Be Strengthened
GAO-13-23, Oct 15, 2012
GAO-13-23, Oct 15, 2012
Rural Water Infrastructure
Additional Coordination Can Help Avoid Potentially Duplicative Application Requirements
GAO-13-111, Oct 16, 2012
GAO-13-111, Oct 16, 2012
Unconventional Oil and Gas Development
Water Pollution
EPA Has Improved Its Review of Effluent Guidelines but Could Benefit from More Information on Treatment Technologies
GAO-12-845, Sep 10, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-845, Sep 10, 2012
Retirement Security
Private Sector Pensions
Federal Agencies Should Collect Data and Coordinate Oversight of Multiple Employer Plans
GAO-12-665, Sep 13, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-665, Sep 13, 2012
Science and Technology
Batteries and Energy Storage
Federal Initiatives Supported Similar Technologies and Goals but Had Key Differences
GAO-12-842, Aug 30, 2012
[back to top]GAO-12-842, Aug 30, 2012
Tax Policy and Administration
Federal Tax Debts
[back to top]Telecommunications
Mobile Device Location Data
[back to top]Transportation
General Aviation Safety
[back to top]Legal Products: Bid Protest Decision
Orion Technology, Inc.; Chenega Integrated Mission Support, LLC
B-406769,B-406769.2,B-406769.5, Aug 22, 2012
[back to top]B-406769,B-406769.2,B-406769.5, Aug 22, 2012
Legal Products: Federal Agency Major Rule
Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: Migratory Bird Hunting; Final Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations
GAO-13-82R, Oct 5, 2012
GAO-13-82R, Oct 5, 2012
Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: Migratory Bird Hunting; Late Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds
GAO-13-85R, Oct 5, 2012
GAO-13-85R, Oct 5, 2012
Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: Migratory Bird Hunting; Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2012-13 Late Season
GAO-13-86R, Oct 5, 2012
GAO-13-86R, Oct 5, 2012
Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: 2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards
GAO-13-138R, Oct 31, 2012
GAO-13-138R, Oct 31, 2012
Environmental Protection Agency: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2013 Biomass-Based Diesel Renewable Fuel Volume
GAO-13-97R, Oct 11, 2012
[back to top]GAO-13-97R, Oct 11, 2012
Legal Products: Other Decision
Elections: State Laws Addressing Voter Registration and Voting on or before Election Day
GAO-13-90R, Oct 4, 2012
[back to top]GAO-13-90R, Oct 4, 2012