Annual Month In Review: Index of Reports, Testimony, and Correspondence (FY2004)

Annual Month in Review

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), a nonpartisan agency within the legislative branch of the government, conducts audits, surveys, investigations, and evaluations of federal programs. This work is either self-initiated or done at the request of Congress. GAO presents its findings and recommendations in reports to Congress or in testimony before congressional committees.

Document title, number, date, and pagination are provided for each publication, which are grouped according to subject categories.

Although there may be instances in which reports or testimony may logically fit under two or more categories, we have tried to place them under the most obvious one.

1451 items
Agriculture and Food - 12 items	Financial Management - 85 items	Natural Resources - 22 items
Budget and Spending - 13 items	Government Operations - 87 items	Science, Space, and Technology - 12 items
Business, Industry, and Consumers - 23 items	Health - 62 items	Social Services - 18 items
Civil Rights - 7 items	Homeland Security - 64 items	Special Publications - 7 items
Economic Development - 10 items	Housing - 15 items	Tax Policy and Administration - 28 items
Education - 24 items	Income Security - 16 items	Transportation - 49 items
Employment - 17 items	Information Management - 54 items	Veterans Affairs - 23 items
Energy - 35 items	International Affairs - 56 items	Legal Products: Decisions and Opinions - 468 items
Environmental Protection - 21 items	Justice and Law Enforcement - 29 items	Legal Products: Federal Agency Major Rules - 57 items
Financial Institutions - 19 items	National Defense - 118 items

Agriculture and Food

Biobased Products: Improved USDA Management Would Help Agencies Comply with Farm Bill Purchasing Requirements: GAO-04-437, April 7, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 72 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Bioterrorism: A Threat to Agriculture and the Food Supply: GAO-04-259T, November 19, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Crop Insurance: USDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Insurance Companies and Develop a Policy to Address Any Future Insolvencies: GAO-04-517, June 1, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Farm Program Payments: USDA Needs to Strengthen Regulations and Oversight to Better Ensure Recipients Do Not Circumvent Payment Limitations: GAO-04-407, April 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 75 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Farm Program Payments: USDA Should Correct Weaknesses in Regulations and Oversight to Better Ensure Recipients Do Not Circumvent Payment Limitations: GAO-04-861T, June 16, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Farmer Mac: Greater Attention to Risk Management, Mission, Public Purpose, and Corporate Governance Is Needed: GAO-04-827T, June 2, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Food Safety and Security System: Fundamental Restructuring Is Needed to Address Fragmentation and Overlap: GAO-04-588T, March 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Food Safety: FDA's Imported Seafood Safety Program Shows Some Progress, but Further Improvements Are Needed: GAO-04-246, January 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Food and Drug Administration: Data to Measure the Timeliness of Reviews of Medical Device Applications Are Limited: GAO-04-1022, August 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: USDA Has Addressed Some Problems but Still Faces Enforcement Challenges: GAO-04-247, January 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nutrition Education: USDA Provides Services through Multiple Programs, but Stronger Linkages among Efforts Are Needed: GAO-04-528, April 27, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Posthearing Questions Related to Fragmentation and Overlap in the Federal Food Safety System: GAO-04-832R, May 26, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages) Accessible Text

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Budget and Spending

Budget Issues: Agency Implementation of Capital Planning Principles Is Mixed: GAO-04-138, January 16, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 164 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Budget Issues: Reprogramming of Federal Air Marshal Service Funds in Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-04-577R, March 31, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Budget Process: Long-term Focus Is Critical: GAO-04-585T, March 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Debt Ceiling: Analysis of Actions Taken During the 2003 Debt Issuance Suspension Period: GAO-04-526, May 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Agency Obligations: GAO-04-884SP, June 25, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Federal Assistance: Temporary State Fiscal Relief: GAO-04-736R, May 7, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Budget: Agency Obligations by Budget Function and Object Classification for Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-04-834, June 25, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 84 pages) Accessible Text

Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Request: U.S. General Accounting Office: GAO-04-473T, April 22, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Request: U.S. General Accounting Office: GAO-04-474T, March 4, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Opportunities for Congressional Oversight and Improved Use of Taxpayer Funds: Budgetary Implications of Selected GAO Work: GAO-04-649, May 7, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 323 pages) Accessible Text

Performance Budgeting: OMB's Program Assessment Rating Tool Presents Opportunities and Challenges For Budget and Performance Integration: GAO-04-439T, February 4, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Performance Budgeting: Observations on the Use of OMB's Program Assessment Rating Tool for the Fiscal Year 2004 Budget: GAO-04-174, January 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 73 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Principles of Federal Appropriations Law: Third Edition, Volume I: GAO-04-261SP, January 1, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 640 pages) Accessible Text

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Business, Industry, and Consumers

Business-Owned Life Insurance: More Data Could Be Useful in Making Tax Policy Decisions: GAO-04-303, May 13, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 66 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Business-Owned Life Insurance: Preliminary Observations on Uses, Prevalence, and Regulatory Oversight: GAO-04-191T, October 23, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Consumer Protection: Federal and State Agencies Face Challenges in Combating Predatory Lending: GAO-04-280, January 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 127 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Consumer Protection: Federal and State Agencies Face Challenges in Combating Predatory Lending: GAO-04-412T, February 24, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Contract Management: Impact of Strategy to Mitigate Effects of Contract Bundling on Small Business is Uncertain: GAO-04-454, May 27, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Insurance Regulation: Common Standards and Improved Coordination Needed to Strengthen Market Regulation: GAO-03-433, September 30, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Intellectual Property: Economic Arrangments Among Small Webcasters and Third Parties and Their Effect on Royalties: GAO-04-700, June 1, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text

Patents: Information about the Publication Provisions of the American Inventors Protection Act: GAO-04-603, May 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Regulatory Programs: Opportunities to Enhance Oversight of the Real Estate Appraisal Industry: GAO-04-580T, March 24, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Small Business Administration: Model for 7(a) Program Subsidy Had Reasonable Equations, but Inadequate Documentation Hampered External Reviews: GAO-04-9, March 31, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 76 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Small Business Administration: New Service for Lender Oversight Reflects Some Best Practices, but Strategy for Use Lags Behind: GAO-04-610, June 8, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Small Business Administration: Progress Made, but Transformation Could Benefit from Practices Emphasizing Transparency and Communication: GAO-04-76, October 31, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Small Business Administration: SBA Followed Appropriate Policies and Procedures for September 11 Disaster Loan Applications: GAO-04-885, August 31, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text

Small Business: The National Veterans Business Development Corporation Faces Challenges in Planning for and Achieving Financial Self-sufficiency: GAO-04-893, August 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Small and Disadvantaged Businesses: Most Agency Advocates View Their Roles Similarly: GAO-04-451, March 22, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text

Small and Disadvantaged Businesses: Some Agencies' Advocates Do Not Report to the Required Management Level: GAO-03-863, September 4, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 86 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Telecommunications: Issues Related to Competition and Subscriber Rates in the Cable Television Industry: GAO-04-8, October 24, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 94 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Telecommunications: Issues Related to Federal Funding for Public Television by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting: GAO-04-284, April 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 146 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Telecommunications: Subscriber Rates and Competition in the Cable Television Industry: GAO-04-262T, March 25, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Terrorism Insurance: Effects of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002: GAO-04-806T, May 18, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Terrorism Insurance: Effects of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002: GAO-04-720T, April 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Terrorism Insurance: Implementation of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002: GAO-04-307, April 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Water Infrastructure: Comprehensive Asset Management Has Potential to Help Utilities Better Identify Needs and Plan Future Investments: GAO-04-461, March 19, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 68 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Civil Rights

Defense of Marriage Act: Update to Prior Report: GAO-04-353R, January 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Gender Issues: Women's Participation in the Sciences Has Increased, but Agencies Need to Do More to Ensure Compliance with Title IX: GAO-04-639, July 22, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Indian Issues: Spokane Tribe's Additional Compensation Claim for the Grand Coulee Dam: GAO-04-125T, October 2, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Protection and Advocacy Agencies: Involvement in Deinstitutionalization Lawsuits on Behalf of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities: GAO-03-1044, September 30, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

Senior Executive Service: Enhanced Agency Efforts Needed to Improve Diversity as the Senior Corps Turns Over: GAO-04-123T, October 15, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

U.S Postal Service: Data on Career Employee Diversity: GAO-03-745R, September 15, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 86 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: More Operational and Financial Oversight Needed: GAO-04-18, October 31, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Economic Development

Catastrophe Insurance Risks: Status of Efforts to Securitize Natural Catastrophe and Terrorism Risk: GAO-03-1033, September 24, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 77 pages) Accessible Text

Community Development: Federal Revitalization Programs Are Being Implemented, but Data on the Use of Tax Benefits Are Limited: GAO-04-306, March 5, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 96 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Community and Economic Development Loans: Securitization Faces Significant Barriers: GAO-04-21, October 17, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 72 pages) Accessible Text

FEMA Cerro Grande Claims: Payments Properly Processed, but Reporting Could Be Improved: GAO-04-129, December 24, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Emergency Management Agency: Lack of Controls and Key Information for Property Leave Assets Vulnerable to Loss or Misappropriation: GAO-04-819R, July 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Flood Map Modernization: Program Strategy Shows Promise, but Challenges Remain: GAO-04-417, March 31, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Indian Economic Development: Relationship to EDA Grants and Self-determination Contracting Is Mixed: GAO-04-847, September 8, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 93 pages) Accessible Text

National Flood Insurance Program: Actions to Address Repetitive Loss Properties: GAO-04-401T, March 25, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Rural Utilities Service: Opportunities to Better Target Assistance to Rural Areas and Avoid Unnecessary Financial Risk: GAO-04-647, June 18, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Status of FEMA's FY03 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program: GAO-04-727R, April 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

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Education

Commercial Activities in Schools: Use of Student Data is Limited and Additional Dissemination of Guidance Could Help Districts Develop Policies: GAO-04-810, August 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Education's Federal Direct Loan Program: Status of Recommendations to Improve Cost Estimates and Presentation of Updated Cash Flow Information: GAO-04-567R, March 29, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Diploma Mills: Diploma Mills Are Easily Created and Some Have Issued Bogus Degrees to Federal Employees at Government Expense: GAO-04-1096T, September 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text

Diploma Mills: Federal Employees Have Obtained Degrees from Diploma Mills and Other Unaccredited Schools, Some at Government Expense: GAO-04-771T, May 11, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Direct Student Loan Program: Management Actions Could Enhance Customer Service: GAO-04-107, November 20, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Distance Education: Challenges for Minority Serving Institutions and Implications for Federal Education Policy: GAO-04-78T, October 6, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Distance Education: Improved Data on Program Costs and Guidelines on Quality Assessments Needed to Inform Federal Policy: GAO-04-279, February 26, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Distance Education: More Data Could Improve Education's Ability to Track Technology at Minority Serving Institutions: GAO-03-900, September 12, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Family Education Loan Program: Statutory and Regulatory Changes Could Avert Billions in Unnecessary Federal Subsidy Payments: GAO-04-1070, September 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Student Aid: Expanding Eligibility for Less Than Halftime Students Could Increase Program Costs, But Benefits Uncertain: GAO-03-905, September 10, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Funded Research at Institutions of Higher Education: GAO-04-223SP, November 14, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Head Start: Better Data and Processes Needed to Monitor Underenrollment: GAO-04-17, December 4, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Head Start: Increased Percentage of Teachers Nationwide Have Required Degrees, but Better Information on Classroom Teachers' Qualifications Needed: GAO-04-5, October 1, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Illegal Alien Schoolchildren: Issues in Estimating State-by-State Costs: GAO-04-733, June 21, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

Low-Income and Minority Serving Institutions: Department of Education Could Improve Its Monitoring and Assistance: GAO-04-961, September 21, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Prekindergarten: Four Selected States Expanded Access by Relying on Schools and Existing Providers of Early Education and Care to Provide Services: GAO-04-852, September 9, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text

Public Schools: Comparison of Achievement Results for Students Attending Privately Managed and Traditional Schools in Six Cities: GAO-04-62, October 29, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text

School Meal Programs: Competitive Foods Are Available in Many Schools; Actions Taken to Restrict Them Differ by State and Locality: GAO-04-673, April 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

Special Education: Additional Assistance and Better Coordination Needed among Education Offices to Help States Meet the NCLBA Teacher Requirements: GAO-04-659, July 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Student Consolidation Loans: Further Analysis Could Lead to Enhanced Default Assumptions for Budgetary Cost Estimates: GAO-04-843, August 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Student Loan Programs: As Federal Costs of Loan Consolidation Rise, Other Options Should Be Examined: GAO-04-101, October 31, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Student Loan Programs: Lower Interest Rates and Higher Loan Volume Have Increased Federal Consolidation Loan Costs: GAO-04-568T, March 17, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Student Mentoring Programs: Education's Monitoring and Information Sharing Could Be Improved: GAO-04-581, June 25, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

University Research: Most Federal Agencies Need to Better Protect against Financial Conflicts of Interest: GAO-04-31, November 14, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Employment

Energy Employees Compensation: Case-Processing Bottlenecks Delay Payment of Claims: GAO-04-249T, November 21, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Energy Employees Compensation: Obstacles Remain in Processing Cases Efficiently and Ensuring a Source of Benefit Payments: GAO-04-571T, March 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

H-1B Foreign Workers: Better Tracking Needed to Help Determine H-1B Program's Effects on U.S. Workforce: GAO-03-883, September 10, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Highlights of a GAO Forum: Workforce Challenges and Opportunities For 21st Century: Changing Labor Force Dynamics and the Role of Government Polices: GAO-04-845SP, June 1, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Mine Safety: MSHA Devotes Substantial Effort to Ensuring the Safety and Health of Coal Miners, but Its Programs Could Be Strengthened: GAO-03-945, September 5, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

National Emergency Grants: Labor Is Instituting Changes to Improve Award Process, but Further Actions Are Required to Expedite Grant Awards and Improve Data: GAO-04-496, April 16, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

National Emergency Grants: Services to Dislocated Workers Hampered by Delays in Grant Awards, but Labor Is Initiating Actions to Improve Grant Award Process: GAO-04-222, November 14, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text

OSHA's Complaint Response Policies: OSHA Credits Its Complaint System with Conserving Agency Resources, but the System Still Warrants Improvement: GAO-04-658, June 18, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

September 11: Federal Assistance for New York Workers' Compensation Costs: GAO-04-1013T, September 8, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: Revising the Act and Educational Materials Could Clarify Employer Responsibilities and Employee Rights: GAO-03-1003, September 19, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Trade Adjustment Assistance: Reforms Have Accelerated Training Enrollment, but Implementation Challenges Remain: GAO-04-1012, September 22, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Women's Earnings: Work Patterns Partially Explain Difference between Men's and Woman's Earnings: GAO-04-35, October 31, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 79 pages) Accessible Text

Workforce Investment Act: Labor Actions Can Help States Improve Quality of Performance Outcome Data and Delivery of Youth Services: GAO-04-308, February 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Workforce Investment Act: States and Local Areas Have Developed Strategies to Assess Performance, but Labor Could Do More to Help: GAO-04-657, June 1, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Workforce Training: Almost Half of States Fund Employment Placement and Training through Employer Taxes and Most Coordinate with Federally Funded Programs: GAO-04-282, February 13, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text

Workplace Safety and Health: OSHA's Oversight of Its Civil Penalty Determination and Violation Abatement Processes Has Limitations: GAO-04-920, August 13, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Workplace Safety and Health: OSHA's Voluntary Compliance Strategies Show Promising Results, but Should be Fully Evaluated Before They Are Expanded: GAO-04-378, March 19, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Energy

Bonneville Power Administration: Better Management of BPA's Obligation to Provide Power Is Needed to Control Future Costs: GAO-04-694, July 9, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Energy: Achieving Small Business Prime Contracting Goals Involves Both Potential Benefits and Risks: GAO-04-738T, May 18, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Energy: Certain Postretirement Benefits for Contractor Employees Are Unfunded and Program Oversight Could Be Improved: GAO-04-539, April 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Energy: Mission Support Challenges Remain at Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories: GAO-04-370, February 27, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Energy: Reimbursement of Contractor Litigation Costs: GAO-04-148R, November 26, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Electricity Markets: Consumers Could Benefit from Demand Programs, but Challenges Remain: GAO-04-844, August 13, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 68 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Electricity Restructuring: 2003 Blackout Identifies Crisis and Opportunity for the Electricity Sector: GAO-04-204, November 18, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text

Energy Employees Compensation: Case-Processing Bottlenecks Delay Payment of Claims: GAO-04-298T, December 6, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Energy Employees Compensation: Even with Needed Improvements in Case Processing, Program Structure May Result in Inconsistent Benefit Outcomes: GAO-04-516, May 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text

Energy Employees Compensation: Even with Needed Improvements in Case Processing, Program Structure May Result in Inconsistent Benefit Outcomes: GAO-04-515, May 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Energy Employees Compensation: Many Claims Have Been Processed, but Action Is Needed to Expedite Processing of Claims Requiring Radiation Exposure Estimates: GAO-04-958, September 10, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Energy Markets: Effects of Mergers and Market Concentration in the U.S. Petroleum Industry: GAO-04-96, May 17, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 240 pages) Accessible Text

Energy Markets: Mergers and Many Other Factors Affect U.S. Gasoline Markets: GAO-04-951T, July 7, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Energy Markets: Mergers and Other Factors that Affect the U.S. Refining Industry: GAO-04-982T, July 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Research: Information on DOE's Laboratory-Directed R&D Program: GAO-04-489, April 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text

Geothermal Energy: Information on the Navy's Geothermal Program: GAO-04-513, June 4, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text

Low-Level Radioactive Waste: Disposal Availability Adequate in the Short Term, but Oversight Needed to Identify Any Future Shortfalls: GAO-04-604, June 10, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Low-Level Radioactive Waste: Future Waste Volumes and Disposal Options Are Uncertain: GAO-04-1097T, September 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

National Nuclear Security Administration: Key Management Structure and Workforce Planning Issues Remain As NNSA Conducts Downsizing: GAO-04-545, June 25, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Nonproliferation: DOE Needs to Take Action to Further Reduce the Use of Weapons-Usable Uranium in Civilian Research Reactors: GAO-04-807, July 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Nonproliferation: DOE's Effort to Close Russia's Plutonium Production Reactors Faces Challenges, and Final Shutdown Is Uncertain: GAO-04-662, June 4, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 75 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Regulation: NRC Needs More Effective Analysis to Ensure Accumulation of Funds to Decommission Nuclear Power Plants: GAO-04-32, October 30, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Regulation: NRC Needs to More Aggressively and Comprehensively Resolve Issues Related to the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant's Shutdown: GAO-04-415, May 17, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 137 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Regulation: NRC's Liability Insurance Requirements for Nuclear Power Plants Owned by Limited Liability Companies: GAO-04-654, May 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Security: DOE Needs to Resolve Significant Issues Before It Fully Meets the New Design Basis Threat: GAO-04-623, April 27, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Security: DOE Must Address Significant Issues to Meet the Requirements of the New Design Basis Threat: GAO-04-773T, May 11, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Security: DOE Must Address Significant Issues to Meet the Requirements of the New Design Basis Threat: GAO-04-701T, April 27, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Security: Several Issues Could Impede the Ability of DOE's Office of Energy, Science and Environment to Meet the May 2003 Design Basis Threat: GAO-04-894T, June 22, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE Has Made Some Progress in Cleaning Up the Paducah Site, but Challenges Remain: GAO-04-457, April 1, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Waste Cleanup: Preliminary Observations on DOE's Cleanup of the Paducah Uranium Enrichment Plant: GAO-04-278T, December 6, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Waste: Absence of Key Management Reforms on Hanford's Cleanup Project Adds to Challenges of Achieving Cost and Schedule Goals: GAO-04-611, June 9, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Posthearing Questions from the September 17, 2003, Hearing on Implications of Power Blackouts for the Nation's Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection: The Electric Grid, Critical Interdependencies, Vulnerabilities, and Readiness": GAO-04-300R, December 8, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Renewable Energy: Wind Power's Contribution to Electric Power Generation and Impact on Farms and Rural Communities: GAO-04-756, September 3, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 114 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Uranium Enrichment: Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund Is Insufficient to Cover Cleanup Costs: GAO-04-692, July 2, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Yucca Mountain: Persistent Quality Assurance Problems Could Delay Repository Licensing and Operation: GAO-04-460, April 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Environmental Protection

Air Pollution: EPA Could Take Additional Steps to Help Maximize the Benefits from the 2007 Diesel Emissions Standards: GAO-04-313, March 11, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 84 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Clean Air Act: Key Stakeholders' Views on Revisions to the New Source Review Program: GAO-04-274, February 2, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Clean Air Act: New Source Review Revisions Could Affect Utility Enforcement Cases and Public Access to Emissions Data: GAO-04-58, October 21, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Climate Change: Analysis of Two Studies of Estimated Costs of Implementing the Kyoto Protocol: GAO-04-144R, January 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Climate Change: Preliminary Observations on the Administration's February 2002 Climate Initiative: GAO-04-131T, October 1, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Climate Change: Selected Nations' Reports on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Varied in Their Adherence to Standards: GAO-04-98, December 23, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

Climate Change: Trends in Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Emissions Intensity in the United States and Other High-Emitting Nations: GAO-04-146R, October 28, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Drinking Water: Safeguarding the District of Columbia's Supplies and Applying Lessons Learned to Other Systems: GAO-04-974T, July 22, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Endangered Species: Federal Agencies Have Worked to Improve the Consultation Process, but More Management Attention Is Needed: GAO-04-93, March 19, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 113 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Environmental Disclosure: Briefing on GAO's Findings and Recommendations: GAO-04-1019R, August 4, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Grants Management: EPA Actions Taken Against Nonprofit Grant Recipients in 2002: GAO-04-383R, January 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text

Grants Management: EPA Continues to Have Problems Linking Grants to Environmental Results: GAO-04-983T, July 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Grants Management: EPA Needs to Better Document Its Decisions for Choosing between Grants and Contracts: GAO-04-459, March 31, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Grants Management: EPA Needs to Strengthen Efforts to Address Management Challenges: GAO-04-510T, March 3, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Grants Management: EPA Needs to Strengthen Oversight and Enhance Accountability to Address Persistent Challenges: GAO-04-122T, October 1, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Individual Fishing Quotas: Economic Effects on Processors and Methods Available to Protect Communities: GAO-04-487T, February 25, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages)

Individual Fishing Quotas: Methods for Community Protection and New Entry Require Periodic Evaluation: GAO-04-277, February 24, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Superfund Program: Breakdown of Appropriations Data: GAO-04-787R, May 14, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages) Accessible Text

Superfund Program: Updated Appropriation and Expenditure Data: GAO-04-475R, February 18, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages) Accessible Text

Survey of State and Local Air Quality Officials Opinions on the Impacts of the Environmental Protection Agency's Revisions to the Clean Air Act's New Source Review Program: GAO-04-337SP, February 2, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Water Quality: Program Enhancements Would Better Ensure Adequacy of Boat Pumpout Facilities in No-Discharge Zones: GAO-04-613, May 24, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Financial Institutions

Anti-Money Laundering: Issues Concerning Depository Institution Regulatory Oversight: GAO-04-833T, June 3, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Bank Tying: Additional Steps Needed to Ensure Effective Enforcement of Tying Prohibitions: GAO-04-4, October 10, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text

Bank Tying: Additional Steps Needed to Ensure Effective Enforcement of Tying Prohibitions: GAO-04-3, October 10, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Better Information Sharing Among Financial Services Regulators Could Improve Protections for Consumers: GAO-04-882R, June 29, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Credit Unions: Available Information Indicates No Compelling Need for Secondary Capital: GAO-04-849, August 6, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text

Credit Unions: Financial Condition Has Improved, but Opportunities Exist to Enhance Oversight and Share Insurance Management: GAO-04-91, October 27, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 183 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Environmental Disclosure: SEC Should Explore Ways to Improve Tracking and Transparency of Information: GAO-04-808, July 14, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 80 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Follow-Up on GAO Recommendations Concerning the Securities Investor Protection Corporation: GAO-04-848R, July 9, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Government-Sponsored Enterprises: A Framework for Strengthening GSE Governance and Oversight: GAO-04-269T, February 10, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation Study: Study Questionnaires, Responses, and Summary of Respondents' Comments: GAO-04-217, February 26, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 167 pages) Accessible Text

Mutual Funds: Additional Disclosures Could Increase Transparency of Fees and Other Practices: GAO-04-317T, January 27, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Mutual Funds: Assessment of Regulatory Reforms to Improve the Management and Sale of Mutual Funds: GAO-04-533T, March 10, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Mutual Funds: SEC Should Modify Proposed Regulations to Address Some Pension Plan Concerns: GAO-04-799, July 9, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Public Accounting Firms: Required Study on the Potential Effects of Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation: GAO-04-216, November 21, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 98 pages) Accessible Text

SEC Operations: Oversight of Mutual Fund Industry Presents Management Challenges: GAO-04-584T, April 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Securities And Exchange Commission: Review of Fiscal Year 2003 and 2004 Budget Allocations: GAO-04-818, July 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text

Securities Exchange Act: Review of Reporting Under Section 10A: GAO-03-982R, September 3, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Securities Markets: Opportunities Exist to Enhance Investor Confidence and Improve Listing Program Oversight: GAO-04-75, April 8, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 125 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Securities Markets: Preliminary Observations on the Use of Subpenny Pricing: GAO-04-968T, July 22, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

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Financial Management

Acquisition/Financial Systems Interface Requirements: Checklist for Reviewing Systems under the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act: GAO-04-650G, June 1, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 96 pages) Accessible Text

Acquisition/Financial Systems Interface Requirements: Checklist for Reviewing Systems under the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (Exposure Draft): GAO-04-218G, December 1, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 93 pages) Accessible Text

Audit Guide: Auditing and Investigating the Internal Control of Government Purchase Card Programs: GAO-04-87G, November 1, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 79 pages) Accessible Text

Benefit System Requirements: Checklist for Reviewing Systems under the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act: GAO-04-22G, October 1, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 115 pages) Accessible Text

Breast Cancer Research Stamp: Effective Fund-Raiser but Better Reporting and Cost-Recovery Criteria Needed: GAO-03-1021, September 30, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Business Modernization: Disciplined Processes Needed to Better Manage NASA's Integrated Financial Management Program: GAO-04-118, November 21, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Business Modernization: NASA's Challenges in Managing Its Integrated Financial Management Program: GAO-04-255, November 21, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Business Modernization: NASA's Integrated Financial Management Program Does Not Fully Address Agency's External Reporting Issues: GAO-04-151, November 21, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Capacity Building: Section 4 Program Has Expanded and Evolved: GAO-03-975, September 15, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Compact of Free Association: Single Audits Demonstrate Accountability Problems over Compact Funds: GAO-04-7, October 7, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Core Financial System Requirements: Checklist for Reviewing Systems under the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act: GAO-04-763G, July 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 135 pages) Accessible Text

Debt Collection: Opportunities Exist for Improving FMS's Cross-Servicing Program: GAO-04-47, October 31, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Excess Agency Contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan: 196011, April 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Recommendations (HTML)

Farmer Mac: Some Progress Made, but Greater Attention to Risk Management, Mission, and Corporate Governance Is Needed: GAO-04-116, October 16, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 123 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Results of 2003 and 2002 Financial Audits: GAO-04-522T, March 4, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the 82nd Airborne Division Association, Incorporated, for 2002 and 2001: GAO-04-184R, November 21, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the American National Theater and Academy for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2001: GAO-04-180R, November 21, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the Aviation Hall of Fame for 2002 and 2001: GAO-04-181R, November 21, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the Civil Air Patrol for Fiscal Year 2001: GAO-04-183R, November 21, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the National Conference on Citizenship for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2001: GAO-04-68R, October 10, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the American Historical Association for Fiscal Years 1998-2002: GAO-04-179R, November 21, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the Boy Scouts of America for 2002: GAO-04-64R, October 10, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the Catholic War Veterans of the United States of America, Incorporated, for Fiscal Years 2000-2002: GAO-04-182R, November 21, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the Italian American War Veterans of the United States for Fiscal Years 2000-2002: GAO-04-65R, October 10, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the Marine Corps League for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2001: GAO-04-66R, October 10, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the National Academy of Sciences for 1999-2002: GAO-04-185R, November 21, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the National Conference of State Societies, Washington, District of Columbia, for Fiscal Years 2001 and 2000: GAO-04-67R, October 10, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation for 2002 and 2001: GAO-04-24R, October 10, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the National Federation of Music Clubs for Fiscal Year 2002: GAO-04-25R, October 10, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the National Fund for Medical Education for 2002 and 2001: GAO-04-186R, November 21, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the National Ski Patrol System, Incorporated, for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2001: GAO-04-26R, October 10, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the Navy Club of the United States of America for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2001: GAO-04-27R, October 10, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association for Fiscal Year 2002: GAO-04-28R, October 10, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Reports for the Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002: GAO-04-187R, November 21, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Accounting Standards: Accounting for Stock Options and Other Share-Based Payments: GAO-04-962T, July 8, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit Manual: Checklist for Reports Prepared Under the CFO Act--Revised 2003 Exposure Draft: GAO-04-44G, October 1, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 225 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit Manual: Update (Exposure Draft): GAO-04-667G, April 1, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 125 pages)

Financial Audit: American Battle Monuments Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002: GAO-04-404, March 1, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Bureau of the Public Debt's Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002 Schedules of Federal Debt: GAO-04-177, November 7, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence Revolving Fund's Fiscal Year 2002 Financial Statements: GAO-04-388, March 31, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Funds' 2003 and 2002 Financial Statements: GAO-04-429, February 13, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: IRS's Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002 Financial Statements: GAO-04-126, November 13, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 151 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Independent Counsel Expenditures for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2003: GAO-04-525, March 31, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Independent and Special Counsel Expenditures for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2004: GAO-04-1014, September 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Process for Preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements of the U.S. Government Needs Further Improvement: GAO-04-866, September 10, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: Process for Preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements of the U.S. Government Needs Improvement: GAO-04-45, October 30, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: Senate Health Promotion Revolving Fund's Fiscal Year 2002 Financial Statements: GAO-04-389, March 31, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: Senate Restaurants Revolving Fund for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002: GAO-04-416, March 9, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: U.S. Senate Gift Shop Revolving Fund's Fiscal Years 2002 and 2001 Financial Statements: GAO-04-906, August 27, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: U.S. Senate Stationery Room Revolving Fund's Fiscal Years 2002 and 2001 Financial Statements: GAO-04-905, August 27, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Management Systems: HHS Faces Many Challenges in Implementing Its Unified Financial Management System: GAO-04-1089T, September 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management Systems: Lack of Disciplined Processes Puts Implementation of HHS' Financial System at Risk: GAO-04-1008, September 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 113 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Management: Audit of the Centennial of Flight Commission for Fiscal Year 2003 and though May 19, 2004: GAO-04-599R, June 18, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management: Audit of the White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002: GAO-04-497R, May 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Management: Department of Homeland Security Faces Significant Financial Management Challenges: GAO-04-774, July 19, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Management: Fiscal Year 2003 Performance and Accountability Reports Provide Limited Information on Governmentwide Improper Payments: GAO-04-631T, April 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management: Further Actions Are Needed to Establish Framework to Guide Audit Opinion and Business Management Improvement Efforts at DOD: GAO-04-910R, September 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Management: Information on the Mandated Transfer of HUD's Appropriation Law Function to the Chief Financial Officer: GAO-04-272R, November 21, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management: Recurring Financial Systems Problems Hinder FFMIA Compliance: GAO-04-209T, October 29, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management: Status of the Government Efforts to Address Improper Payment Problems: GAO-04-99, October 17, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management: Sustained Efforts Needed to Achieve FFMIA Accountability: GAO-03-1062, September 30, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 77 pages) Accessible Text

Fiscal Year 2003 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Improvement in Federal Financial Management Is Crucial to Addressing Our Nation's Future Fiscal Challenges: GAO-04-886T, July 8, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text

Fiscal Year 2003 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Improvement in Federal Financial Management Is Crucial to Addressing Our Nation's Future Fiscal Challenges: GAO-04-477T, March 3, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

GAO/PCIE: Financial Audit Manual: Checklist for Federal Accounting Reporting, and Disclosures: GAO-04-942G, July 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 226 pages) Accessible Text

GAO/PCIE: Financial Audit Manual: Update: GAO-04-1015G, July 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 122 pages) Accessible Text

Independent Counsel: Breakdown of Expenditures for David M. Barrett: GAO-04-732R, April 29, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 5 pages) Accessible Text

Independent Standard-Setting Process for Establishing Accounting Standards for Private-Sector Entities: GAO-04-840R, June 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: Architecture Needed to Guide NASA's Financial Management Modernization: GAO-04-43, November 21, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Judgment Fund: Treasury's Estimates of Claim Payment Processing Costs under the No FEAR Act and Contract Disputes Act: GAO-04-481, April 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Further Improvements Needed to Strengthen Controls Over the Purchase Card Program: GAO-04-987R, August 5, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Further Improvements Needed to Strengthen Controls Over the Purchase Card Program: GAO-04-986R, August 5, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Local TV Act: Progress Made, but Timeliness and Cost Accounting Issues Need to be Addressed: GAO-04-134, October 31, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Management Report: Opportunities for Improvements in FDIC's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures: GAO-04-677R, June 16, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Significant Actions Needed to Address Long-standing Financial Management Problems: GAO-04-754T, May 19, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: Enhancements Needed to Strengthen Controls Over the Purchase Card Program: GAO-04-988R, August 5, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Posthearing Questions Related to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's 2003 and 2002 Financial Audits: GAO-04-674R, April 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 3 pages) Accessible Text

Purchase Cards: Steps Taken to Improve DOD Program Management, but Actions Needed to Address Misuse: GAO-04-156, December 2, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Responses to Posthearing Questions Related to GAO's Testimony on the U.S. Government's Consolidated Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-04-624R, April 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Sandia National Laboratories: Further Improvements Needed to Strengthen Controls Over the Purchase Card Program: GAO-04-989R, August 5, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Senate Office of Public Records Revolving Fund: GAO-04-141R, October 17, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text

Tobacco Settlement: States' Allocations of Fiscal Year 2003 and Expected Fiscal Year 2004 Payments: GAO-04-518, March 19, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 81 pages) Accessible Text

Travel Cards: Internal Control Weaknesses at DOD Led to Improper Use of First and Business Class Travel: GAO-04-229T, November 6, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Travel Cards: Internal Control Weaknesses at DOD Led to Improper Use of First and Business Class Travel: GAO-04-88, October 24, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Coast Guard National Pollution Funds Center: Claims Payment Process Was Functioning Effectively, but Additional Controls Are Needed to Reduce the Risk of Improper Payments: GAO-04-114R, October 3, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Coast Guard National Pollution Funds Center: Improvements Are Needed in Internal Control Over Disbursements: GAO-04-340R, January 13, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Government Operations

2010 Census: Cost and Design Issues Need to Be Addressed Soon: GAO-04-37, January 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

2010 Census: Counting Americans Overseas as Part of the Census Would Not Be Feasible: GAO-04-1077T, September 14, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

2010 Census: Counting Americans Overseas as Part of the Decennial Census Would Not Be Cost-Effective: GAO-04-898, August 19, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

2010 Census: Overseas Enumeration Test Raises Need for Clear Policy Direction: GAO-04-470, May 21, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Architect of the Capitol: Midyear Status Report on Implementation of Management Review Recommendations: GAO-04-966, August 31, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Architect of the Capitol: Status Report on Implementation of Management Review Recommendations: GAO-04-299, January 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 118 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Best Practices: Using Spend Analysis to Help Agencies Take a More Strategic Approach to Procurement: GAO-04-870, September 16, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Coins and Currency: How the Costs and Earnings Associated with Producing Coins and Currency Are Budgeted and Accounted For: GAO-04-283, April 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Competitive Sourcing: Greater Emphasis Needed on Increasing Efficiency and Improving Performance: GAO-04-367, February 27, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Comptroller General's Forum: High-Performing Organizations: Metrics, Means, and Mechanisms for Achieving High Performance in the 21st Century Public Management Environment: GAO-04-343SP, February 13, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

Continuity of Operations: Improved Planning Needed to Ensure Delivery of Essential Government Services: GAO-04-160, February 27, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Continuity of Operations: Improved Planning Needed to Ensure Delivery of Essential Services: GAO-04-638T, April 22, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Contract Management: Agencies Can Achieve Significant Savings on Purchase Card Buys: GAO-04-430, March 12, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Contract Management: Guidance Needed to Promote Competition for Defense Task Orders: GAO-04-874, July 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Contract Management: No Reliable Data to Measure Benefits of the Simplified Acquisition Test Program: GAO-03-1068, September 30, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Contract Management: Restructuring GSA's Federal Supply Service and Federal Technology Service: GAO-04-132T, October 2, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

D.C. Family Court: Operations and Case Management Have Improved, but Critical Issues Remain: GAO-04-685T, April 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

D.C. Family Court: Progress Has Been Made in Implementing Its Transition: GAO-04-234, January 6, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 66 pages) Accessible Text

District of Columbia Jail: Management Challenges Exist in Improving Facility Conditions: GAO-04-742, August 27, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 68 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

District of Columbia Jail: Medical Services Generally Met Requirements and Costs Decreased, but Oversight Is Incomplete: GAO-04-750, June 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

District of Columbia's Department of Transportation's Reorganization and Use of Federal-Aid Funding: GAO-04-644R, May 14, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

District of Columbia: FY 2003 Performance Report Shows Continued Improvements: GAO-04-940R, July 7, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

District of Columbia: Status of Reforms to the District's Mental Health System: GAO-04-387, March 31, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text

District of Columbia: Structural Imbalance and Management Issues: GAO-04-908T, June 22, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Elections: Electronic Voting Offers Opportunities and Presents Challenges: GAO-04-975T, July 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text

Elections: Electronic Voting Offers Opportunities and Presents Challenges: GAO-04-766T, May 12, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text

Electronic Rulemaking: Efforts to Facilitate Public Participation Can Be Improved: GAO-03-901, September 17, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Acquisition: Increased Attention to Vehicle Fleets Could Result in Savings: GAO-04-664, May 25, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Advisory Committees: Additional Guidance Could Help Agencies Better Ensure Independence and Balance: GAO-04-328, April 16, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 149 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Real Property: Actions Needed to Address Long-standing and Complex Problems: GAO-04-119T, October 1, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

GAO Performance and Accountability Highlights: Fiscal 2003: GAO-04-264SP, January 1, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text

GAO Performance and Accountability Report, 2003: GAO-04-263SP, November 14, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 162 pages) Accessible Text

GSA Actions Leading to Proposed Debarment of WorldCom: GAO-04-741R, May 26, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

Government Printing Office: Actions to Strengthen and Sustain GPO's Transformation: GAO-04-830, June 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 88 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Government Printing Office: Advancing GPO's Transformation Effort through Strategic Human Capital Management: GAO-04-85, October 20, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Government Printing Office: Technological Changes Create Transformation Opportunities: GAO-04-729T, April 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: A Guide for Assessing Strategic Training and Development Efforts in the Federal Government: GAO-04-546G, March 1, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 95 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Additional Collaboration Between OPM and Agencies Is Key to Improved Federal Hiring: GAO-04-797, June 7, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Building on the Current Momentum to Transform the Federal Government: GAO-04-976T, July 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: DHS Faces Challenges In Implementing Its New Personnel System: GAO-04-790, June 18, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Implementing Pay for Performance at Selected Personnel Demonstration Projects: GAO-04-83, January 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 75 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Increasing Agencies' Use of New Hiring Flexibilities: GAO-04-959T, July 13, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Insights for U.S. Agencies from Other Countries' Succession Planning and Management Initiatives: GAO-03-914, September 15, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Key Practices to Increasing Federal Telework: GAO-04-950T, July 8, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Key Principles for Effective Strategic Workforce Planning: GAO-04-39, December 11, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Observations on Agencies' Implementation of the Chief Human Capital Officers Act: GAO-04-800T, May 18, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Opportunities to Improve Federal Continuity Planning Guidance: GAO-04-384, April 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Human Capital: Preliminary Observations on Proposed DHS Human Capital Regulations: GAO-04-479T, February 25, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Selected Agencies' Experiences and Lessons Learned in Designing Training and Development Programs: GAO-04-291, January 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Selected Agencies' Use of Alternative Service Delivery Options for Human Capital Activities: GAO-04-679, June 25, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Human Capital: Senior Executive Performance Management Can Be Significantly Strengthened to Achieve Results: GAO-04-614, May 26, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 97 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Human Capital: Status of Efforts to Improve Federal Hiring: GAO-04-796T, June 7, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Succession Planning and Management Is Critical Driver of Organizational Transformation: GAO-04-127T, October 1, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Inspectors General: Enhancing Federal Accountability: GAO-04-117T, October 8, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee: IRAC Representatives Effectively Coordinate Federal Spectrum but Lack Seniority to Advise on Contentious Policy Issues: GAO-04-1028, September 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Kennedy Center: More Information on Project Status and Budgets Needed to Understand the Impact of Future Funding Decisions: GAO-04-933, September 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Metropolitan Statistical Areas: New Standards and Their Impact on Selected Federal Programs: GAO-04-758, June 14, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 103 pages) Accessible Text

Monitoring and Oversight of Federal Funds Awarded to Bridgeport, Connecticut: GAO-04-230R, November 26, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Need for Comprehensive Postal Reform: GAO-04-455R, February 6, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages) Accessible Text

Office of Compliance: Status of Management Control Efforts to Improve Effectiveness: GAO-04-400, February 3, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Paperwork Reduction Act: Agencies report Slight Decreases in Burden Estimates and Violations: GAO-04-676T, April 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Performance Budgeting: OMB's Performance Rating Tool Presents Opportunities and Challenges For Evaluating Program Performance: GAO-04-550T, March 11, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Postal Pension Funding Reform: Issues Related to the Postal Service's Proposed Use of Pension Savings: GAO-04-238, November 26, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Postal Pension Funding Reform: Review of Military Service Funding Proposals: GAO-04-281, November 26, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Postal Service: Progress in Implementing Supply Chain Management Initiatives: GAO-04-540, May 17, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Posthearing Questions Related to Agencies' Implementation of the Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCO) Act: GAO-04-897R, June 18, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text

Posthearing Questions Related to Assessing Progress in Human Capital Management: GAO-04-1072R, September 3, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

Posthearing Questions Related to Succession Planning and Management: GAO-04-270R, November 14, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 3 pages) Accessible Text

Public Key Infrastructure: Examples of Risks and Internal Control Objectives Associated with Certification Authorities: GAO-04-1023R, August 10, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Purchase Cards: Increased Management Oversight and Control Could Save Hundreds of Millions of Dollars: GAO-04-717T, April 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Questions for Competitive Sourcing Hearing Record: GAO-04-155R, October 3, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages) Accessible Text

Regulatory Takings: Implementation of Executive Order on Government Actions Affecting Private Property Use: GAO-03-1015, September 19, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text

Reliability of Federal Procurement Data: GAO-04-295R, December 30, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Results-Oriented Government: GPRA Has Established a Solid Foundation for Achieving Greater Results: GAO-04-594T, March 31, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Results-Oriented Government: GPRA Has Established a Solid Foundation for Achieving Greater Results: GAO-04-38, March 10, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 280 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Rulemaking: OMB's Role in Reviews of Agencies' Draft Rules and the Transparency of Those Reviews: GAO-03-929, September 22, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 226 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Telecommunications: GSA Has Made Progress in Planning Governmentwide Program but Challenges Remain: GAO-04-1085T, September 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Office of Special Counsel: Strategy for Reducing Persistent Backlog of Cases Should Be Provided to Congress: GAO-04-36, March 8, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Postal Service Key Reasons for Postal Reform: GAO-04-565T, March 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Postal Service: Better Guidance Is Needed to Ensure an Appropriate Response to Anthrax Contamination: GAO-04-239, September 9, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 83 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Postal Service: Bold Action Needed to Continue Progress on Postal Transformation: GAO-04-108T, November 5, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Postal Service: Key Elements of Comprehensive Postal Reform: GAO-04-397T, January 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Postal Service: Status of Inspector General's Recommendations on the Supplier Diversity Program: GAO-04-57R, October 6, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Postal Service: USPS Needs to Clearly Communicate How Postal Services May Be Affected by Its Retail Optimization Plans: GAO-04-803, July 13, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Unfunded Mandates: Analysis of Reform Act Coverage: GAO-04-637, May 12, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 97 pages) Accessible Text

Vacancy Act Violation Letter- Department of Education, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, August 19, 2004: B-302743, August 19, 2004; Summary (HTML)

Vacancy Act Violation Letter-Department of Education, August 19, 2004: B-302743, August 19, 2004; Summary (HTML)

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Health

Antibiotic Resistance: Federal Agencies Need to Better Focus Efforts to Address Risk to Humans from Antibiotic Use in Animals: GAO-04-490, April 22, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 102 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Assisted Living: Examples of State Efforts to Improve Consumer Protections: GAO-04-684, April 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text

Bioterrorism: Public Health Response to Anthrax Incidents of 2001: GAO-04-152, October 15, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Agency Leadership Taking Steps to Improve Management and Planning, but Challenges Remain: GAO-04-219, January 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities: High Medicare Payments in Florida Raise Program Integrity Concerns: GAO-04-709, August 12, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Comptroller General's Forum on Health Care: Unsustainable Trends Necessitate Comprehensive and Fundamental Reforms to Control Spending and Improve Value: GAO-04-793SP, May 1, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text

Computer-Based Patient Records: Improved Planning and Project Management Are Critical to Achieving Two-Way VA-DOD Health Data Exchange: GAO-04-811T, May 19, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Computer-Based Patient Records: Subcommittee Questions Concerning VA and DOD Efforts to Achieve a Two-Way Exchange of Health Data: GAO-04-691R, May 14, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Dialysis Facilities: Problems Remain in Ensuring Compliance with Medicare Quality Standards: GAO-04-63, October 8, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Emerging Infectious Diseases: Asian SARS Outbreak Challenged International and National Responses: GAO-04-564, April 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 73 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Global Health: U.S. AIDS Coordinator Addressing Some Key Challenges to Expanding Treatment but Others Remain: GAO-04-784, July 12, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 86 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Gulf War Illnesses: Federal Research Efforts Have Waned, and Research Findings Have Not Been Reassessed: GAO-04-815T, June 1, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

HHS OIG: Allegations of Misspending Were Unsubstantiated: GAO-04-618R, April 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

HHS's Efforts to Promote Health Information Technology and Legal Barriers to Its Adoption: GAO-04-991R, August 13, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text

Health Care: National Strategy Needed to Accelerate the Implementation of Information Technology: GAO-04-947T, July 14, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Infectious Disease Preparedness: Federal Challenges in Responding to Influenza Outbreaks: GAO-04-1100T, September 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: Benefits Realized for Selected Health Care Functions: GAO-04-224, October 31, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 128 pages) Accessible Text

Internet Pharmacies: Hydrocodone, an Addictive Narcotic Pain Medication, Is Available Without a Prescription Through the Internet: GAO-04-892T, June 17, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Internet Pharmacies: Some Pose Safety Risks for Consumers: GAO-04-820, June 17, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

Internet Pharmacies: Some Pose Safety Risks for Consumers and Are Unreliable in Their Business Practices: GAO-04-888T, June 17, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Medicaid Nursing Home Payments: States' Payment Rates Largely Unaffected by Recent Fiscal Pressures: GAO-04-143, October 17, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text

Medicaid Program Integrity: State and Federal Efforts to Prevent and Detect Improper Payments: GAO-04-707, July 16, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

Medicaid Waivers: HHS Approvals of Pharmacy Plus Demonstrations Continue to Raise Cost and Oversight Concerns: GAO-04-480, June 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 81 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicaid and SCHIP: States' Premium and Cost Sharing Requirements for Beneficiaries: GAO-04-491, March 31, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text

Medicaid: Improved Federal Oversight of State Financing Schemes Is Needed: GAO-04-228, February 13, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 94 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicaid: Intergovernmental Transfers Have Facilitated State Financing Schemes: GAO-04-574T, March 18, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Medical Malpractice Insurance: Multiple Factors Have Contributed to Premium Rate Increases: GAO-04-128T, October 1, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Appeals: Disparity between Requirements and Responsible Agencies' Capabilities: GAO-03-841, September 29, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare Demonstration PPOs: Financial and Other Advantages for Plans, Few Advantages for Beneficiaries: GAO-04-960, September 27, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare Dialysis Facilities: Beneficiary Access Stable and Problems in Payment System Being Addressed: GAO-04-450, June 25, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Home Health: Payments to Most Freestanding Home Health Agencies More Than Cover Their Costs: GAO-04-359, February 27, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Physician Payments: Information on Spending Trends and Targets: GAO-04-751T, May 5, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Preventive Services: Most Beneficiaries Receive Some but Not All Recommended Services: GAO-04-1004T, September 21, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Savings Programs: Results of Social Security Administration's 2002 Outreach to Low-Income Beneficiaries: GAO-04-363, March 26, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Secondary Payer: Improvements Needed to Enhance Debt Recovery Process: GAO-04-783, August 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare: CMS Did Not Control Rising Power Wheelchair Spending: GAO-04-716T, April 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare: CMS Needs Additional Authority to Adequately Oversee Patient Safety in Hospitals: GAO-04-850, July 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare: Call Centers Need to Improve Responses to Policy-Oriented Questions from Providers: GAO-04-669, July 16, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare: Discrepancy in Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Methodology Leads to Inaccurate Beneficiary Copayments and Medicate Payments: GAO-04-103R, October 6, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare: Information Needed to Assess Adequacy of Rate-Setting Methodology for Payments for Hospital Outpatient Services: GAO-04-772, September 17, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare: Most Beneficiaries Receive Some but Not All Recommended Preventive Services: GAO-03-958, September 8, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare: Past Experience Can Guide Future Competitive Bidding for Medical Equipment and Supplies: GAO-04-765, September 7, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare: Payment Changes Are Needed for Assistants-at-Surgery: GAO-04-97, January 13, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Milwaukee Health Care Spending Compared to Other Metropolitan Areas: Geographic Variation in Spending for Enrollees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: GAO-04-1000R, August 18, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text

Nursing Home Fire Safety: Recent Fires Highlight Weaknesses in Federal Standards and Oversight: GAO-04-660, July 16, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Physician Workforce: Physician Supply Increased in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Areas but Geographic Disparities Persisted: GAO-04-124, October 31, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

Prescription Drugs: OxyContin Abuse and Diversion and Efforts to Address the Problem: GAO-04-110, December 19, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Prescription Drugs: Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Enforce the Prohibitions on Personal Importation: GAO-04-839T, July 22, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Prescription Drugs: State Monitoring Programs May Help to Reduce Illegal Diversion: GAO-04-524T, March 4, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Prescription Drugs: State and Federal Oversight of Drug Compounding by Pharmacies: GAO-04-195T, October 23, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Private Health Insurance: Coverage of Key Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests is Common but Not Universal: GAO-04-713, June 17, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Private Health Insurance: Employers and Individuals Are Vulnerable to Unauthorized or Bogus Entities Selling Coverage: GAO-04-312, February 27, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text

Private Health Insurance: Federal and State Requirements Affecting Coverage Offered by Small Business: GAO-03-1133, September 30, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text

Private Health Insurance: Unauthorized or Bogus Entities Have Exploited Employers and Individuals Seeking Affordable Coverage: GAO-04-512T, March 3, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Public Health Preparedness: Response Capacity Improving, but Much Remains to Be Accomplished: GAO-04-458T, February 12, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

SCHIP: HHS Continues to Approve Waivers That Are Inconsistent with Program Goals: GAO-04-166R, January 5, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

September 11: Health Effects in the Aftermath of the World Trade Center Attack: GAO-04-1068T, September 8, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

Smallpox Vaccination: Review of the Implementation of the Military Program: GAO-04-215R, December 1, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Specialty Hospitals: Geographic Location, Services Provided, and Financial Performance: GAO-04-167, October 22, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text

Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration: Planning for Program Changes and Future Workforce Needs Is Incomplete: GAO-04-683, June 4, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Tobacco Use And Public Health: Federal Efforts to Prevent and Reduce Tobacco Use among Youth: GAO-04-41, November 21, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text

Undocumented Aliens: Questions Persist about Their Impact on Hospitals' Uncompensated Care Costs: GAO-04-472, May 21, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Homeland Security

9/11 Commission Report: Reorganization, Transformation, and Information Sharing: GAO-04-1033T, August 3, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Additional Posthearing Questions Related to Proposed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Human Capital Regulations: GAO-04-617R, April 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages) Accessible Text

Agencies' Use of Procurement Flexibilities Provided in the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-296): GAO-04-447R, March 31, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 3 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Security: Challenges Delay Implementation of Computer-Assisted Passenger Prescreening System: GAO-04-504T, March 17, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Security: Challenges Exist in Stabilizing and Enhancing Passenger and Baggage Screening Operations: GAO-04-440T, February 12, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Security: Computer-Assisted Passenger Prescreening System Faces Significant Implementation Challenges: GAO-04-385, February 13, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Aviation Security: Further Steps Needed to Strengthen the Security of Commercial Airport Perimeters and Access Controls: GAO-04-728, June 4, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Aviation Security: Improvement still Needed in Federal Aviation Security Efforts: GAO-04-592T, March 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Security: Private Screening Contractors Have Little Flexibility to Implement Innovative Approaches: GAO-04-505T, April 22, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Border Security: Additional Actions Needed to Eliminate Weaknesses in the Visa Revocation Process: GAO-04-899T, July 13, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Border Security: Additional Actions Needed to Eliminate Weaknesses in the Visa Revocation Process: GAO-04-795, July 13, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Border Security: Agencies Need to Better Coordinate Their Strategies and Operations on Federal Lands: GAO-04-590, June 16, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Border Security: Consular Identification Cards Accepted within United States, but Consistent Federal Guidance Needed: GAO-04-881, August 24, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Border Security: Improvements Needed to Reduce Time Taken to Adjudicate Visas for Science Students and Scholars: GAO-04-371, February 25, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Border Security: Improvements Needed to Reduce Time Taken to Adjudicate Visas for Science Students and Scholars: GAO-04-443T, February 25, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Border Security: Joint, Coordinated Actions by State and DHS Needed to Guide Biometric Visas and Related Programs: GAO-04-1080T, September 9, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Border Security: State Department Rollout of Biometric Visas on Schedule, but Guidance Is Lagging: GAO-04-1001, September 9, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Combating Bioterrorism: Actions Needed to Improve Security at Plum Island Animal Disease Center: GAO-03-847, September 19, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Combating Terrorism: Evaluation of Selected Characteristics in National Strategies Related to Terrorism: GAO-04-408T, February 3, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text

Combating Terrorism: Federal Agencies Face Continuing Challenges in Addressing Terrorist Financing and Money Laundering: GAO-04-501T, March 4, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Homeland Security: Financial Management Challenges: GAO-04-945T, July 8, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Homeland Security: Formidable Information and Technology Management Challenge Requires Institutional Approach: GAO-04-702, August 27, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Drinking Water: Experts' Views on How Future Federal Funding Can Best Be Spent to Improve Security: GAO-04-29, October 31, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 76 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Emergency Preparedness: Federal Funds for First Responders: GAO-04-788T, May 13, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

FBI Transformation: Data Inconclusive on Effects of Shift to Counterterrorism-Related Priorities on Traditional Crime Enforcement: GAO-04-1036, August 31, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text

HHS Bioterrorism Preparedness Programs: States Reported Progress but Fell Short of Program Goals for 2002: GAO-04-360R, February 10, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security Advisory System: Preliminary Observations Regarding Threat Level Increases from Yellow to Orange: GAO-04-453R, February 26, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Challenges in Achieving Interoperable Communications for First Responders: GAO-04-231T, November 6, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Communication Protocols and Risk Communication Principles Can Assist in Refining the Advisory System: GAO-04-682, June 25, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 136 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: Coordinated Planning and Standards Needed to Better Manage First Responder Grants in the National Capital Region: GAO-04-904T, June 24, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: DHS Needs a Strategy to Use DOE's Laboratories for Research on Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Detection and Response Technologies: GAO-04-653, May 24, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: Efforts Under Way to Develop Enterprise Architecture, but Much Work Remains: GAO-04-777, August 6, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 91 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: Federal Action Needed to Address Security Challenges at Chemical Facilities: GAO-04-482T, February 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Federal Leadership Needed to Facilitate Interoperable Communications Between First Responders: GAO-04-1057T, September 8, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Federal Leadership and Intergovernmental Cooperation Required to Achieve First Responder Interoperable Communications: GAO-04-963T, July 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Federal Leadership and Intergovernmental Cooperation Required to Achieve First Responder Interoperable Communications: GAO-04-740, July 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 100 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: First Phase of Visitor and Immigration Status Program Operating, but Improvements Needed: GAO-04-586, May 11, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 136 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: Management of First Responder Grants in the National Capital Region Reflects the Need for Coordinated Planning and Performance Goals: GAO-04-433, May 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: Observations on the National Strategies Related to Terrorism: GAO-04-1075T, September 22, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Overstay Tracking Is a Key Component of a Layered Defense: GAO-04-170T, October 16, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Performance of Information System to Monitor Foreign Students and Exchange Visitors Has Improved, but Issues Remain: GAO-04-690, June 18, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 100 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Target Security Inspections of Cargo Containers: GAO-04-325T, December 16, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Risk Communication Principles May Assist in Refinement of the Homeland Security Advisory System: GAO-04-538T, March 16, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Risks Facing Key Border and Transportation Security Program Need to Be Addressed: GAO-04-569T, March 18, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Selected Recommendations from Congressionally Chartered Commissions and GAO: GAO-04-591, March 31, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Summary of Challenges Faced in Targeting Oceangoing Cargo Containers for Inspection: GAO-04-557T, March 31, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Transformation Strategy Needed to Address Challenges Facing the Federal Protective Service: GAO-04-537, July 14, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: Homeland Security Should Better Balance Need for System Integration Strategy with Spending for New and Enhanced Systems: GAO-04-509, May 21, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Intelligence Reform: Human Capital Considerations Critical to 9/11 Commission's Proposed Reforms: GAO-04-1084T, September 14, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Investigations of Terrorist Financing, Money Laundering, and Other Financial Crimes: GAO-04-464R, February 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Maritime Security: Better Planning Needed to Help Ensure an Effective Port Security Assessment Program: GAO-04-1062, September 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Maritime Security: Partnering Could Reduce Federal Costs and Facilitate Implementation of Automatic Vessel Identification System: GAO-04-868, July 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Maritime Security: Substantial Work Remains to Translate New Planning Requirements into Effective Port Security: GAO-04-838, June 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Improve Security at Nuclear Power Plants: GAO-04-1064T, September 14, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Overstay Tracking: A Key Component of Homeland Security and a Layered Defense: GAO-04-82, May 21, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text

Posthearing Questions Related to Proposed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Human Capital Regulations: GAO-04-570R, March 22, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

Security Clearances: FBI Has Enhanced Its Process for State and Local Law Enforcement Officials: GAO-04-596, April 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

Security: Counterfeit Identification Raises Homeland Security Concerns: GAO-04-133T, October 1, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages) Accessible Text

September 11: Overview of Federal Disaster Assistance to the New York City Area: GAO-04-72, October 31, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 111 pages) Accessible Text

Status of Key Recommendations GAO Has Made to DHS and Its Legacy Agencies: GAO-04-865R, July 2, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 78 pages) Accessible Text

The Chief Operating Officer Concept and its Potential Use as a Strategy to Improve Management at the Department of Homeland Security: GAO-04-876R, June 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

The Department of Homeland Security Needs to Fully Adopt a Knowledge-based Approach to Its Counter-MANPADS Development Program: GAO-04-341R, January 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Transfer of Budgetary Resources to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): GAO-04-329R, April 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Postal Service: Clear Communication with Employees Needed before Reopening the Brentwood Facility: GAO-04-205T, October 23, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

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Housing

Department of Housing and Urban Development: Lack of Accountability for Computer Equipment Leaves These Assets Vulnerable to Loss or Misappropriation: GAO-04-520R, April 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Fair Housing: Opportunities to Improve HUD's Oversight and Management of the Enforcement Process: GAO-04-463, April 21, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 89 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

HUD Single-Family and Multifamily Property Programs: Inadequate Controls Resulted in Questionable Payments and Potential Fraud: GAO-04-390, March 3, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 83 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

HUD's Inventory of Affordable Multifamily Housing: Data on Properties with Mortgages Scheduled to Mature and Rental Assistance Set to Expire: GAO-04-210SP, January 3, 2004; Summary (HTML)

Home Inspections: Many Buyers Benefit from Inspections, but Mandating Their Use Is Questionable: GAO-04-462, April 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text

Multifamily Housing: More Accessible HUD Data Could Help Efforts to Preserve Housing for Low-Income Tenants: GAO-04-992T, July 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Multifamily Housing: More Accessible HUD Data Could Help Efforts to Preserve Housing for Low-Income Tenants: GAO-04-20, January 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Public Housing: HOPE VI Resident Issues and Changes in Neighborhoods Surrounding Grant Sites: GAO-04-109, November 21, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text

Public Housing: Small and Larger Agencies Have Similar Views on Many Recent Housing Reforms: GAO-04-19, October 30, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 73 pages) Accessible Text

Rural Housing Service: Agency Has Overestimated Its Rental Assistance Budget Needs over the Life of the Program: GAO-04-752, May 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Rural Housing Service: Standardization of Budget Estimation Processes Needed for Rental Assistance Program: GAO-04-424, March 25, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Rural Housing Service: Updated Guidance and Additional Monitoring Needed for Rental Assistance Distribution Process: GAO-04-937, September 13, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Single-Family Housing: Cost, Benefit, and Compliance Issues Raise Questions about HUD's Discount Sales Program: GAO-04-208, January 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Survey of Housing Officials Regarding the Preservation of HUD's Affordable Rental Housing: GAO-04-211SP, January 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Survey of State and Local Offices Administering Section 521 Rental Assistance: GAO-04-978SP, September 13, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

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Income Security

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Long-Term Financing Risks to Single-Employer Insurance Program Highlight Need for Comprehensive Reform: GAO-04-150T, October 14, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Single-Employer Pension Insurance Program Faces Significant Long-Term Risks: GAO-04-90, October 29, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Pension Plans: Additional Transparency and Other Actions Needed in Connection with Proxy Voting: GAO-04-749, August 10, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Private Pensions: Changing Funding Rules and Enhancing Incentives Can Improve Plan Funding: GAO-04-176T, October 29, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Private Pensions: Multiemployer Pensions Face Key Challenges to Their Long-Term Prospects: GAO-04-542T, March 18, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Private Pensions: Multiemployer Plans Face Short- and Long-Term Challenges: GAO-04-423, March 26, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

Private Pensions: Publicly Available Reports Provide Useful but Limited Information on Plans' Financial Condition: GAO-04-395, March 31, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text

Private Pensions: Timely and Accurate Information Is Needed to Identify and Track Frozen Defined Benefit Plans: GAO-04-200R, December 17, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Administration: More Effort Needed to Assess Consistency of Disability Decisions: GAO-04-656, July 2, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Administration: Strategic Workforce Planning Needed to Address Human Capital Challenges Facing the Disability Determination Services: GAO-04-121, January 27, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 98 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Disability: Commissioner Proposes Strategy to Improve the Claims Process, but Faces Implementation Challenges: GAO-04-552T, March 29, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Social Security Numbers: Use Is Widespread and Protections Vary: GAO-04-768T, June 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Social Security Numbers: Use Is Widespread and Protections Vary in Private and Public Sectors: GAO-04-1099T, September 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Social Security: Distribution of Benefits and Taxes Relative to Earnings Level: GAO-04-747, June 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text

Social Security: Reform Proposals Could Have a Variety of Effects on Distribution of Benefits and Payroll Taxes: GAO-04-872T, June 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

Supplemental Security Income: Sustained Management Attention Needed to Address Residency Violations: GAO-04-789T, May 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

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Information Management

Bureau of the Public Debt: Areas for Improvement in Computer Controls: GAO-04-681R, May 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Business Systems Modernization: Internal Revenue Service Needs to Further Strengthen Program Management: GAO-04-438T, February 12, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Coast Guard: New Communication System to Support Search and Rescue Faces Challenges: GAO-03-1111, September 30, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Computer-Based Patient Records: Short-Term Progress Made, but Much Work Remains to Achieve a Two-Way Data Exchange Between VA and DOD Health Systems: GAO-04-271T, November 19, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Computer-Based Patient Records: Sound Planning and Project Management Are Needed to Achieve a Two-Way Exchange of VA and DOD Health Data: GAO-04-402T, March 17, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Challenges and Efforts to Secure Control Systems: GAO-04-628T, March 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Challenges and Efforts to Secure Control Systems: GAO-04-354, March 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Challenges in Securing Control Systems: GAO-04-140T, October 1, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Establishing Effective Information Sharing with Infrastructure Sectors: GAO-04-699T, April 21, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Improving Information Sharing with Infrastructure Sectors: GAO-04-780, July 9, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

DOD Business Systems Modernization: Limited Progress in Development of Business Enterprise Architecture and Oversight of Information Technology Investments: GAO-04-731R, May 17, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text

Data Mining: Federal Efforts Cover a Wide Range of Uses: GAO-04-548, May 4, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text

Electronic Disability Claims Processing: SSA Needs to Address Risks Associated with Its Accelerated Systems Development Strategy: GAO-04-466, March 26, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Electronic Government: Federal Agencies Continue to Invest in Smart Card Technology: GAO-04-948, September 8, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Electronic Government: Initiatives Sponsored by the Office of Management and Budget Have Made Mixed Progress: GAO-04-561T, March 24, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text

Electronic Government: Planned e-Authentication Gateway Faces Formidable Development Challenges: GAO-03-952, September 12, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Electronic Government: Potential Exists for Enhancing Collaboration on Four Initiatives: GAO-04-6, October 10, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Bureau of Investigation's Comments on Recent GAO Report on its Enterprise Architecture Efforts: GAO-04-190R, November 14, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Chief Information Officers: Responsibilities, Reporting Relationships, Tenure, and Challenges: GAO-04-823, July 21, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 68 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Reserve Banks: Areas for Improvement in Computer Controls: GAO-04-672R, May 12, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 5 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

File Sharing Program: Users of Peer-to-Peer Networks Can Readily Access Child Pornography: GAO-04-757T, May 6, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

File Sharing: Selected Universities Report Taking Action to Reduce Copyright Infringement: GAO-04-503, May 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text

Geospatial Information: Better Coordination Needed to Identify and Reduce Duplicative Investments: GAO-04-703, June 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Geospatial Information: Better Coordination and Oversight Could Help Reduce Duplicative Investments: GAO-04-824T, June 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Information Management: Planning for the Electronic Records Archives Has Improved: GAO-04-927, September 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Management: Update on Freedom of Information Act Implementation Status: GAO-04-257, February 18, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 86 pages) Accessible Text

Information Security: Agencies Face Challenges in Implementing Effective Software Patch Management Processes: GAO-04-816T, June 2, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Information Security: Agencies Need to Implement Consistent Processes In Authorizing Systems for Operation: GAO-04-376, June 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Continued Action Needed to Improve Software Patch Management: GAO-04-706, June 2, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Continued Efforts Needed to Sustain Progress in Implementing Statutory Requirements: GAO-04-483T, March 16, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text

Information Security: Further Efforts Needed to Address Serious Weaknesses to USDA: GAO-04-154, January 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Improvements Needed in Treasury's Security Management Program: GAO-04-77, November 14, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Information System Controls at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: GAO-04-630, May 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Status of Federal Public Key Infrastructure Activities at Major Federal Departments and Agencies: GAO-04-157, December 15, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text

Information Security: Technologies to Secure Federal Systems: GAO-04-467, March 9, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 89 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology Investment Management: A Framework for Assessing and Improving Process Maturity: GAO-04-394G, March 1, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 142 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology Management: Governmentwide Strategic Planning, Performance Measurement, and Investment Management Can Be Further Improved: GAO-04-49, January 12, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 148 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology Management: Improvements Needed in Strategic Planning, Performance Measurement, and Investment Management Governmentwide: GAO-04-478T, March 3, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: Early Releases of Customs Trade System Operating, but Pattern of Cost and Schedule Problems Needs to Be Addressed: GAO-04-719, May 14, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 113 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: FAA Has Many Investment Management Capabilities in Place, but More Oversight of Operational Systems Is Needed: GAO-04-822, August 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: Foundational Steps Being Taken to Make Needed FBI Systems Modernization Management Improvements: GAO-04-842, September 10, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: Improvements Needed in the Reliability of Defense Budget Submissions: GAO-04-115, December 19, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: Leadership Remains Key to Agencies Making Progress on Enterprise Architecture Efforts: GAO-04-40, November 17, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 427 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: OMB and Department of Homeland Security Investment Reviews: GAO-04-323, February 10, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: The Federal Enterprise Architecture and Agencies' Enterprise Architectures Are Still Maturing: GAO-04-798T, May 19, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: Training Can Be Enhanced by Greater Use of Leading Practices: GAO-04-791, June 24, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 82 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information and Technology Management: Responsibilities, Reporting Relationships, Tenure, and Challenges of Agency Chief Information Officers: GAO-04-957T, July 21, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellites: Information on Program Cost and Schedule Changes: GAO-04-1054, September 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Posthearing Questions from the September 10, 2003, Hearing on Worm and Virus Defense: How Can We Protect Our Nation's Computers From These Serious Threats?: GAO-04-173R, October 17, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 3 pages) Accessible Text

Posthearing Questions from the September 9, 2003, Hearing on "Pornography, Technology, and Process: Problems and Solutions on Peer-to-Peer Networks": GAO-04-207R, November 14, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 5 pages) Accessible Text

Project SAFECOM: Key Cross-Agency Emergency Communications Effort Requires Stronger Collaboration: GAO-04-494, April 16, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Technology Assessment: Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Protection: GAO-04-321, May 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 223 pages) Accessible Text

Telecommunications: GSA Faces Challenges in Planning for New Governmentwide Program: GAO-04-486T, February 26, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Telecommunications: Intelsat Privatization and the Implementation of the ORBIT Act: GAO-04-891, September 13, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

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International Affairs

Afghanistan Reconstruction: Deteriorating Security and Limited Resources Have Impeded Progress; Improvements in U.S. Strategy Needed: GAO-04-403, June 2, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 87 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Contract Management: Contracting for Iraq Reconstruction and for Global Logistics Support: GAO-04-869T, June 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Department of State (State) and United Nations relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Actions to Implement Section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: GAO-04-276R, November 17, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Department of State: Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs Follow Legal Authority, but Some Activities Need Reassessment: GAO-04-521, April 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Developing Countries: Achieving Poor Countries' Economic Growth and Debt Relief Targets Faces Significant Financing Challenges: GAO-04-405, April 14, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 68 pages) Accessible Text

Developing Countries: Challenges in Financing Poor Countries' Economic Growth and Debt Relief Targets: GAO-04-688T, April 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

El Tratado De Guadalupe Hidalgo: Hallazgos y Opciones Posibles Con Respecto a Los Reclamos de Larga Duracion de Mercedes de Tierras Comunitarias en Nuevo Mexico: GAO-04-60, June 4, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 256 pages) Accessible Text

Embassy Construction: Achieving Concurrent Construction Would Help Reduce Costs and Meet Security Goals: GAO-04-952, September 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Embassy Construction: State Department Has Implemented Management Reforms, but Challenges Remain: GAO-04-100, November 4, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text

Embassy Management: Actions Are Needed to Increase Efficiency and Improve Delivery of Administrative Support Services: GAO-04-511, September 7, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 119 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Export Controls: Post-Shipment Verification Provides Limited Assurance That Dual-Use Items Are Being Properly Used: GAO-04-357, January 12, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Services: Post-hearing Questions Regarding Recovering Foreign Regimes' Assets: GAO-04-831R, May 27, 2004; Summary (HTML)

Foreign Assistance: Observations on USAID's Commodity Import Program in Egypt: GAO-04-846T, June 17, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Foreign Assistance: U.S. Anticorruption Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa Will Require Time and Commitment: GAO-04-506, April 26, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text

Foreign Assistance: U.S. Funding for Democracy-Related Programs (China): GAO-04-445R, February 27, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Foreign Assistance: USAID and the Department of State Are Beginning to Implement Prohibition on Taxation of Aid: GAO-04-314R, February 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Foreign Assistance: USAID's Operating Expense Account Does Not Fully Reflect the Cost of Delivering Foreign Assistance: GAO-03-1152R, September 30, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Human Capital: Significant Challenges Confront U.S. Trade Agencies: GAO-04-301T, December 9, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Intellectual Property: U.S. Efforts Have Contributed to Strengthened Laws Overseas, but Challenges Remain: GAO-04-1093T, September 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Intellectual Property: U.S. Efforts Have Contributed to Strengthened Laws Overseas, but Challenges Remain: GAO-04-912, September 8, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 92 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

International Exchange Programs: Open World Achieves Broad Participation; Enhanced Planning and Accountability Could Strengthen Program: GAO-04-436, March 17, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

International Trade: Current Government Data Provide Limited Insight into Offshoring of Services: GAO-04-932, September 22, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 80 pages) Accessible Text

International Trade: Intensifying Free Trade Negotiating Agenda Calls for Better Allocation of Staff and Resources: GAO-04-233, January 12, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 73 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

International Trade: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Faces Challenges in Addressing Illegal Textile Transshipment: GAO-04-345, January 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 83 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Iraq's Transitional Law: GAO-04-746R, May 25, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Issues Relating to Foreign Investment and Control of U.S. Airlines: GAO-04-34R, October 30, 2003; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Microenterprise Development: USAID's Program Has Met Some Goals; Annual Reporting Has Limitations: GAO-04-171, November 17, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nonproliferation: Delays in Implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention Raise Concerns About Proliferation: GAO-04-361, March 31, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text

Nonproliferation: Further Improvements Needed in U.S. Efforts to Counter Threats from Man-Portable Air Defense Systems: GAO-04-519, May 13, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nonproliferation: Improvements Needed for Controls on Exports of Cruise Missile and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technology: GAO-04-493T, March 9, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Nonproliferation: Improvements Needed to Better Control Technology Exports for Cruise Missiles and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: GAO-04-175, January 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Peace Corps: Observations on Volunteer Safety and Security: GAO-04-903T, June 22, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Peace Corps: Status of Initiatives to Improve Volunteer Safety and Security: GAO-04-600T, March 24, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Peacekeeping: Multinational Force And Observers Maintaining Accountability, but State Department Oversight Could Be Improved: GAO-04-883, July 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Rebuilding Iraq: Fiscal Year 2003 Contract Award Procedures and Management Challenges: GAO-04-605, June 1, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Rebuilding Iraq: Resource, Security, Governance, Essential Services, and Oversight Issues: GAO-04-902R, June 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 105 pages) Accessible Text

Recovering Iraq's Assets: Preliminary Observations on U.S. Efforts and Challenges: GAO-04-579T, March 18, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Russian Nuclear Submarines: U.S. Participation in the Arctic Military Environmental Cooperation Program Needs Better Justification: GAO-04-924, September 9, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

State Department: Issues Affecting Funding of Iraqi National Congress Support Foundation: GAO-04-559, April 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

State Department: Targets for Hiring, Filling Vacancies Overseas Being Met, but Gaps Remain in Hard-to-Learn Languages: GAO-04-139, November 19, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Treasury Continues Its Formal Process to Promote U.S. Policies at the International Monetary Fund: GAO-04-928R, July 12, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: Findings and Possible Options Regarding Longstanding Community Land Grant Claims in New Mexico: GAO-04-59, June 4, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 232 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. International Broadcasting: Challenges Facing the Broadcasting Board of Governors: GAO-04-711T, April 29, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. International Broadcasting: Challenges Facing the Broadcasting Board of Governors: GAO-04-627T, April 1, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. International Broadcasting: Enhanced Measure of Local Media Conditions Would Facililate Decisions to Terminate Language Services: GAO-04-374, February 26, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Public Diplomacy: State Department and Broadcasting Board of Governors Expand Post-9/11 Efforts but Challenges Remain: GAO-04-1061T, August 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Public Diplomacy: State Department and the Broadcasting Board of Governors Expand Efforts in the Middle East but Face Significant Challenges: GAO-04-435T, February 10, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

United Nations: Observations on the Management and Oversight of the Oil for Food Program: GAO-04-730T, April 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

United Nations: Observations on the Oil for Food Program: GAO-04-651T, April 7, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

United Nations: Observations on the Oil for Food Program and Areas for Further Investigation: GAO-04-953T, July 8, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

United Nations: Observations on the Oil for Food Program and Iraq's Food Security: GAO-04-880T, June 16, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

United Nations: Reforms Progressing, but Comprehensive Assessments Needed to Measure Impact: GAO-04-339, February 13, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Visa Operations at U.S. Posts in Canada: GAO-04-708R, May 18, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

World Trade Organization: Cancun Ministerial Fails to Move Global Trade Negotiations Forward; Next Steps Uncertain: GAO-04-250, January 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text

World Trade Organization: Ensuring China's Compliance Requires a Sustained and Multifaceted Approach: GAO-04-172T, October 30, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

World Trade Organization: U.S. Companies' Views on China's Implementation of Its Commitments: GAO-04-508, March 24, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text

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Justice and Law Enforcement

Cigarette Smuggling: Federal Law Enforcement Efforts and Seizures Increasing: GAO-04-641, May 28, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

Combating Money Laundering: Opportunities Exist to Improve the National Strategy: GAO-03-813, September 26, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 83 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Criminal Debt: Actions Still Needed to Address Deficiencies in Justice's Collection Processes: GAO-04-338, March 5, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

Drug Control: Aviation Program Safety Concerns in Colombia Are Being Addressed, but State's Planning and Budgeting Process Can Be Improved: GAO-04-918, July 29, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Drug Control: U.S. Nonmilitary Assistance to Colombia Is Beginning to Show Intended Results, but Programs Are Not Readily Sustainable: GAO-04-726, July 2, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Drug Rehabilitation Clinics: Illegal Drug Activities Near Some District of Columbia Clinics Undermine Clinic Services and Patient Rehabilitation: GAO-04-946T, July 6, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

FBI Transformation: FBI Continues to Make Progress in Its Efforts to Transform and Address Priorities: GAO-04-578T, March 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text

FBI Transformation: Human Capital Strategies May Assist the FBI in Its Commitment to Address Its Top Priorities: GAO-04-817T, June 3, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Drug Offenses: Departures from Sentencing Guidelines and Mandatory Minimum Sentences, Fiscal Years 1999-2001: GAO-04-105, October 24, 2003; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 89 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Judiciary: Assessing and Formally Documenting Financial Disclosure Procedures Could Help Ensure Balance between Judges' Safety and Timely Public Access: GAO-04-696NI, June 30, 2004; Summary (HTML)

Federal Law Enforcement: Information on Use of Investigation and Arrest Statistics: GAO-04-411, March 19, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text

Grants Management: Despite Efforts to Improve Weed and Seed Program Management, Challenges Remain: GAO-04-245, March 24, 2004