Annual Month In Review: Index of Reports, Testimony, and Correspondence (FY2005)

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.

1166 items
Agriculture and Food - 9 items	Financial Management - 84 items	Natural Resources - 28 items
Budget and Spending - 9 items	Government Operations - 80 items	Science, Space, and Technology - 13 items
Business, Industry, and Consumers - 10 items	Health - 55 items	Social Services - 11 items
Civil Rights - 5 items	Homeland Security - 54 items	Special Publications - 10 items
Economic Development - 7 items	Housing - 14 items	Tax Policy and Administration - 27 items
Education - 22 items	Income Security - 38 items	Transportation - 45 items
Employment - 10 items	Information Management - 41 items	Veterans Affairs - 25 items
Energy - 21 items	International Affairs - 49 items	Legal Products: Decisions and Opinions - 252 items
Environmental Protection - 22 items	Justice and Law Enforcement - 29 items	Legal Products: Federal Agency Major Rules - 60 items
Financial Institutions - 14 items	National Defense - 122 items

Agriculture and Food

Agricultural Conservation: USDA Should Improve Its Methods for Estimating Technical Assistance Costs: GAO-05-58, November 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Agriculture Production: USDA's Preparation for Asian Soybean Rust: GAO-05-668R, May 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text

Dairy Industry: Information on Milk Prices, Factors Affecting Prices, and Dairy Policy Options: GAO-05-50, December 29, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 257 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Food Safety: Experiences of Seven Countries in Consolidating Their Food Safety Systems: GAO-05-212, February 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 68 pages) Accessible Text

Food Safety: USDA and FDA Need to Better Ensure Prompt and Complete Recalls of Potentially Unsafe Food: GAO-05-51, October 7, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 83 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Food Stamp Program: States Have Made Progress Reducing Payment Errors, and Further Challenges Remain: GAO-05-245, May 5, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text

Mad Cow Disease: FDA's Management of the Feed Ban Has Improved, but Oversight Weaknesses Continue to Limit Program Effectiveness: GAO-05-101, February 25, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 79 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Overseeing the U.S. Food Supply: Steps Should be Taken to Reduce Overlapping Inspections and Related Activities: GAO-05-549T, May 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Oversight of Food Safety Activities: Federal Agencies Should Pursue Opportunities to Reduce Overlap and Better Leverage Resources: GAO-05-213, March 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 96 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Budget and Spending

21st Century Challenges: Performance Budgeting Could Help Promote Necessary Reexamination: GAO-05-709T, June 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office: GAO-05-447T, May 23, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office: GAO-05-476T, April 19, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Highlights of a GAO Forum: The Long-Term Fiscal Challenge: GAO-05-282SP, February 1, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 90 pages) Accessible Text

Performance Budgeting: Efforts to Restructure Budgets to Better Align Resources with Performance: GAO-05-117SP, February 1, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 193 pages) Accessible Text

Performance Budgeting: States' Experiences Can Inform Federal Efforts: GAO-05-215, February 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text

Performance Measurement and Evaluation: Definitions and Relationships: GAO-05-739SP, May 2, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 5 pages) Accessible Text

Principles of Federal Appropriations Law: 2004 Update of the Third Edition: GAO-05-354SP, March 1, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text

Strategic Budgeting: Risk Management Principles Can Help DHS Allocate Resources to Highest Priorities: GAO-05-824T, June 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

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Business, Industry, and Consumers

Catastrophe Risk: U.S. and European Approaches to Insure Natural Catastrophe and Terrorism Risks: GAO-05-199, February 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 80 pages) Accessible Text

Credit Reporting Literacy Survey Data: GAO-05-411SP, March 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Credit Reporting Literacy: Consumers Understood the Basics but Could Benefit from Targeted Educational Efforts: GAO-05-223, March 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 128 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Research: Observations on the Small Business Innovation Research Program: GAO-05-861T, June 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Real Estate Brokerage: Factors That May Affect Price Competition: GAO-05-947, August 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Risk Retention Groups: Common Regulatory Standards and Greater Member Protections Are Needed: GAO-05-536, August 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 120 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Small Business Participation in the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Project: GAO-05-860R, August 4, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Telecommunications: Direct Broadcast Satellite Subscribership Has Grown Rapidly, but Varies across Different Types of Markets: GAO-05-257, April 6, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text

Telemarketing: Implementation of the National Do-Not-Call Registry: GAO-05-113, January 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text

Ultimate Effects of McCarran-Ferguson Federal Antitrust Exemption on Insurer Activity are Unclear: GAO-05-816R, July 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

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Civil Rights

Diversity Management: Expert-Identified Leading Practices and Agency Examples: GAO-05-90, January 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text

Equal Employment Opportunity: Information on Personnel Actions, Employee Concerns, and Oversight at Six DOE Laboratories: GAO-05-190, February 18, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 77 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Equal Employment Opportunity: The Policy Framework in the Federal Workplace and the Roles of EEOC and OPM: GAO-05-195, April 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text

Indian Issues: Timeliness of the Tribal Recognition Process Has Improved, but It Will Take Years to Clear the Existing Backlog of Petitions: GAO-05-347T, February 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: Management Could Benefit from Improved Strategic Planning and Increased Oversight: GAO-05-77, October 8, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Economic Development

Alaska Native Villages: Recent Federal Assistance Exceeded $3 Billion, with Most Provided to Regional Nonprofits: GAO-05-719, August 2, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 180 pages) Accessible Text

Community Development Block Grant Formula: Targeting Assistance to High-Need Communities Could Be Enhanced: GAO-05-622T, April 26, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Economic Performance: Highlights of a Workshop on Economic Performance Measures: GAO-05-796SP, July 18, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text

Flood Map Modernization: Federal Emergency Management Agency's Implementation of a National Strategy: GAO-05-894T, July 12, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Local Television Act: Status of Spending for Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-05-18R, October 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

National Flood Insurance Program: Oversight of Policy Issuance and Claims: GAO-05-532T, April 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

SBA Disaster Loan Program: Accounting Anomalies Resolved but Additional Steps Would Improve Long-Term Reliability of Cost Estimates: GAO-05-409, April 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Education

Charter Schools: Oversight Practices in the District of Columbia: GAO-05-490, May 19, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text

Charter Schools: To Enhance Education's Monitoring and Research, More Charter School-Level Data Are Needed: GAO-05-5, January 12, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

College Textbooks: Enhanced Offerings Appear to Drive Recent Price Increases: GAO-05-806, July 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Education's Update of the State and Other Tax Allowance for Student Aid Award Year 2005-2006: GAO-05-408R, March 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Family Education Loan Program: More Oversight Is Needed for Schools That Are Lenders: GAO-05-184, January 24, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Student Loan Repayment Program: OPM Could Build on Its Efforts to Help Agencies Administer the Program and Measure Results: GAO-05-762, July 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

GAO Update on the Number of Prekindergarten Care and Education Programs: GAO-05-678R, June 2, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Head Start: Comprehensive Approach to Identifying and Addressing Risks Could Help Prevent Grantee Financial Management Weakenesses: GAO-05-176, February 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Head Start: Comprehensive Approach to Identifying and Addressing Risks Could Help Prevent Grantee Financial Management Weaknesses: GAO-05-465T, April 5, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Head Start: Comprehensive Approach to Identifying and Addressing Risks Could Help Prevent Grantee Financial Management Weaknesses: GAO-05-473T, April 5, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Head Start: Further Development Could Allow Results of New Test to Be Used for Decision Making: GAO-05-343, May 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

No Child Left Behind Act: Additional Assistance and Research on Effective Strategies Would Help Small Rural Districts: GAO-04-909, September 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

No Child Left Behind Act: Education Could Do More to Help States Better Define Graduation Rates and Improve Knowledge about Intervention Strategies: GAO-05-879, September 20, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

No Child Left Behind Act: Education Needs to Provide Additional Technical Assistance and Conduct Implementation Studies for School Choice Provision: GAO-05-7, December 10, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

No Child Left Behind Act: Improvements Needed in Education's Process for Tracking States' Implementation of Key Provisions: GAO-04-734, September 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

No Child Left Behind Act: Most Students with Disabilities Participated in Statewide Assessments, but Inclusion Options Could Be Improved: GAO-05-618, July 20, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Full Report (HTML) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Office of Federal Student Aid: Better Strategic and Human Capital Planning Would Help Sustain Management Progress: GAO-05-31, October 6, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Public Community Colleges and Technical Schools: Most Schools Use Both Credit and Noncredit Programs for Workforce Development: GAO-05-4, October 18, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text

School Meal Programs: Competitive Foods Are Widely Available and Generate Substantial Revenues for Schools: GAO-05-563, August 8, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text

Special Education: Children With Autism: GAO-05-220, January 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text

Special Education: Improved Timeliness and Better Use of Enforcement Actions Could Strengthen Education's Monitoring System: GAO-04-879, September 9, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Student Financial Aid: Need Determination Could Be Enhanced through Improvements in Education's Estimate of Applicants' State Tax Payments: GAO-05-105, January 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Employment

Fair Labor Standards Act: Labor Made Key Decisions in Studies of Updated Overtime Rule and Contractor Provided Support: GAO-05-580R, June 3, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Registered Apprenticeship Programs: Labor Can Better Use Data to Target Oversight: GAO-05-886, August 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 73 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Survey of Workforce Investment Board Directors on the Use of Individual Training Accounts [Internet Only]: GAO-05-807SP, June 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Unemployment Insurance: Information on Benefit Receipt: GAO-05-291, March 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text

Vocational Rehabilitation: Better Measures and Monitoring Could Improve the Performance of the VR Program: GAO-05-865, September 23, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 79 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Workforce Investment Act: Employers Are Aware of, Using, and Satisfied with One-Stop Services, but More Data Could Help Labor Better Address Employers' Needs: GAO-05-259, February 18, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Workforce Investment Act: Labor Has Taken Several Actions to Facilitate Access to One-Stops for Persons with Disabilities, but These Efforts May Not Be Sufficient: GAO-05-54, December 14, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Workforce Investment Act: Labor Should Consider Alternative Approaches to Implement New Performance and Reporting Requirements: GAO-05-539, May 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Workforce Investment Act: Substantial Funds Are Used for Training, but Little Is Known Nationally about Training Outcomes: GAO-05-650, June 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text

Workplace Safety and Health: Safety in the Meat and Poultry Industry, While Improving, Could Be Further Strengthened: GAO-05-96, January 12, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 75 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Energy

Department of Energy: Further Actions Are Needed to Strengthen Contract Management for Major Projects: GAO-05-123, March 18, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Energy: Improved Oversight Could Better Ensure Opportunities for Small Business Subcontracting: GAO-05-459, May 13, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Energy Markets: Gasoline Price Trends: GAO-05-1047T, September 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Energy Markets: Understanding Current Gasoline Prices and Potential Future Trends: GAO-05-675T, May 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Energy Savings: Performance Contracts Offer Benefits, but Vigilance Is Needed to Protect Government Interests: GAO-05-340, June 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 76 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Gasoline Markets: Special Gasoline Blends Reduce Emissions and Improve Air Quality, but Complicate Supply and Contribute to Higher Prices: GAO-05-421, June 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Meeting Energy Demand in the 21st Century: Many Challenges and Key Questions: GAO-05-414T, March 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text

Motor Fuels: Understanding the Factors That Influence the Retail Price of Gasoline: GAO-05-525SP, May 2, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text

National Energy Policy: Inventory of Major Federal Energy Programs and Status of Policy Recommendations: GAO-05-379, June 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 142 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Cleanup: Preliminary Results of the Review of the Department of Energy's Rocky Flats Closure Projects: GAO-05-1044R, September 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Nonproliferation: DOE Needs to Consider Options to Accelerate the Return of Weapons-Usable Uranium from Other Countries to the United States and Russia: GAO-05-57, November 19, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Challenges Facing NRC in Effectively Carrying Out Its Mission: GAO-05-754T, May 26, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Regulatory Commission: NRC Needs to Do More to Ensure that Power Plants Are Effectively Controlling Spent Nuclear Fuel: GAO-05-339, April 8, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Security: Actions Needed by DOE to Improve Security of Weapons-Grade Nuclear Material at Its Energy, Science and Environment Sites: GAO-05-934T, July 26, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Security: DOE Needs Better Information to Guide Its Expanded Recovery of Sealed Radiological Sources: GAO-05-967, September 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Security: DOE's Office of the Under Secretary for Energy, Science, and Environment Needs to Take Prompt, Coordinated Action to Meet the New Design Basis Threat: GAO-05-611, July 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Waste: Better Performance Reporting Needed to Assess DOE's Ability to Achieve the Goals of the Accelerated Cleanup Program: GAO-05-764, July 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Weapons: Preliminary Results of Review of Campaigns to Provide Scientific Support for the Stockpile Stewardship Program: GAO-05-636R, April 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Residential Energy: Oversight of Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Payments: GAO-05-1039T, September 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Securing U.S. Nuclear Materials: DOE Needs to Take Action to Safely Consolidate Plutonium: GAO-05-665, July 20, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Wind Power: Impacts on Wildlife and Government Responsibilities for Regulating Development and Protecting Wildlife: GAO-05-906, September 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Environmental Protection

Air Pollution: Estimated Emissions from Two New Mexicali Power Plants Are Low, but Health Impacts Are Unknown: GAO-05-823, August 12, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text

Brownfield Redevelopment: Stakeholders Cite Additional Measures That Could Complement EPA's Efforts to Clean Up and Redevelop Properties: GAO-05-450T, April 5, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Brownfield Redevelopment: Stakeholders Report That EPA's Program Helps to Redevelop Sites, but Additional Measures Could Complement Agency Efforts: GAO-05-94, December 2, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Chemical Regulation: Options Exist to Improve EPA's Ability to Assess Health Risks and Manage Its Chemical Review Program: GAO-05-458, June 13, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Clean Air Act: EPA Has Completed Most of the Actions Required by the 1990 Amendments, but Many Were Completed Late: GAO-05-613, May 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text

Clean Air Act: Emerging Mercury Control Technologies Have Shown Promising Results, but Data on Long-Term Performance Are Limited: GAO-05-612, May 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text

Clean Air Act: Observations on EPA's Cost-Benefit Analysis of Its Mercury Control Options: GAO-05-252, February 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Clean Water Act: Improved Resource Planning Would Help EPA Better Respond to Changing Needs and Fiscal Constraints: GAO-05-721, July 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Climate Change: Federal Reports on Climate Change Funding Should Be Clearer and More Complete: GAO-05-461, August 25, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Electronic Waste: Observations on the Role of the Federal Government in Encouraging Recycling and Reuse: GAO-05-937T, July 26, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Environmental Indicators: Better Coordination Is Needed to Develop Environmental Indicator Sets That Inform Decisions: GAO-05-52, November 17, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 122 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Environmental Justice: EPA Should Devote More Attention to Environmental Justice When Developing Clean Air Rules: GAO-05-289, July 25, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Environmental Liabilities: EPA Should Do More to Ensure That Liable Parties Meet Their Cleanup Obligations: GAO-05-658, August 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 88 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Grants Management: EPA Needs to Strengthen Efforts to Provide the Public with Complete and Accurate Information on Grant Opportunities: GAO-05-149R, February 3, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Great Lakes Initiative: EPA Needs to Better Ensure the Complete and Consistent Implementation of Water Quality Standards: GAO-05-829, July 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Groundwater Contamination: DOD Uses and Develops a Range of Remediation Technologies to Clean Up Military Sites: GAO-05-666, June 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text

Hazardous Waste Programs: Information on Appropriations and Expenditures for Superfund, Brownfields, and Related Programs: GAO-05-746R, June 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 5 pages) Accessible Text

Hazardous Waste Sites: Improved Effectiveness of Controls at Sites Could Better Protect the Public: GAO-05-163, January 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 66 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Invasive Species: Progress and Challenges in Preventing Introduction into U.S. Waters Via the Ballast Water in Ships: GAO-05-1026T, September 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Klamath River Basin Conservation Area Restoration Program: Limited Assurance Regarding the Federal Funding Requirements: GAO-05-804, September 19, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Perchlorate: A System to Track Sampling and Cleanup Results Is Needed: GAO-05-462, May 20, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 79 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Survey on Environmental Indicator Sets: GAO-05-56SP, November 17, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

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Financial Institutions

Consolidation Loan Borrower Interest Rates: GAO-05-389R, February 25, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages) Accessible Text

Corporate Credit Unions: Competitive Environment May Stress Financial Condition, Posing Challenges for NCUA Oversight: GAO-04-977, September 10, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 109 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Home Loan Bank System: An Overview of Changes and Current Issues Affecting the System: GAO-05-489T, April 13, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Market Organizations Have Taken Steps to Protect against Electronic Attacks, but Could Take Additional Actions: GAO-05-679R, June 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Market Preparedness: Improvements Made, but More Action Needed to Prepare for Wide-Scale Disasters: GAO-04-984, September 27, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Regulation: Industry Changes Prompt Need to Reconsider U.S. Regulatory Structure: GAO-05-61, October 6, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 173 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Industrial Loan Corporations: Recent Asset Growth and Commercial Interest Highlight Differences in Regulatory Authority: GAO-05-621, September 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 104 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Loan Commitments: Issues Related to Pricing, Trading, and Accounting: GAO-05-131, February 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text

Mutual Fund Industry: SEC's Revised Examination Approach Offers Potential Benefits, but Significant Oversight Challenges Remain: GAO-05-415, August 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Mutual Fund Trading Abuses: Lessons Can Be Learned from SEC Not Having Detected Violations at an Earlier Stage: GAO-05-313, April 20, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Public Utility Holding Company Act: Opportunities to Strengthen SEC's Administration of the Act: GAO-05-617, July 8, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

SEC Mutual Fund Oversight: Positive Actions Are Being Taken, but Regulatory Challenges Remain: GAO-05-692T, June 7, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Securities Markets: Decimal Pricing has Contributed to Lower Trading Costs and a More Challenging Trading Environment: GAO-05-535, May 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 124 pages) Accessible Text

Securities and Exchange Commission Human Capital Survey: GAO-05-118R, November 10, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

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Financial Management

A Discussion of the Nation's Growing Fiscal Imbalance: A84566, January 31, 2005; Summary (HTML)

Army Corps of Engineers: Improved Planning and Financial Management Should Replace Reliance on Reprogramming Actions to Manage Project Funds: GAO-05-946, September 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Capital Financing: Partnerships and Energy Savings Performance Contracts Raise Budgeting and Monitoring Concerns: GAO-05-55, December 16, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Capital Financing: Potential Benefits of Capital Acquisition Funds Can Be Achieved through Simpler Means: GAO-05-249, April 8, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text

Core Financial System Requirements: Checklist for Reviewing Systems under the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act: GAO-05-225G, February 1, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 135 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the 82nd Airborne Division Association, Incorporated, for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002: GAO-05-501R, June 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the American War Mothers for Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-05-499R, June 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Catholic War Veterans of the United States of America, Incorporated, for Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-05-500R, June 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America for Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-05-513R, June 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Fleet Reserve Association for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002: GAO-05-502R, June 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Former Members of Congress, Incorporated, for Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-05-503R, June 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Future Farmers of America for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002: GAO-05-505R, June 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 2 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the General Federation of Women's Clubs for Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-05-504R, June 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Italian American War Veterans of the United States for Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-05-507R, June 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 2 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Marine Corps League for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002: GAO-05-509R, June 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Military Order of the World Wars for Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-05-511R, June 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the National Academy of Public Administration for Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-05-512R, June 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 2 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the National Conference on Citizenship for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002: GAO-05-1032R, September 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 2 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the National Federation of Music Clubs for Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-05-1034R, September 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 2 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Reports for the Air Force Sergeants Association for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2003: GAO-05-498R, June 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Reports for the Gold Star Wives of America, Incorporated, for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2003: GAO-05-506R, June 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Reports for the Jewish War Veterans, U.S.A., National Memorial, Incorporated, for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2003: GAO-05-508R, June 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Reports for the Military Chaplains Association of the United States of America for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002: GAO-05-510R, June 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Reports for the National Conference of State Societies, Washington, District of Columbia, for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002: GAO-05-1033R, September 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 2 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: American Battle Monuments Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2004 and 2003: GAO-05-298, March 1, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Bureau of the Public Debt's Fiscal Years 2004 and 2003 Schedules of Federal Debt: GAO-05-116, November 5, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Capitol Preservation Fund's Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002 Financial Statements: GAO-05-206, July 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Congressional Award Foundation's Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002 Financial Statements: GAO-05-132, November 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Funds' 2004 and 2003 Financial Statements: GAO-05-281, February 11, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Independent and Special Counsel Expenditures for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2005: GAO-05-961, September 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Independent and Special Counsel Expenditures for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2004: GAO-05-359, March 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Process for Preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements of the U.S. Government Continues to Need Improvement: GAO-05-407, May 4, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 80 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: Restatements to the Department of State's Fiscal Year 2003 Financial Statements: GAO-05-814R, September 20, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: Securities and Exchange Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2004: GAO-05-244, May 26, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 95 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Senate Restaurants Revolving Fund for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2003: GAO-05-297, March 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: The Department of Agriculture's Fiscal Year 2004 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-595R, July 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The Department of Commerce's Fiscal Year 2004 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-596R, July 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The Department of Defense's Fiscal Year 2004 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-587R, June 23, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The Department of Education's Fiscal Year 2004 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-594R, June 23, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The Department of Energy's Fiscal Year 2004 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-597R, July 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The Department of Health and Human Services's Fiscal Year 2004 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-588R, June 23, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The Department of Homeland Security's Fiscal Year 2004 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-600R, July 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fiscal Year 2004 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-598R, July 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The Department of Justice's Fiscal Year 2004 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-602R, July 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The Department of Labor's Fiscal Year 2004 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-593R, June 23, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The Department of State's Fiscal Year 2004 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-592R, June 23, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The Department of Transportation's Fiscal Year 2004 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-396R, June 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The Department of Veterans Affairs' Fiscal Year 2004 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-599R, July 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The Environmental Protection Agency's Fiscal Year 2004 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-603R, July 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The Export-Import Bank of the United States' Fiscal Year 2004 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-607R, July 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation's Fiscal Year 2003 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-590R, June 23, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The Federal Communications Commission's Fiscal Year 2004 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-608R, July 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The General Services Administration's Fiscal Year 2004 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-604R, July 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Fiscal Year 2004 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-591R, June 23, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund's 2003 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-609R, July 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's Fiscal Year 2004 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-610R, July 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The Small Business Administration's Fiscal Year 2004 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-606R, June 23, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The Tennessee Valley Authority's Fiscal Year 2004 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-589R, June 23, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: The United States Agency for International Development's Fiscal Year 2004 Management Representation Letter on Its Financial Statements: GAO-05-601R, July 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audits: The Vast Majority of Executive Branch Entities Included in the Federal Budget Are Statutorily Required to Have Their Financial Statements Audited: GAO-05-1024R, September 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management: Achieving FFMIA Compliance Continues to Challenge Agencies: GAO-05-881, September 20, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management: Audit of the White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance for Fiscal Year 2004: GAO-05-791R, July 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Management: Challenges in Meeting Governmentwide Improper Payment Requirements: GAO-05-907T, July 20, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management: Challenges in Meeting Requirements of the Improper Payments Information Act: GAO-05-605T, July 12, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management: Challenges in Meeting Requirements of the Improper Payments Information Act: GAO-05-417, March 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Management: Effective Internal Control Is Key to Accountability: GAO-05-321T, February 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management: Improved Financial Systems Are Key to FFMIA Compliance: GAO-05-20, October 1, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management: State and Federal Governments Are Not Taking Action to Collect Unpaid Debt through Reciprocal Agreements: GAO-05-697R, July 26, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Fiscal Year 2004 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Improvement in Federal Financial Management Is Crucial to Addressing Our Nation's Future Fiscal Challenges: GAO-05-284T, February 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text

Government Auditing Standards: Guidance on GAGAS Requirements for Continuing Professional Education: GAO-05-568G, April 1, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Grants Management: Additional Actions Needed to Streamline and Simplify Processes: GAO-05-335, April 18, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

LOCAL TV Act: Administrative Funds May No Longer Be Necessary: GAO-05-438, April 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Management Report: Opportunities for Improvements in FDIC's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures: GAO-05-553R, June 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Management Report: Opportunities for Improvements in SEC's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures: GAO-05-693R, August 12, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Management Report: Review of Controls over Safeguarding Taxpayer Receipts and Information at the Brookhaven Service Center Campus: GAO-05-319R, March 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Managerial Cost Accounting Practices: Departments of Labor and Veterans Affairs: GAO-05-1031T, September 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Managerial Cost Accounting Practices: Leadership and Internal Controls Are Key to Successful Implementation: GAO-05-1013R, September 2, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Material Internal Control Issues Reported in SEC's Fiscal Year 2004 Financial Statement Audit Report: GAO-05-691R, July 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Mutual Fund Trading Abuses: SEC Consistently Applied Procedures in Setting Penalties, but Could Strengthen Certain Internal Controls: GAO-05-385, May 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Payment Processing: Documentation Procedures For Electronic Billing and Payment Under the Families First Personal Property Program: GAO-05-402R, March 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Post-Hearing Questions Related to Agency Implementation of the Improper Payments Information Act: GAO-05-1029R, September 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

Securities and Exchange Commission: Results of Fiscal Year 2004 Financial Audit: GAO-05-880T, July 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Tobacco Settlement: States' Allocations of Fiscal Year 2004 and Expected Fiscal Year 2005 Payments: GAO-05-312, March 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 78 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Comission on Civil Rights: Deficiencies Found in Financial Management and Internal Controls: GAO-05-68R, March 7, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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2010 Census: Basic Design Has Potential, but Remaining Challenges Need Prompt Resolution: GAO-05-9, January 12, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

21st Century Challenges: Transforming Government to Meet Current and Emerging Challenges: GAO-05-830T, July 13, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Activities of the Amtrak Inspector General: GAO-05-306R, March 4, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Agency Telework Methodologies: Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, the Small Business Administration, and the Securities and Exchange Commission: GAO-05-1055R, September 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text

American Community Survey: Key Unresolved Issues: GAO-05-82, October 7, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 120 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

American Samoa: Accountability for Key Federal Grants Needs Improvement: GAO-05-41, December 17, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 146 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: House Interparliamentary Groups: GAO-05-236R, February 3, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Capitol Visitor Center: Effective Schedule Management and Updated Cost Information Are Needed: GAO-05-811T, June 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Capitol Visitor Center: Priority Attention Needed to Manage Schedules and Contracts: GAO-05-714T, May 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Capitol Visitor Center: Schedule Delays Continue; Reassessment Underway: GAO-05-1037T, September 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status of Project's Schedule and Costs: GAO-05-910T, July 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Catalogue of Federal Insurance Activities: GAO-05-265R, March 4, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 92 pages) Accessible Text

Census 2000: Design Choices Contributed to Inaccuracy of Coverage Evaluation Estimates: GAO-05-71, November 12, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Continuity of Operations: Agency Plans Have Improved, but Better Oversight Could Assist Agencies in Preparing for Emergencies: GAO-05-619T, April 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Continuity of Operations: Agency Plans Have Improved, but Better Oversight Could Assist Agencies in Preparing for Emergencies: GAO-05-577, April 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 84 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Contract Management: Opportunities Continue for GSA to Improve Pricing of Multiple Award Schedules Contracts: GAO-05-911T, July 26, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Contract Management: Opportunities to Improve Pricing of GSA Multiple Award Schedules Contracts: GAO-05-229, February 11, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Conversions of Selected Employees from Noncareer to Career Positions at Departments and Certain Agencies: GAO-05-584R, June 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Courthouse Construction: Overview of Previous and Ongoing Work: GAO-05-838T, June 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Currency Paper Procurement: Additional Analysis Would Help Determine Whether a Second Supplier Is Needed: GAO-05-368, April 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Data Quality: Census Bureau Needs to Accelerate Efforts to Develop and Implement Data Quality Review Standards: GAO-05-86, November 17, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Data Quality: Improvements to Count Correction Efforts Could Produce More Accurate Census Data: GAO-05-463, June 20, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Digital Television Transition: Questions on Administrative Costs of an Equipment Subsidy Program: GAO-05-837R, June 20, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Elections: Additional Data Could Help State and Local Elections Officials Maintain Accurate Voter Registration Lists: GAO-05-478, June 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Electronic Government: Funding of the Office of Management and Budget's Initiatives: GAO-05-420, April 25, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Acquisition: Progress in Implementing the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003: GAO-05-233, February 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Communications Commission: Federal Advisory Committees Follow Requirements, but FCC Should Improve Its Process for Appointing Committee Members: GAO-05-36, December 10, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 70 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Contracting: Share-in-Savings Initiative Not Yet Tested: GAO-05-736, July 26, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Mandates: Identification Process Is Complex and Federal Agency Roles Vary: GAO-05-401T, March 8, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Procurement: Additional Data Reporting Could Improve the Suspension and Debarment Process: GAO-05-479, July 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Real Property: Further Actions Needed to Address Long-standing and Complex Problems: GAO-05-848T, June 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Real Property: Lightning Protection Systems for Federal Buildings: GAO-05-682R, May 19, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Research: NIH and EPA Need to Improve Conflict of Interest Reviews for Research Arrangements with Private Sector Entities: GAO-05-191, February 25, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Framework for Assessing the Acquisition Function At Federal Agencies: GAO-05-218G, September 1, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text

GAO Performance and Accountability Highlights: Fiscal Year 2004: GAO-05-63SP, January 1, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text

GAO Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2004: GAO-05-62SP, November 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 182 pages) Accessible Text

Highlights of a GAO Forum: The Federal Government's Role in Improving Financial Literacy: GAO-05-93SP, November 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Agencies Need Leadership and the Supporting Infrastructure to Take Advantage of New Flexibilities: GAO-05-616T, April 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Designing and Managing Market-Based and More Performance-Oriented Pay Systems: GAO-05-1048T, September 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Observations on Final DHS Human Capital Regulations: GAO-05-391T, March 2, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Preliminary Observations on Final Department of Homeland Security Human Capital Regulations: GAO-05-320T, February 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Principles, Criteria, and Processes for Governmentwide Federal Human Capital Reform: GAO-05-69SP, December 1, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Selected Agencies Have Opportunities to Enhance Existing Succession Planning and Management Efforts: GAO-05-585, June 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Human Capital: Selected Agencies' Statutory Authorities Could Offer Options in Developing a Framework for Governmentwide Reform: GAO-05-398R, April 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Symposium on Designing and Managing Market-Based and More Performance-Oriented Pay Systems: GAO-05-832SP, July 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 104 pages) Accessible Text

Hurricane Katrina: Providing Oversight of the Nation's Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Activities: GAO-05-1053T, September 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Improvements Needed to the Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation: GAO-05-960R, September 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Quality Act: National Agricultural Statistics Service Implements First Steps, but Documentation of Census of Agriculture Could Be Improved: GAO-05-644, September 23, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Informing Our Nation: Improving How to Understand and Assess the USA's Position and Progress: GAO-05-1, November 10, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 246 pages) Accessible Text

Intellectual Property: Improvements Needed to Better Manage Patent Office Automation and Address Workforce Challenges: GAO-05-1008T, September 8, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Interagency Contracting: Franchise Funds Provide Convenience, but Value to DOD is Not Demonstrated: GAO-05-456, July 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

International Mail Air Transportation: Proposed Changes to the Rate-setting process: GAO-05-529R, April 8, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

International Peer Review of the Performance Audit Practice of the United States Government Accountability Office: A22098, April 20, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages)

Issues Related to Poor Performers in the Federal Workplace: GAO-05-812R, June 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

Kennedy Center: Stronger Oversight of Fire Safety Issues, Construction Projects, and Financial Management Needed: GAO-05-334, April 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 75 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Kennedy Center: Stronger Oversight of Fire Safety Issues, Construction Projects, and Financial Management Needed: GAO-05-516T, April 6, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text

Long-Term Fiscal Issues: Increasing Transparency and Reexamining the Base of the Federal Budget: GAO-05-317T, February 8, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

Management Reform: Assessing the President's Management Agenda: GAO-05-574T, April 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Managing For Results: Enhancing Agency Use of Performance Information for Management Decision Making: GAO-05-927, September 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text

National Mall: Steps Identified by Stakeholders Facilitate Design and Approval of Security Enhancements: GAO-05-518, June 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text

National Nuclear Security Administration: Contractors' Strategies to Recruit and Retain a Critically Skilled Workforce Are Generally Effective: GAO-05-164, February 2, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text

Paperwork Reduction Act: Burden Reduction May Require a New Approach: GAO-05-778T, June 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Paperwork Reduction Act: New Approach May Be Needed to Reduce Government Burden on Public: GAO-05-424, May 20, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 82 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Paperwork Reduction Act: Subcommittee Questions Concerning the Act's Information Collection Provisions: GAO-05-909R, July 19, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

Posthearing Questions: District of Columbia's Structural Imbalance and Management Issues: GAO-05-162R, November 19, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Regulatory Reform: Prior Reviews of Federal Regulatory Process Initiatives Reveal Opportunities for Improvements: GAO-05-939T, July 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Smithsonian Institution: Facilities Management Reorganization Is Progressing, but Funding Remains a Challenge: GAO-05-369, April 25, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 88 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Telecommunications: GSA Has Made Progress Planning for a New Governmentwide Program, But Critical Issues Remain: GAO-05-361T, March 3, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Postal Service: Despite Recent Progress, Postal Reform Legislation Is Still Needed: GAO-05-453T, April 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Postal Service: Factors Affecting Fund-Raising Stamp Sales Suggest Lessons Learned: GAO-05-953, September 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Postal Service: Guidance on Suspicious Mail Needs Further Refinement: GAO-05-716, July 19, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Postal Service: Improving Ratemaking Data Quality Through Postal Service Actions and Postal Reform Legislation: GAO-05-820, July 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Postal Service: Physical Security Measures Have Increased at Some Core Facilities, but Security Problems Continue: GAO-05-48, November 16, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Postal Service: The Service's Strategy for Realigning Its Mail Processing Infrastructure Lacks Clarity, Criteria, and Accountability: GAO-05-261, April 8, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 89 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Unfunded Mandates: Analysis of Reform Act's Coverage and Views on Possible Next Steps: GAO-05-533T, April 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Unfunded Mandates: Views Vary About Reform Act's Strengths, Weaknesses, and Options for Improvement: GAO-05-454, March 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text

Unfunded Mandates: Views Vary About Reform Act's Strengths, Weaknesses, and Options for Improvement: GAO-05-497SP, March 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text

Vacancy Act Violation Letter-Department of Transportation, July 20, 2005: B-305187, July 20, 2005; Summary (HTML)

Vacancy Act Violation Letter-Department of Veterans Affairs, July 20, 2005: A88155, July 20, 2005; Summary (HTML)

Video News Releases: Unattributed Prepackaged News Stories Violate Publicity or Propaganda Prohibition: GAO-05-643T, May 12, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

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Health

Agent Orange: Limited Information Is Available on the Number of Civilians Exposed in Vietnam and Their Workers' Compensation Claims: GAO-05-371, April 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Health Care: Implementation Issues for New TRICARE Contracts and Regional Structure: GAO-05-773, July 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 100 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Emerging Infectious Diseases: Review of State and Federal Disease Surveillance Efforts: GAO-04-877, September 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 72 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Competition and Other Factors Linked to Wide Variation in Health Care Prices: GAO-05-856, August 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 80 pages) Accessible Text

Flu Vaccine: Recent Supply Shortages Underscore Ongoing Challenges: GAO-05-177T, November 18, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Food and Drug Administration: Limited Available Data Indicate That FDA Has Been Meeting Some Goals for Review of Medical Device Applications: GAO-05-1042, September 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Selection of Antiretroviral Medications Provided Under U.S. Emergency Plan Is Limited: GAO-05-133, January 11, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text

Global Health: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria Is Responding to Challenges but Needs Better Information and Documentation for Performance-Based Funding: GAO-05-639, June 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 66 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

HHS: Efforts to Research and Inform the Public about Nonoxynol-9 and HIV: GAO-05-399, March 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program: Results of Review of Annual Reports for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003: GAO-05-134, April 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Health Care: Continued Leadership Needed to Define and Implement Information Technology Standards: GAO-05-1054T, September 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Health Centers And Rural Clinics: State and Federal Implementation Issues for Medicaid's New Payment System: GAO-05-452, June 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Health Centers: Competition for Grants and Efforts to Measure Performance Have Increased: GAO-05-645, July 13, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Health Coverage Tax Credit: Simplified and More Timely Enrollment Process Could Increase Participation: GAO-04-1029, September 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 106 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Health Information Technology: HHS Is Taking Steps to Develop a National Strategy: GAO-05-628, May 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 92 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Health Information: First-Year Experiences under the Federal Privacy Rule: GAO-04-965, September 3, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Indian Health Service: Health Care Services Are Not Always Available to Native Americans: GAO-05-789, August 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text

Influenza Pandemic: Challenges Remain in Preparedness: GAO-05-760T, May 26, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Influenza Pandemic: Challenges in Preparedness and Response: GAO-05-863T, June 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Long-Term Care Financing: Growing Demand and Cost of Services Are Straining Federal and State Budgets: GAO-05-564T, April 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Mail Order Pharmacies: DOD's Use of VA's Mail Pharmacy Could Produce Savings and Other Benefits: GAO-05-555, June 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text

Managing Diabetes: Health Plan Coverage of Services and Supplies: GAO-05-210, February 25, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

Medicaid Drug Rebate Program: Inadequate Oversight Raises Concerns about Rebates Paid to States: GAO-05-850T, June 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Medicaid Drug Rebate Program: Inadequate Oversight Raises Concerns about Rebates Paid to States: GAO-05-102, February 4, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicaid Financing: States' Use of Contingency-Fee Consultants to Maximize Federal Reimbursements Highlights Need for Improved Federal Oversight: GAO-05-748, June 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 98 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicaid Fraud and Abuse: CMS's Commitment to Helping States Safeguard Program Dollars Is Limited: GAO-05-855T, June 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Medicaid Managed Care: Access and Quality Requirements Specific to Low-Income and Other Special Needs Enrollees: GAO-05-44R, December 8, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Medicaid: States' Efforts to Maximize Federal Reimbursements Highlight Need for Improved Federal Oversight: GAO-05-836T, June 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Chemotherapy Payments: New Drug and Administration Fees Are Closer to Providers' Costs: GAO-05-142R, December 1, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Contracting Reform: CMS's Plan Has Gaps and Its Anticipated Savings Are Uncertain: GAO-05-873, August 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiary Access to Physician Services: Trends in Utilization of Services, 2000 to 2002: GAO-05-145R, January 12, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Hospice Care: Modifications to Payment Methodology May Be Warranted: GAO-05-42, October 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: CMS Needs a Plan for Updating Practice Expense Component: GAO-05-60, December 13, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare Physician Fees: Geographic Adjustment Indices Are Valid in Design, but Data and Methods Need Refinement: GAO-05-119, March 11, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare Physician Payments: Concerns about Spending Target System Prompt Interest in Considering Reforms: GAO-05-85, October 8, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 78 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Physician Payments: Considerations for Reforming the Sustainable Growth Rate System: GAO-05-326T, February 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare: Accuracy of Responses from the 1-800-MEDICARE Help Line Should Be Improved: GAO-05-130, December 8, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare: Advisory Opinions as a Means of Clarifying Program Requirements: GAO-05-129, December 8, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare: Appropriate Dispensing Fee Needed for Suppliers of Inhalation Therapy Drugs: GAO-05-72, October 12, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare: CMS's Program Safeguards Did Not Deter Growth in Spending for Power Wheelchairs: GAO-05-43, November 17, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare: Concerns Regarding Plans to Transfer the Appeals Workload from SSA to HHS Remain: GAO-05-703R, June 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 70 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare: Drug Purchase Prices for CMS Consideration in Hospital Outpatient Rate-Setting: GAO-05-581R, June 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare: Incomplete Plan to Transfer Appeals Workload from SSA to HHS Threatens Service to Appellants: GAO-05-45, October 4, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare: More Specific Criteria Needed to Classify Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities: GAO-05-825T, June 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare: More Specific Criteria Needed to Classify Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities: GAO-05-366, April 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare: Radiopharmaceutical Purchase Prices for CMS Consideration in Hospital Outpatient Rate-Setting: GAO-05-733R, July 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Nonprofit, For-Profit, and Government Hospitals: Uncompensated Care and Other Community Benefits: GAO-05-743T, May 26, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Nursing Home Deaths: Arkansas Coroner Referrals Confirm Weaknesses in State and Federal Oversight of Quality of Care: GAO-05-78, November 12, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Physician Services: Concierge Care Characteristics and Considerations for Medicare: GAO-05-929, August 12, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text

Prescription Drugs: Price Trends for Frequently Used Brand and Generic Drugs from 2000 through 2004: GAO-05-779, August 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Prescription Drugs: Trends in Usual and Customary Prices for Drugs Frequently Used by Medicare and Non-Medicare Enrollees: GAO-05-104R, October 6, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text

Retiree Health Benefits: Options for Employment-Based Prescription Drug Benefits under the Medicare Modernization Act: GAO-05-205, February 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 68 pages) Accessible Text

Ryan White CARE Act: Factors that Impact HIV and AIDS Funding and Client Coverage: GAO-05-841T, June 23, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text

September 11: Monitoring of World Trade Center Health Effects Has Progressed, but Not for Federal Responders: GAO-05-1020T, September 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Specialty Hospitals: Information on Potential New Facilities: GAO-05-647R, May 19, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

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Homeland Security

Anthrax Detection: Agencies Need to Validate Sampling Activities in Order to Increase Confidence in Negative Results: GAO-05-251, March 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 119 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Anthrax Detection: Agencies Need to Validate Sampling Activities in Order to Increase Confidence in Negative Reults: GAO-05-493T, April 5, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Security: Better Planning Needed to Optimize Deployment of Checked Baggage Screening Systems: GAO-05-896T, July 13, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Security: Measures for Testing the Impact of Using Commercial Data for the Secure Flight Program: GAO-05-324, February 23, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Security: Screener Training and Performance Measurement Strengthened, but More Work Remains: GAO-05-457, May 2, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 66 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Aviation Security: Secure Flight Development and Testing Under Way, but Risks Should Be Managed as System Is Further Developed: GAO-05-356, March 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 85 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Aviation Security: Systematic Planning Needed to Optimize the Deployment of Checked Baggage Screening Systems: GAO-05-365, March 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 78 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Aviation Security: Transportation Security Administration Did Not Fully Disclose Uses of Personal Information During Secure Flight Program Testing in Initial Privacy Notes, but Has Recently Taken Steps to More Fully Inform the Public: GAO-05-864R, July 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Bioterrorism: Information on Jurisdictions' Expenditure and Reported Obligation of Program Funds: GAO-05-239, February 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text

Border Security: Actions Needed to Strengthen Management of Department of Homeland Security's Visa Security Program: GAO-05-801, July 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Border Security: Opportunities to Increase Coordination of Air and Marine Assets: GAO-05-543, August 12, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Border Security: Streamlined Visas Mantis Program Has Lowered Burden on Foreign Science Students and Scholars, but Further Refinements Needed: GAO-05-198, February 18, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Border Security: Strengthened Visa Process Would Benefit from Additional Management Actions by State and DHS: GAO-05-994T, September 13, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Border Security: Strengthened Visa Process Would Benefit from Improvements in Staffing and Information Sharing: GAO-05-859, September 13, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Cargo Security: Partnership Program Grants Importers Reduced Scrutiny with Limited Assurance of Improved Security: GAO-05-404, March 11, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Coast Guard: Preliminary Observations on the Condition of Deepwater Legacy Assets and Acquisition Management Challenges: GAO-05-651T, June 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Coast Guard: Station Readiness Improving, but Resource Challenges and Management Concerns Remain: GAO-05-161, January 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Efforts to Deploy Radiation Detection Equipment in the United States and in Other Countries: GAO-05-840T, June 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Container Security: A Flexible Staffing Model and Minimum Equipment Requirements Would Improve Overseas Targeting and Inspection Efforts: GAO-05-557, April 26, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Department of Homeland Security Faces Challenges in Fulfilling Cybersecurity Responsibilities: GAO-05-434, May 26, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 78 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Homeland Security: A Comprehensive and Sustained Approach Needed to Achieve Management Integration: GAO-05-139, March 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Homeland Security: Addressing Management Challenges That Face Immigration Enforcement Agencies: GAO-05-664T, May 5, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Homeland Security: Strategic Management of Training Important for Successful Transformation: GAO-05-888, September 23, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

FY 2006 Annual Report on the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program: GAO-05-780R, July 1, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Gun Control and Terrorism: FBI Could Better Manage Firearm-Related Background Checks Involving Terrorist Watch List Records: GAO-05-127, January 19, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: Actions Needed to Better Protect National Icons and Federal Office Buildings from Terrorism: GAO-05-790, June 24, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: Agency Plans, Implementation, and Challenges Regarding the National Strategy for Homeland Security: GAO-05-33, January 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 198 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Agency Resources Address Violations of Restricted Airspace, but Management Improvements Are Needed: GAO-05-928T, July 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: DHS' Efforts to Enhance First Responders' All-Hazards Capabilities Continue to Evolve: GAO-05-652, July 11, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Effective Regional Coordination Can Enhance Emergency Preparedness: GAO-04-1009, September 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Federal and Industry Efforts Are Addressing Security Issues at Chemical Facilities, but Additional Action Is Needed: GAO-05-631T, April 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Further Action Needed to Promote Successful Use of Special DHS Acquisition Authority: GAO-05-136, December 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: Further Actions Needed to Coordinate Federal Agencies' Facility Protection Efforts and Promote Key Practices: GAO-05-49, November 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: Key Cargo Security Programs Can Be Improved: GAO-05-466T, May 26, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Management Challenges Remain in Transforming Immigration Programs: GAO-05-81, October 14, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: Management of First Responder Grant Programs Has Improved, but Challenges Remain: GAO-05-121, February 2, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Management of First Responder Grant Programs and Efforts to Improve Accountability Continue to Evolve: GAO-05-530T, April 12, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Managing First Responder Grants to Enhance Emergency Preparedness in the National Capital Region: GAO-05-889T, July 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Much Is Being Done to Protect Agriculture from a Terrorist Attack, but Important Challenges Remain: GAO-05-214, March 8, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 101 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: Overview of Department of Homeland Security Management Challenges: GAO-05-573T, April 20, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Performance of Foreign Student and Exchange Visitor Information System Continues to Improve, But Issues Remain: GAO-05-440T, March 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Process for Reporting Lessons Learned from Seaport Exercises Needs Further Attention: GAO-05-170, January 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: Some Progress Made, but Many Challenges Remain on U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Program: GAO-05-202, February 23, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 142 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: Successes and Challenges in DHS's Efforts to Create an Effective Acquisition Organization: GAO-05-179, March 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Immigration Enforcement: DHS Has Incorporated Immigration Enforcement Objectives and Is Addressing Future Planning Requirements: GAO-05-66, October 8, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Maritime Security: Enhancements Made, But Implementation and Sustainability Remain Key Challenges: GAO-05-448T, May 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text

Maritime Security: New Structures Have Improved Information Sharing, but Security Clearance Processing Requires Further Attention: GAO-05-394, April 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Preventing Nuclear Smuggling: DOE Has Made Limited Progress in Installing Radiation Detection Equipment at Highest Priority Foreign Seaports: GAO-05-375, March 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Protection of Chemical and Water Infrastructure: Federal Requirements, Actions of Selected Facilities, and Remaining Challenges: GAO-05-327, March 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text

Results-Oriented Government: Improvements to DHS's Planning Process Would Enhance Usefulness and Accountability: GAO-05-300, March 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

September 11: Recent Estimates of Fiscal Impact of 2001 Terrorist Attack on New York: GAO-05-269, March 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Transportation Security Administration: Clear Policies and Oversight Needed for Designation of Sensitive Security Information: GAO-05-677, June 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Transportation Security: Systematic Planning Needed to Optimize Resources: GAO-05-357T, February 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text

Wastewater Facilities: Experts' Views on How Federal Funds Should Be Spent to Improve Security: GAO-05-165, January 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 76 pages) Accessible Text

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Housing

Elderly Housing: Federal Housing Programs That Offer Assistance for the Elderly: GAO-05-174, February 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 84 pages) Accessible Text

Elderly Housing: Federal Housing Programs and Supportive Services: GAO-05-795T, June 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Housing Administration: Managing Risks from a New Zero Down Payment Product: GAO-05-857T, June 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

HUD Rental Assistance: Progress and Challenges in Measuring and Reducing Improper Rent Subsidies: GAO-05-1027T, September 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

HUD Rental Assistance: Progress and Challenges in Measuring and Reducing Improper Rent Subsidies: GAO-05-224, February 18, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 101 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Housing Finance: Options to Help Prevent Suspensions of FHA and RHS Loan Guarantee Programs: GAO-05-227, March 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text

Housing Government-Sponsored Enterprises: A New Oversight Structure Is Needed: GAO-05-576T, April 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Mortgage Financing: Actions Needed to Help FHA Manage Risks from New Mortgage Loan Products: GAO-05-194, February 11, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Multifamily Housing: Implementation of Fiscal Year 2003 Requirements Concerning Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Fees: GAO-05-30, November 19, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Rental Housing: HUD Can Improve Its Process for Estimating Fair Market Rents: GAO-05-342, March 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Rural Housing Service: Overview of Program Issues: GAO-05-382T, March 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Rural Housing: Changing the Definition of Rural Could Improve Eligibility Determinations: GAO-05-110, December 3, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Single-Family Housing: HUD's Risk-Based Oversight of Appraisers Could Be Enhanced: GAO-05-14, November 5, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Single-Family Housing: Progress Made, but Opportunities Exist to Improve HUD's Oversight of FHA Lenders: GAO-05-13, November 12, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Income Security

Administrative Expenditures and Federal Matching Rates of Selected Support Programs: GAO-05-839R, June 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

Disability Insurance: SSA Should Strengthen Its Efforts to Detect and Prevent Overpayments: GAO-04-929, September 10, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Employee Benefits Security Administration: Improvements Have Been Made to Pension Enforcement Program but Significant Challenges Remain: GAO-05-784T, June 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Disability Assistance: Wide Array of Programs Needs to be Examined in Light of 21st Century Challenges: GAO-05-626, June 2, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Pensions: Judicial Survivors' Annuities System Costs: GAO-05-955, September 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Thrift Savings Plan: Customer Service Practices Adopted by Private Sector Plan Managers Should Be Considered: GAO-05-38, January 18, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Highlights of a GAO Forum: The Future of the Defined Benefit System and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: GAO-05-578SP, June 1, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text

Long Term Fiscal Issues: The Need for Social Security Reform: GAO-05-318T, February 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Means-Tested Programs: Information on Program Access Can Be an Important Management Tool: GAO-05-221, April 11, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 92 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Options for Social Security Reform: GAO-05-649R, May 6, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Structural Problems Limit Agency's Ability to Protect Itself from Risk: GAO-05-360T, March 2, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Private Pensions: Airline Plans' Underfunding Illustrates Broader Problems with the Defined Benefit Pension System: GAO-05-108T, October 7, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Private Pensions: Government Actions Could Improve the Timeliness and Content of Form 5500 Pension Information: GAO-05-491, June 3, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Private Pensions: Questions Concerning the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's Practices Regarding Single-Employer Probable Claims: GAO-05-991R, September 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Private Pensions: Recent Experiences of Large Defined Benefit Plans Illustrate Weaknesses in Funding Rules: GAO-05-294, May 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Private Pensions: Revision of Defined Benefit Pension Plan Funding Rules Is an Essential Component of Comprehensive Pension Reform: GAO-05-794T, June 7, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Private Pensions: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and Long-Term Budgetary Challenges: GAO-05-772T, June 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Redefining Retirement: Options for Older Americans: GAO-05-620T, April 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

SSA's Disability Programs: Improvements Could Increase the Usefulness of Electronic Data for Program Oversight: GAO-05-100R, December 10, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Administration: A More Formal Approach Could Enhance SSA's Ability to Develop and Manage Totalization Agreements: GAO-05-250, February 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Administration: Actions Needed to Strengthen Processes for Issuing Social Security Numbers to Children: GAO-05-115, January 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Administration: Additional Actions Needed in Ongoing Efforts to Improve 800-Number Service: GAO-05-735, August 8, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Administration: Better Planning Could Make the Ticket Program More Effective: GAO-05-248, March 2, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Disability Insurance: SSA Actions Could Enhance Assistance to Claimants with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Other Impairments: GAO-05-495, May 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Disability: Improved Processes for Planning and Conducting Demonstrations May Help SSA More Effectively Use Its Demonstration Authority: GAO-05-19, November 4, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Numbers: Federal and State Laws Restrict Use of SSNs, yet Gaps Remain: GAO-05-1016T, September 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

Social Security Numbers: Governments Could Do More to Reduce Display in Public Records and on Identity Cards: GAO-05-59, November 9, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Reform: Answers to Key Questions: GAO-05-193SP, May 2, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 77 pages) Accessible Text

Social Security Reform: Considerations for Individual Account Design: GAO-05-847T, June 23, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Social Security Reform: Early Action Would be Prudent: GAO-05-397T, March 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Social Security Reform: Preliminary Lessons from Other Countries' Experiences: GAO-05-810T, June 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Social Security Statements: Social Security Administration Should Better Evaluate Whether Workers Understand Their Statements: GAO-05-192, April 1, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security: Better Coordination among Federal Agencies Could Reduce Unidentified Earnings Reports: GAO-05-154, February 4, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security: Coverage of Public Employees and Implications for Reform: GAO-05-786T, June 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security: Long-Term Challenges Warrant Early Action: GAO-05-303T, February 3, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Social Security: Societal Changes Add Challenges to Program Protections: GAO-05-706T, May 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Survey of Program Officials--Review of Federal Programs Supporting People with Disabilities: GAO-05-695SP, June 2, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Unemployment Insurance: Better Data Needed to Assess Reemployment Services to Claimants: GAO-05-413, June 24, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Information Management

Bureau of the Public Debt: Areas for Improvement in Information Security Controls: GAO-05-467R, April 18, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Challenges in Addressing Cybersecurity: GAO-05-827T, July 19, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Data Mining: Agencies Have Taken Key Steps to Protect Privacy in Selected Efforts, but Significant Compliance Issues Remain: GAO-05-866, August 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 82 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Digital Broadcast Television Transition: Several Challenges Could Arise in Administering a Subsidy Program for DTV Equipment: GAO-05-623T, May 26, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Electronic Government: Federal Agencies Have Made Progress Implementing the E-Government Act of 2002: GAO-05-12, December 10, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Electronic Government: Smart Card Usage is Advancing Among Federal Agencies, Including the Department of Veterans Affairs: GAO-05-84T, October 6, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

File Sharing Programs: The Use of Peer-to-Peer Networks to Access Pornography: GAO-05-634, May 25, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text

Health and Human Services' Estimate of Health Care Cost Savings Resulting from the Use of Information Technology: GAO-05-309R, February 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Information Management: Acquisition of the Electronics Records Archives Is Progressing: GAO-05-802, July 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text

Information Management: Freedom of Information Act Fee and Fee Waiver Processing at the Department of Energy: GAO-05-405, May 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Management: Implementation of the Freedom of Information Act: GAO-05-648T, May 11, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Information Resource Management Internal Control Issues: GAO-05-288R, March 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Continued Efforts Needed to Sustain Progress in Implementing Statutory Requirements: GAO-05-483T, April 7, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Information Security: Department of Homeland Security Faces Challenges in Fulfilling Statutory Requirements: GAO-05-567T, April 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Information Security: Department of Homeland Security Needs to Fully Implement Its Security Program: GAO-05-700, June 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Emerging Cybersecurity Issues Threaten Federal Information Systems: GAO-05-231, May 13, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 79 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Federal Agencies Need to Improve Controls over Wireless Networks: GAO-05-383, May 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Needs to Sustain Progress: GAO-05-486, May 19, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Improving Oversight of Access to Federal Systems and Data by Contractors Can Reduce Risk: GAO-05-362, April 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Internal Revenue Service Needs to Remedy Serious Weaknesses over Taxpayer and Bank Secrecy Act Data: GAO-05-482, April 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Key Considerations Related to Federal Implementation of Radio Frequency Identification Technology: GAO-05-849T, June 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Information Security: Radio Frequency Identification Technology in the Federal Government: GAO-05-551, May 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text

Information Security: Securities and Exchange Commission Needs to Address Weak Controls over Financial and Sensitive Data: GAO-05-262, March 23, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Weaknesses Persist at Federal Agencies Despite Progress Made in Implementing Related Statutory Requirements: GAO-05-552, July 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology Management: Census Bureau Has Implemented Many Key Practices, but Additional Actions Are Needed: GAO-05-661, June 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 94 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: Customs Automated Commercial Environment Program Progressing, but Need for Management Improvements Continues: GAO-05-267, March 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 128 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: FBI Is Building Management Capabilities Essential to Successful System Deployments, but Challenges Remain: GAO-05-1014T, September 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: FBI Is Taking Steps to Develop an Enterprise Architecture, but Much Remains to Be Accomplished: GAO-05-363, September 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: Federal Agencies Face Challenges in Implementing Initiatives to Improve Public Health Infrastructure: GAO-05-308, June 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 68 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: Major Federal Networks That Support Homeland Security Functions: GAO-04-375, September 17, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 66 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: Management Improvements Needed on Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Infrastructure Modernization Program: GAO-05-805, September 7, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: OMB Can Make More Effective Use of Its Investment Reviews: GAO-05-276, April 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: OMB Can More Effectively Use Its Investment Reviews: GAO-05-571T, April 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Intellectual Property: Key Processes for Managing Patent Automation Strategy Need Stengthening: GAO-05-336, June 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Intellectual Property: USPTO Has Made Progress in Hiring Examiners, but Challenges to Retention Remain: GAO-05-720, June 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Internet Protocol Version 6: Federal Agencies Need to Plan for Transition and Manage Security Risks: GAO-05-845T, June 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Internet Protocol Version 6: Federal Agencies Need to Plan for Transition and Manage Security Risks: GAO-05-471, May 20, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Office of Personnel Management: Retirement Systems Modernization Program Faces Numerous Challenges: GAO-05-237, February 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Telecommunications: Application of the Antideficiency Act and Other Fiscal Controls to FCC's E-Rate Program: GAO-05-546T, April 11, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

Telecommunications: Concerns Regarding the Structure and FCC's Management of the E-Rate Program: GAO-05-439T, March 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Telecommunications: Greater Involvement Needed by FCC in the Management and Oversight of the E-Rate Program: GAO-05-151, February 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 75 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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International Affairs

Afghanistan Reconstruction: Despite Some Progress, Deteriorating Security and Other Obstacles Continue to Threaten Achievement of U.S. Goals: GAO-05-742, July 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 97 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Afghanistan Security: Efforts to Establish Army and Police Have Made Progress, but Future Plans Need to Be Better Defined: GAO-05-575, June 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Compacts of Free Association: Implementation of New Funding and Accountability Requirements Is Well Under Way, but Planning Challenges Remain: GAO-05-633, July 11, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 76 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Embassy Construction: Proposed Cost-Sharing Program Could Speed Construction and Reduce Staff Levels, but Some Agencies Have Concerns: GAO-05-32, November 15, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text

Export-Import Bank: OMB's Method for Estimating Bank's Loss Rates Involves Challenges and Lacks Transparency: GAO-04-531, September 30, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 111 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Procurement: International Agreements Result in Waivers of Some U.S. Domestic Source Restrictions: GAO-05-188, January 26, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Foreign Assistance: Middle East Partnership Initiative Offers Tools for Supporting Reform, but Project Monitoring Needs Improvement: GAO-05-711, August 8, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Foreign Assistance: U.S. Trade Capacity Building Extensive, but Its Effectiveness Has Yet to Be Evaluated: GAO-05-150, February 11, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Foreign Assistance: USAID's Cash Transfer Program in Egypt Supports Economic Reform Activities, but Various Factors Have Limited Its Influence: GAO-05-731, July 11, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text

Foreign Regimes' Assets: The United States Faces Challenges in Recovering Assets, but Has Mechanisms That Could Guide Future Efforts: GAO-04-1006, September 14, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Free Trade Area of the Americas: Missed Deadline Prompts Efforts to Restart Stalled Hemispheric Trade Negotiations: GAO-05-166, March 18, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text

Globalization: Numerous Federal Activities Complement U.S. Business's Global Corporate Social Responsibility Efforts: GAO-05-744, August 8, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text

Globalization: Observations on Federal Activities Related to Global Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights: GAO-05-1049T, September 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Independent Media Development Abroad: Challenges Exist in Implementing U.S. Efforts and Measuring Results: GAO-05-803, July 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text

Intellectual Property: U.S. Efforts have Contributed to Strengthened Laws Overseas, but Significant Enforcement Challenges Remain: GAO-05-788T, June 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

International Affairs: Information on U.S. Agencies' Efforts to Address Islamic Extremism: GAO-05-852, September 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

International Finance: Treasury Has Reduced the Number of Attaches Overseas: GAO-05-1010, September 23, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

International Trade: Further Improvements Needed to Handle Growing Workload for Monitoring and Enforcing Trade Agreements: GAO-05-537, June 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

International Trade: Issues and Effects of Implementing the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act: GAO-05-979, September 26, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 116 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

International Trade: Treasury Assessments Have Not Found Currency Manipulation, but Concerns about Exchange Rates Continue: GAO-05-351, April 19, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 85 pages) Accessible Text

International Trade: U.S. Agencies Need Greater Focus to Support Mexico's Successful Transition to Liberalized Agricultural Trade Under NAFTA: GAO-05-272, March 25, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 102 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Millennium Challenge Corporation: Progress Made on Key Challenges in First Year of Operations: GAO-05-625T, April 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text

Millennium Challenge Corporation: Progress Made on Key Challenges in First Year of Operations: GAO-05-455T, April 26, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Nonproliferation: Better Management Controls Needed for Some DOE Projects in Russia and Other Countries: GAO-05-828, August 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Olympic Security: U.S. Support to Athens Games Provides Lessons for Future Olympics: GAO-05-547, May 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

Overseas Security: State Department Has Not Fully Implemented Key Measures to Protect U.S. Officials from Terrorist Attacks Outside of Embassies: GAO-05-688T, May 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Overseas Security: State Department Has Not Fully Implemented Key Measures to Protect U.S. Officials from Terrorist Attacks Outside of Embassies: GAO-05-642, May 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Rebuilding Iraq: Actions Needed To Improve Use of Private Security Providers: GAO-05-737, July 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 70 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Rebuilding Iraq: Preliminary Observations on Challenges in Transferring Security Responsibilities to Iraqi Military and Police: GAO-05-431T, March 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Rebuilding Iraq: Status of Funding and Reconstruction Efforts: GAO-05-876, July 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text

Rebuilding Iraq: U.S. Assistance for the January 2005 Elections: GAO-05-932R, September 7, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Rebuilding Iraq: U.S. Water and Sanitation Efforts Need Improved Measures for Assessing Impact and Sustained Resources for Maintaning Facilities: GAO-05-872, September 7, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Southeast Asia: Better Human Rights Reviews and Strategic Planning Needed for U.S. Assistance to Foreign Security Forces: GAO-05-793, July 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 90 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

State Department Needs to Resolve Data Reliability Problems that Led to Inaccurate Reporting to Congress on Foreign Arms Sales: GAO-05-156R, January 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

State Department: Improvements Needed to Strengthen U.S. Passport Fraud Detection Efforts: GAO-05-853T, June 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

State Department: Improvements Needed to Strengthen U.S. Passport Fraud Detection Efforts: GAO-05-477, May 20, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Treasury Continues to Maintain Its Formal Process to Promote U.S. Policies at the International Monetary Fund: GAO-05-1015R, September 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Public Diplomacy: Interagency Coordination Efforts Hampered by the Lack of a National Communication Strategy: GAO-05-323, April 4, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S.-China Trade: Commerce Faces Practical and Legal Challenges in Applying Countervailing Duties: GAO-05-474, June 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S.-China Trade: Observations on Ensuring China's Compliance with World Trade Organization Commitments: GAO-05-295T, February 4, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

U.S.-China Trade: Opportunities to Improve U.S. Government Efforts to Ensure China's Compliance with World Trade Organization Commitments: GAO-05-53, October 6, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 77 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S.-China Trade: Opportunities to Improve U.S. Government Efforts to Ensure Open and Fair Markets: GAO-05-554T, April 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

U.S.-China Trade: Summary of 2003 World Trade Organization Transitional Review Mechanism for China: GAO-05-209R, January 25, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 101 pages) Accessible Text

U.S.-China Trade: Textile Safeguard Procedures Should Be Improved: GAO-05-296, April 4, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S.-China Trade: The United States Has Not Restricted Imports under the China Safeguard: GAO-05-1056, September 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text

United Nations: Oil for Food Program Audits: GAO-05-346T, February 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

United Nations: Sustained Oversight Is Needed for Reforms to Achieve Lasting Results: GAO-05-392T, March 2, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Weapons of Mass Destruction: Nonproliferation Programs Need Better Integration: GAO-05-157, January 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

World Trade Organization: Global Trade Talks Back on Track, but Considerable Work Needed to Fulfill Ambitious Objectives: GAO-05-538, May 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 72 pages) Accessible Text

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Justice and Law Enforcement

Adult Drug Courts: Evidence Indicates Recidivism Reductions and Mixed Results for Other Outcomes: GAO-05-219, February 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 86 pages) Accessible Text

Alien Registration: Usefulness of a Nonimmigrant Alien Annual Address Reporting Requirement Is Questionable: GAO-05-204, January 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Anti-Drug Media Campaign: An Array of Services Was Provided, but Most Funds Were Committed to Buying Media Time and Space: GAO-05-175, March 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text

Border Patrol: Available Data on Interior Checkpoints Suggest Differences in Sector Performance: GAO-05-435, July 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 91 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Combating Alien Smuggling: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Federal Response: GAO-05-305, May 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 94 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Combating Alien Smuggling: The Federal Response Can Be Improved: GAO-05-892T, July 12, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Courthouse Construction: Information on Project Cost and Size Changes Would Help to Enhance Oversight: GAO-05-673, June 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Criminal Debt: Court-Ordered Restitution Amounts Far Exceed Likely Collections for the Crime Victims in Selected Financial Fraud Cases: GAO-05-80, January 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Justice's Activities to Address Past Election-Related Voting Irregularities: GAO-04-1041R, September 14, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 106 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Drug Control: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas' Efforts to Link Investigations to International Drug Traffickers: GAO-05-122, January 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Drug Offenders: Various Factors May Limit the Impacts of Federal Laws That Provide for Denial of Selected Benefits: GAO-05-238, September 26, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 93 pages) Accessible Text

Drug Tests: Products to Defraud Drug Use Screening Tests Are Widely Available: GAO-05-653T, May 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Bureau of Investigation: Accountability over the HIPAA Funding of Health Care Fraud Investigations Is Inadequate: GAO-05-388, April 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Identity Theft: Some Outreach Efforts to Promote Awareness of New Consumer Rights Are Under Way: GAO-05-710, June 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

Immigrant Investors: Small Number of Participants Attributed to Pending Regulations and Other Factors: GAO-05-256, April 1, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Immigration Benefits: Twelfth Report Required by the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998: GAO-05-481R, April 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Immigration Enforcement: Preliminary Observations on Employment Verification and Worksite Enforcement Efforts: GAO-05-822T, June 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Immigration Enforcement: Weaknesses Hinder Employment Verification and Worksite Enforcement Efforts: GAO-05-813, August 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Immigration Services: Better Contracting Practices Needed at Call Centers: GAO-05-526, June 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information on Certain Illegal Aliens Arrested in the United States: GAO-05-646R, May 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text

Information on Criminal Aliens Incarcerated in Federal and State Prisons and Local Jails: GAO-05-337R, April 7, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text

Interim Report on the Effects of COPS Funds on the Decline in Crime during the 1990s: GAO-05-699R, June 3, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

L.A. Federal Courthouse Project: Current Proposal Addresses Space Needs, but Some Security and Operational Concerns Would Remain: GAO-05-158, December 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text

Questions for the Record: Hearing on the Judiciary's Ability to Pay for Current and Future Space Needs: GAO-05-941R, July 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: Program Status: GAO-05-1002R, September 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Taser Weapons: Use of Tasers by Selected Law Enforcement Agencies: GAO-05-464, May 26, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text

The Protecting Seniors from Fraud Act: Status of the Triad Program: GAO-05-146R, November 23, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Attorney General's Travel Costs for the USA PATRIOT Act Tour and Related Activities: GAO-05-95R, October 12, 2004; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

USA Patriot Act: Additional Guidance Could Improve Implementation of Regulations Related to Customer Identification and Information Sharing Procedures: GAO-05-412, May 6, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 84 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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National Defense

Air Force Assessment of the Joint Strike Fighter's Aerial Refueling Method: GAO-05-316R, March 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Air Force Procurement: Protests Challenging Role of Biased Official Sustained: GAO-05-436T, April 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology: Business Plan's Implementation Is Unlikely to Achieve Expected Financial Benefits and Could Reduce Civilian Role: GAO-05-615, June 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Army Depot Maintenance: Ineffective Oversight of Depot Maintenance Operations and System Implementation Efforts: GAO-05-441, June 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Army National Guard: Inefficient, Error-Prone Process Results in Travel Reimbursement Problems for Mobilized Soldiers: GAO-05-400T, March 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

Army National Guard: Inefficient, Error-Prone Process Results in Travel Reimbursement Problems for Mobilized Soldiers: GAO-05-79, January 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 91 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Briefing on DOD's Report on Commercial Communications Satellite Services Procurement Process: GAO-05-1019R, September 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Chemical And Biological Defense: Army and Marine Corps Need to Establish Minimum Training Tasks and Improve Reporting for Combat Training Centers: GAO-05-8, January 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Contract Management: Opportunities to Improve Surveillance on Department of Defense Service Contracts: GAO-05-274, March 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Contract Management: The Air Force Should Improve How It Purchases AWACS Spare Parts: GAO-05-169, February 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Cooperative Threat Reduction: DOD Has Improved Its Management and Internal Controls, but Challenges Remain: GAO-05-329, June 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

DOD Business Systems Modernization: Billions Being Invested without Adequate Oversight: GAO-05-381, April 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

DOD Business Systems Modernization: Long-Standing Weaknesses in Enterprise Architecture Development Need to Be Addressed: GAO-05-702, July 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

DOD Business Transformation: Preliminary Observations on the Defense Travel System: GAO-05-998T, September 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

DOD Business Transformation: Sustained Leadership Needed to Address Long-standing Financial and Business Management Problems: GAO-05-723T, June 8, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

DOD Excess Property: Management Control Breakdowns Result in Substantial Waste and Inefficiency: GAO-05-729T, June 7, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

DOD Excess Property: Management Control Breakdowns Result in Substantial Waste and Inefficiency: GAO-05-277, May 13, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 97 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

DOD Personnel Clearances: Some Progress Has Been Made but Hurdles Remain to Overcome the Challenges That Led to GAO's High-Risk Designation: GAO-05-842T, June 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

DOD Problem Disbursements: Long-standing Accounting Weaknesses Result in Inaccurate Records and Substantial Write-offs: GAO-05-521, June 2, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

DOD Schools: Limitations in DOD-Sponsored Study on Transfer Alternatives Underscore Need for Additional Assessment: GAO-05-469, April 26, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

DOD Systems Modernization: Management of Integrated Military Human Capital Program Needs Additional Improvements: GAO-05-189, February 11, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 113 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

DOD and VA Health Care: Incentives Program for Sharing Health Resources: GAO-05-310R, February 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

DOD's High-Risk Areas: Successful Business Transformation Requires Sound Strategic Planning and Sustained Leadership: GAO-05-520T, April 13, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Acquisitions: Actions Needed to Ensure Adequate Funding for Operation and Sustainment of the Ballistic Missile Defense System: GAO-05-817, September 6, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Major Weapon Programs: GAO-05-301, March 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 150 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Acquisitions: Changes in E-10A Acquisition Strategy Needed before Development Starts: GAO-05-273, March 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: Future Combat Systems Challenges and Prospects for Success: GAO-05-428T, March 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Acquisitions: Future Combat Systems Challenges and Prospects for Success: GAO-05-442T, March 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Acquisitions: Improved Management Practices Could Help Minimize Cost Growth in Navy Shipbuilding Programs: GAO-05-183, February 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 85 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: Incentives and Pressures That Drive Problems Affecting Satellite and Related Acquisitions: GAO-05-570R, June 23, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Acquisitions: Information for Congress on Performance of Major Programs Can Be More Complete, Timely, and Accessible: GAO-05-182, March 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: Plans Need to Allow Enough Time to Demonstrate Capability of First Littoral Combat Ships: GAO-05-255, March 1, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: Progress and Challenges Facing the DD(X) Surface Combatant Program: GAO-05-924T, July 19, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Acquisitions: Resolving Development Risks in the Army's Networked Communications Capabilities Is Key to Fielding Future Force: GAO-05-669, June 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: Status of Ballistic Missile Defense Program in 2004: GAO-05-243, March 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 137 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Ammunition: DOD Meeting Small and Medium Caliber Ammunition Needs, but Additional Actions Are Necessary: GAO-05-687, July 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Base Act Insurance: Review Needed of Cost and Implementation Issues: GAO-05-280R, April 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Ethics Program: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Safeguards for Procurement Integrity: GAO-05-341, April 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Health Care: DOD has Established a Chiropractic Benefit for Active Duty Personnel: GAO-05-890R, September 6, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Health Care: Force Health Protection and Surveillance Policy Compliance Was Mixed, but Appears Better for Recent Deployments: GAO-05-120, November 12, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Health Care: Improvements Needed in Occupational and Environmental Health Surveillance During Deployments to Address Immediate and Long-Term Health Issues: GAO-05-632, July 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Health Care: Occupational and Environmental Health Surveillance Conducted During Deployments Needs Improvement: GAO-05-903T, July 19, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Infrastructure: Issues Need to Be Addressed in Managing and Funding Base Operations and Facilities Support: GAO-05-556, June 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 73 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Infrastructure: Management Issue Requiring Attention in Utility Privatization: GAO-05-433, May 12, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Inventory: DOD and Prime Contractors Adhered to Requirements in Selected Contracts for Overseeing Spare Parts Quality: GAO-05-73, December 20, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Inventory: Improvements Needed in DOD's Implementation of Its Long-Term Strategy for Total Asset Visibility of Its Inventory: GAO-05-15, December 6, 2004; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Logistics: Actions Needed to Improve the Availability of Critical Items during Current and Future Operations: GAO-05-275, April 8, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 150 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Logistics: Better Strategic Planning Can Help Ensure DOD's Successful Implementation of Passive Radio Frequency Identification: GAO-05-345, September 12, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Logistics: DOD Has Begun to Improve Supply Distribution Operations, but Further Actions Are Needed to Sustain These Efforts: GAO-05-775, August 11, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Logistics: High-Level DOD Coordination Is Needed to Further Improve the Management of the Army's LOGCAP Contract: GAO-05-328, March 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Management: Assessment Should Be Done to Clarify Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office Personnel and Funding Needs: GAO-05-756R, August 25, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Management: DOD Needs to Demonstrate That Performance-Based Logistics Contracts Are Achieving Expected Benefits: GAO-05-966, September 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Management: Key Elements Needed to Successfully Transform DOD Business Operations: GAO-05-629T, April 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Management: Munitions Requirements and Combatant Commander's Needs Still Require Linkage: GAO-05-765R, August 12, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages)