Annual Month In Review: Index of Reports, Testimony, and Correspondence (FY2006)

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.

1247 items
Agriculture and Food - 10 items	Financial Management - 92 items	Natural Resources - 30 items
Budget and Spending - 12 items	Government Operations - 90 items	Science, Space, and Technology - 24 items
Business, Industry, and Consumers - 15 items	Health - 71 items	Social Services - 17 items
Civil Rights - 4 items	Homeland Security - 56 items	Special Publications - 2 items
Economic Development - 18 items	Housing - 17 items	Tax Policy and Administration - 28 items
Education - 25 items	Income Security - 14 items	Transportation - 53 items
Employment - 23 items	Information Management - 48 items	Veterans Affairs - 24 items
Energy - 33 items	International Affairs - 54 items	Legal Products: Decisions and Opinions - 232 items
Environmental Protection - 31 items	Justice and Law Enforcement - 22 items	Legal Products: Federal Agency Major Rules - 50 items
Financial Institutions - 16 items	National Defense - 136 items

Agriculture and Food

Agricultural Conservation: USDA Should Improve Its Process for Allocating Funds to States for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program: GAO-06-969, September 22, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Agriculture Production: USDA Needs to Build on 2005 Experience to Minimize the Effects of Asian Soybean Rust in the Future: GAO-06-337, February 24, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Crop Insurance: Actions Needed to Reduce Program's Vulnerability to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse: GAO-05-528, September 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 96 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Crop Insurance: More Needs To Be Done to Reduce Program's Vulnerability to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse: GAO-06-878T, June 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Farm Loan Programs: GAO Reports on USDA Lending Practices: GAO-06-912R, June 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

Food Assistance: FNS Could Take Additional Steps to Contain WIC Infant Formula Costs: GAO-06-380, March 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Livestock Market Reporting: USDA Has Taken Some Steps to Ensure Quality, but Additional Efforts Are Needed: GAO-06-202, December 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Mad Cow Disease: An Evaluation of a Small Feed Testing Program FDA Implemented in 2003 With Recommendations for Making the Program a Better Oversight Tool: GAO-06-157R, October 11, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Packers and Stockyards Programs: Continuing Problems with GIPSA Investigations of Competitive Practices: GAO-06-532T, March 9, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Plum Island Animal Disease Center: DHS and USDA Are Successfully Coordinating Current Work, but Long-Term Plans Are Being Assessed: GAO-06-132, December 19, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Budget and Spending

21st Century: Addressing Long-Term Fiscal Challenges Must Include a Re-examination of Mandatory Spending: GAO-06-456T, February 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Budget Process: Better Transparency, Controls, Triggers, and Default Mechanisms Would Help to Address Our Large and Growing Long-term Fiscal Challenge: GAO-06-761T, May 25, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Community Development Block Grant Formula: Options for Improving the Targeting of Funds: GAO-06-904T, June 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

Debt Management: Backup Funding Options Would Enhance Treasury's Resilience to a Financial Market Disruption: GAO-06-1007, September 26, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office: GAO-06-418T, April 26, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Mandatory Spending: Using Budget Triggers to Constrain Growth: GAO-06-276, January 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 107 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Performance Budgeting: PART Focuses Attention on Program Performance, but More Can Be Done to Engage Congress: GAO-06-28, October 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 76 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Principles of Federal Appropriations Law: Annual Update of the Third Edition: GAO-06-534SP, April 1, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF)

Principles of Federal Appropriations Law: Third Edition, Volume II: GAO-06-382SP, February 1, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 727 pages)

The Nation's Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: September 2006 Update: GAO-06-1077R, September 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 6 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Government Accountability Office: Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Request: GAO-06-417T, March 10, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: Building Project Management and Related Budget Planning: GAO-06-61R, October 20, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Business, Industry, and Consumers

Company Formations: Minimal Ownership Information Is Collected and Available: GAO-06-376, April 7, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 77 pages) Accessible Text

Credit Card Minimum Payment Disclosures Cardholder Interview Results: GAO-06-611SP, April 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Credit Cards: Customized Minimum Payment Disclosures Would Provide More Information to Consumers, but Impact Could Vary: GAO-06-434, April 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text

Definitions of Insurance and Related Information: GAO-06-424R, February 23, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text

Insurance Sector Preparedness: Insurers Appear Prepared to Recover Critical Operations Following Potential Terrorist Attacks, but Some Issues Warrant Further Review: GAO-06-85, November 18, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Offshoring: U.S. Semiconductor and Software Industries Increasingly Produce in China and India: GAO-06-423, September 7, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 70 pages) Accessible Text

Real Estate Brokerage: Various Factors May Affect Price Competition: GAO-06-1005T, July 25, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Consideration of Key Principles Needed in Addressing Implementation for Smaller Public Companies: GAO-06-361, April 13, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 93 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Small Business Administration: Improvements Made, but Loan Programs Face Ongoing Management Challenges: GAO-06-605T, April 6, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Small Business Innovation Research: Information on Awards Made by NIH and DoD in Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004: GAO-06-565, April 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 78 pages) Accessible Text

Social Security Numbers: Internet Resellers Provide Few Full SSNs, but Congress Should Consider Enacting Standards for Truncating SSNs: GAO-06-495, May 17, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Numbers: Stronger Protections Needed When Contractors Have Access to SSNs: GAO-06-238, January 23, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Survey of State Officials Responsible for Company Formation: GAO-06-377SP, April 7, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Title Insurance: Preliminary Views and Issues for Further Study: GAO-06-569T, April 26, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Title Insurance: Preliminary Views and Issues for Further Study: GAO-06-568, April 24, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

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Civil Rights

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Actions Taken, but Agency Restructuring Efforts Could Benefit from a More Systematic Consideration of Advisory Panel's Recommendations: GAO-06-10, October 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Equal Employment Opportunity: DOD's EEO Pilot Program Under Way, but Improvements Needed to DOD's Evaluation Plan: GAO-06-538, May 5, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: Demographics and Occupations of State Advisory Committee Members: GAO-06-551SP, May 1, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: The Commission Should Strengthen Its Quality Assurance Policies and Make Better Use of Its State Advisory Committees: GAO-06-343, May 1, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 72 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Economic Development

Community Development Block Grants: Program Offers Recipients Flexibility but Oversight Can Be Improved: GAO-06-732, July 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 72 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Disaster Relief: Reimbursement to American Red Cross for Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne: GAO-06-518, May 30, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text

Economic Development Administration: Remediation Activities Account for a Small Percentage of Total Brownfield Grant Funding: GAO-06-7, October 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community Program: Improvements Occurred in Communities, but the Effect of the Program Is Unclear: GAO-06-727, September 22, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 192 pages) Accessible Text

Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community Program: Survey of Round I Federal Enterprise Communities: GAO-06-734SP, September 22, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Economic Development Funding: GAO-06-436SP, February 24, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Federal Emergency Management Agency: Challenges Facing the National Flood Insurance Program: GAO-06-174T, October 18, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Emergency Management Agency: Factors for Future Success and Issues to Consider for Organizational Placement: GAO-06-746T, May 9, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Emergency Management Agency: Improvements Needed to Enhance Oversight and Management of the National Flood Insurance Program: GAO-06-119, October 18, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Emergency Management Agency: Oversight and Management of the National Flood Insurance Program: GAO-06-183T, October 20, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Hurricane Katrina: Army Corps of Engineers Contract for Mississippi Classrooms: GAO-06-454, May 1, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Hurricane Katrina: Better Plans and Exercises Need to Guide the Military's Response to Catastrophic Natural Disasters: GAO-06-808T, May 25, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Hurricane Katrina: Better Plans and Exercises Needed to Guide the Military's Response to Catastrophic Natural Disasters: GAO-06-643, May 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 72 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Individual Disaster Assistance Programs: Framework for Fraud Prevention, Detection, and Prosecution: GAO-06-954T, July 12, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Lessons Learned for Protecting and Educating Children after the Gulf Coast Hurricanes: GAO-06-680R, May 11, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Offshoring of Services: An Overview of the Issues: GAO-06-5, November 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 87 pages) Accessible Text

Rural Economic Development: More Assurance Is Needed That Grant Funding Information Is Accurately Reported: GAO-06-294, February 24, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Small Business Administration: Actions Needed to Provide More Timely Disaster Assistance: GAO-06-860, July 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Education

Child Care and Early Childhood Education: More Information Sharing and Program Review by HHS Could Enhance Access for Families with Limited English Proficiency: GAO-06-807, August 17, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 76 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Child Care and Early Childhood Education: More Information Sharing and Program Review by HHS Could Enhance Access for Families with Limited English Proficiency (Chinese Language Summary): GAO-06-950, August 17, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages)

Child Care and Early Childhood Education: More Information Sharing and Program Review by HHS Could Enhance Access for Families with Limited English Proficiency (Korean Language Summary): GAO-06-951, August 17, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages)

Child Care and Early Childhood Education: More Information Sharing and Program Review by HHS Could Enhance Access for Families with Limited English Proficiency (Spanish Language Summary): GAO-06-949, August 17, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages)

Child Care and Early Childhood Education: More Information Sharing and Program Review by HHS Could Enhance Access for Families with Limited English Proficiency (Vietnamese Language Summary): GAO-06-952, August 17, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages)

D.C. Charter Schools: Strengthening Monitoring and Process When Schools Close Could Improve Accountability and Ease Student Transitions: GAO-06-73, November 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Discretionary Grants: Further Tightening of Education's Procedures for Making Awards Could Improve Transparency and Accountability: GAO-06-268, February 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Education's Data Management Initiative: Significant Progress Made, but Better Planning Needed to Accomplish Project Goals: GAO-06-6, October 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Student Loans: Challenges in Estimating Federal Subsidy Costs: GAO-05-874, September 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text

Head Start: Progress and Challenges in Implementing Transportation Regulations: GAO-06-767R, July 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 72 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Higher Education: Federal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Programs and Related Trends: GAO-06-114, October 12, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 112 pages) Accessible Text

Higher Education: School's Use of the Antitrust Exemption Has Not Significantly Affected College Affordability or Likelihood of Student Enrollment to Date: GAO-06-963, September 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 97 pages) Accessible Text

Higher Education: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Trends and the Role of Federal Programs: GAO-06-702T, May 3, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Education Should Provide Additional Guidance to Help States Smoothly Transition Children to Preschool: GAO-06-26, December 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

National Assessment of Educational Progress Exclusion Rates for Students with Disabilities: GAO-06-194R, October 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 2 pages) Accessible Text

No Child Left Behind Act: Assistance from Education Could Help States Better Measure Progress of Students with Limited English Proficiency: GAO-06-815, July 26, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 75 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

No Child Left Behind Act: Education Actions Needed to Improve Implementation and Evaluation of Supplemental Educational Services: GAO-06-1121T, September 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

No Child Left Behind Act: Education Actions Needed to Improve Local Implementation and State Evaluation of Supplemental Educational Services: GAO-06-758, August 4, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

No Child Left Behind Act: Improved Accessibility to Education's Information Could Help States Further Implement Teacher Qualification Requirements: GAO-06-25, November 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

No Child Left Behind Act: States Face Challenges Measuring Academic Growth: GAO-06-948T, July 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

No Child Left Behind Act: States Face Challenges Measuring Academic Growth That Education's Initiatives May Help Address: GAO-06-661, July 17, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages)

Student Aid And Postsecondary Tax Preferences: Limited Research Exists on Effectiveness of Tools to Assist Students and Families through Title IV Student Aid and Tax Preferences: GAO-05-684, July 29, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text

Student Consolidation Loans: Potential Effects of Making Fiscal Year 2006 Consolidation Loans Exclusively through the Direct Loan Program: GAO-06-195, December 5, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text

Transfer Students: Postsecondary Institutions Could Promote More Consistent Consideration of Coursework by Not Basing Determinations on Accreditation: GAO-06-22, October 18, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Troops-To-Teachers: Program Brings More Men and Minorities to the Teaching Workforce, but Education Could Improve Management to Enhance Results: GAO-06-265, March 1, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Employment

Employee Compensation: Employer Spending on Benefits Has Grown Faster Than Wages, Due Largely to Rising Costs for Health Insurance and Retirement Benefits: GAO-06-285, February 24, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text

Employment Arrangements: Improved Outreach Could Help Ensure Proper Worker Classification: GAO-06-656, July 11, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 66 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Energy Employees Compensation: Adjustments Made to Contracted Review Process, But Additional Oversight and Planning Would Aid the Advisory Board in Meeting Its Statutory Responsibilities: GAO-06-177, February 10, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Foreign Workers: Information on Selected Countries' Experiences: GAO-06-1055, September 8, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 161 pages) Accessible Text

GAO Survey of Dislocated Workers: GAO-06-44SP, January 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

H-1B Visa Program: Labor Could Improve Its Oversight and Increase Information Sharing with Homeland Security: GAO-06-720, June 22, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

H-1B Visa Program: More Oversight by Labor Can Improve Compliance with Program Requirements: GAO-06-901T, June 22, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Agencies Are Using Buyouts and Early Outs with Increasing Frequency to Help Reshape Their Workforces: GAO-06-324, March 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Immigration Enforcement: Weaknesses Hinder Employment Verification and Worksite Enforcement Efforts: GAO-06-895T, June 19, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Mine Safety: MSHA's Programs for Ensuring the Safety and Health of Coal Miners Could Be Strengthened: GAO-06-370T, January 23, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

National Emergency Grants: Labor Has Improved Its Grant Award Timeliness and Data Collection, but Further Steps Can Improve Process: GAO-06-870, September 5, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Offshoring in Six Human Services Programs: Offshoring Occurs in Most States, Primarily in Customer Service and Software Development: GAO-06-342, March 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text

Older Workers: Labor Can Help Employers and Employees Plan Better for the Future: GAO-06-80, December 5, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Senior Community Service Employment Program: Labor Has Made Progress Implementing Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000, but Challenges Remain: GAO-06-549T, April 6, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

Service Contract Act: Wage Determination Process Could Benefit from Greater Transparency, and Better Use of Violation Data Could Improve Enforcement: GAO-06-27, December 7, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Numbers: Coordinated Approach to SSN Data Could Help Reduce Unauthorized Work: GAO-06-458T, February 16, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Trade Adjustment Assistance: Labor Should Take Action to Ensure Performance Data Are Complete, Accurate and Accessible: GAO-06-496, April 25, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Trade Adjustment Assistance: Most Workers in Five Layoffs Received Services, but Better Outreach Needed on New Benefits: GAO-06-43, January 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 95 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Unemployment Insurance: Enhancing Program Performance by Focusing on Improper Payments and Reemployment Services: GAO-06-696T, May 4, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Unemployment Insurance: Factors Associated with Benefit Receipt: GAO-06-341, March 7, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 93 pages) Accessible Text

Unemployment Insurance: Factors Associated with Benefit Receipt and Linkages with Reemployment Services for Claimants: GAO-06-484T, March 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Workforce Investment Act: Labor and States Have Taken Actions to Improve Data Quality, but Additional Steps Are Needed: GAO-06-82, November 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Workplace Safety and Health: OSHA Could Improve Federal Agencies' Safety Programs with a More Strategic Approach to Its Oversight: GAO-06-379, April 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Energy

DOE Contracting: Better Performance Measures and Management Needed to Address Delays in Awarding Contracts: GAO-06-722, June 30, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

DOE Contracting: Improved Program Management Could Help Achieve Small Business Goal: GAO-06-501, April 7, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Energy: Additional Opportunities Exist for Reducing Laboratory Contractors' Support Costs: GAO-05-897, September 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Energy: Improved Guidance, Oversight, and Planning Are Needed to Better Identify Cost-Saving Alternatives for Managing Low-Level Radioactive Waste: GAO-06-94, October 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Electricity Restructuring: Key Challenges Remain: GAO-06-237, November 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Energy Markets: Factors Contributing to Higher Gasoline Prices: GAO-06-412T, February 1, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Energy Security: Issues Related to Potential Reductions in Venezuelan Oil Production: GAO-06-668, June 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text

Futures Markets: Approach for Examining Oversight of Energy Futures: GAO-06-742T, May 4, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Gas Pipeline Safety: Preliminary Observations on the Implementation of the Integrity Management Program: GAO-06-588T, April 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Full Report (HTML) Accessible Text

Gas Pipeline Safety: Views on Proposed Legislation to Reauthorize Pipeline Safety Provisions: GAO-06-1027T, August 4, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Hanford Waste Treatment Plant: Contractor and DOE Management Problems Have Led to Higher Costs, Construction Delays, and Safety Concerns: GAO-06-602T, April 6, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Natural Gas Pipeline Safety: Integrity Management Benefits Public Safety, but Consistency of Performance Measures Should be Improved: GAO-06-946, September 8, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Natural Gas Pipeline Safety: Risk-Based Standards Should Allow Operators to Better Tailor Reassessments to Pipeline Threats: GAO-06-945, September 8, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Natural Gas and Electricity Markets: Federal Government Actions to Improve Private Price Indices and Stakeholder Reaction: GAO-06-275, December 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Natural Gas: Factors Affecting Prices and Potential Impacts on Consumers: GAO-06-420T, February 13, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Cleanup of Rocky Flats: DOE Can Use Lessons Learned to Improve Oversight of Other Sites' Cleanup Activities: GAO-06-352, July 10, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 122 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Energy: DOE's Next Generation Nuclear Plant Project Is at an Early Stage of Development: GAO-06-1110T, September 20, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Energy: Status of DOE's Effort to Develop the Next Generation Nuclear Plant: GAO-06-1056, September 20, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Nonproliferation: IAEA Has Strengthened Its Safeguards and Nuclear Security Programs, but Weaknesses Need to Be Addressed: GAO-06-93, October 7, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 84 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Power Plants: Efforts Made to Upgrade Security, but the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Design Basis Threat Process Should Be Improved: GAO-06-388, March 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Power: Plants Have Upgraded Security, but the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Needs to Improve Its Process for Revising the Design Basis Threat: GAO-06-555T, April 4, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Oversight of Nuclear Power Plant Safety Has Improved, but Refinements Are Needed: GAO-06-1029, September 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 79 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Preliminary Observations on Its Oversight to Ensure the Safe Operation of Nuclear Power Plants: GAO-06-886T, June 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Preliminary Observations on Its Process to Oversee the Safe Operation of Nuclear Power Plants: GAO-06-888T, June 19, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Weapons: Views on Proposals to Transform the Nuclear Weapons Complex: GAO-06-606T, April 26, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Renewable Energy: Increased Geothermal Development Will Depend on Overcoming Many Challenges: GAO-06-930T, July 11, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Renewable Energy: Increased Geothermal Development Will Depend on Overcoming Many Challenges: GAO-06-629, May 24, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Royalty Revenues: Total Revenues Have Not Increased at the Same Pace as Rising Oil and Natural Gas Prices due to Decreasing Production Sold: GAO-06-786R, June 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Securing U.S. Nuclear Materials: Poor Planning Has Complicated DOE's Plutonium Consolidation Efforts: GAO-06-164T, October 7, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Tennessee Valley Authority: Plans to Reduce Debt While Meeting Demand for Power: GAO-06-810, August 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Enrichment Corporation Privatization: USEC's Delays in Providing Data Hinder DOE's Oversight of the Uranium Decontamination Agreement: GAO-06-723, June 16, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Yucca Mountain: DOE's Planned Nuclear Waste Repository Faces Quality Assurance and Management Challenges: GAO-06-550T, April 25, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Yucca Mountain: Quality Assurance at DOE's Planned Nuclear Waste Repository Needs Increased Management Attention: GAO-06-313, March 17, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Environmental Protection

Chemical Regulation: Actions are Needed to Improve the Effectiveness of EPA's Chemical Review Program: GAO-06-1032T, August 2, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Chemical Regulation: Approaches in the United States, Canada, and the European Union: GAO-06-217R, November 4, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Chesapeake Bay Program: Improved Strategies Are Needed to Better Assess, Report, and Manage Restoration Progress: GAO-06-96, October 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 93 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Chesapeake Bay Program: Improved Strategies Needed to Better Guide Restoration Efforts: GAO-06-614T, July 13, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Clean Air Act: EPA Should Improve the Management of Its Air Toxics Program: GAO-06-669, June 23, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Clean Water: Better Information and Targeted Prevention Efforts Could Enhance Spill Management in the St. Clair-Detroit River Corridor: GAO-06-639, June 7, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 81 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Clean Water: How States Allocate Revolving Loan Funds and Measure Their Benefits: GAO-06-579, June 5, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text

Climate Change: EPA and DOE Should Do More to Encourage Progress Under Two Voluntary Programs: GAO-06-97, April 25, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Climate Change: Federal Agencies Should Do More to Make Funding Reports Clearer and Encourage Progress on Two Voluntary Programs: GAO-06-1126T, September 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Climate Change: Greater Clarity and Consistency Are Needed in Reporting Federal Climate Change Funding: GAO-06-1122T, September 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Conservation Security Program: Despite Cost Controls, Improved USDA Management Is Needed to Ensure Proper Payments and Reduce Duplication with Other Programs: GAO-06-312, April 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 102 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Energy: Preliminary Information on the Potential for Columbia River Contamination from the Hanford Site: GAO-06-77R, November 4, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

Drinking Water: EPA Should Strengthen Ongoing Efforts to Ensure That Consumers Are Protected from Lead Contamination: GAO-06-148, January 4, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 81 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Electronic Waste: Strengthening the Role of the Federal Government in Encouraging Recycling and Reuse: GAO-06-47, November 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Endangered Species: Many Factors Affect the Length of Time to Recover Select Species: GAO-06-730, September 6, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 77 pages) Accessible Text

Endangered Species: Time and Costs Required to Recover Species Are Largely Unknown: GAO-06-463R, April 6, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Environmental Cleanup: Transfer of Contaminated Federal Property and Recovery of Cleanup Costs: GAO-05-1011R, September 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Environmental Compliance and Enforcement: EPA's Effort to Improve and Make More Consistent Its Compliance and Enforcement Activities: GAO-06-840T, June 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Environmental Liabilities: Hardrock Mining Cleanup Obligations: GAO-06-884T, June 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

Environmental Liabilities: Long-Term Fiscal Planning Hampered by Control Weaknesses and Uncertainties in the Federal Government's Estimates: GAO-06-427, March 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Environmental Protection Agency: Progress Has Been Made in Grant Reforms, but Weaknesses Remain in Implementation and Accountability: GAO-06-774T, May 18, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Environmental Protection: More Complete Data and Continued Emphasis on Leak Prevention Could Improve EPA's Underground Storage Tank Program: GAO-06-45, November 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 80 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Grants Management: EPA Has Made Progress in Grant Reforms but Needs to Address Weaknesses in Implementation and Accountability: GAO-06-625, May 12, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Hazardous Waste: EPA Needs to Clarify the Types of Mercury Waste That Can Be Treated and Disposed of Using the Debris Regulations: GAO-06-99, December 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Indian Tribes: EPA Should Reduce the Review Time for Tribal Requests to Manage Environmental Programs: GAO-06-95, October 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Waste: DOE's Efforts to Protect the Columbia River from Contamination Could Be Further Strengthened: GAO-06-1018, August 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Particulate Matter: EPA Has Started to Address the National Academies' Recommendations on Estimating Health Benefits, but More Progress Is Needed: GAO-06-780, July 17, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text

Particulate Matter: EPA Needs to Make More Progress in Addressing the National Academies' Recommendations on Estimating Health Benefits: GAO-06-992T, July 19, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Superfund: Better Financial Assurances and More Effective Implementation of Institutional Controls Are Needed to Protect the Public: GAO-06-900T, June 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Waters and Wetlands: Corps of Engineers Needs to Better Support Its Decisions for Not Asserting Jurisdiction: GAO-05-870, September 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 66 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Wetlands Protection: Corps of Engineers Does Not Have an Effective Oversight Approach to Ensure That Compensatory Mitigation Is Occurring: GAO-05-898, September 8, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Financial Institutions

Bank Secrecy Act: Opportunities Exist for FinCEN and the Banking Regulators to Further Strengthen the Framework for Consistent BSA Oversight: GAO-06-386, April 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 135 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Institutions: Issues Regarding the Tax-Exempt Status of Credit Unions: GAO-06-220T, November 3, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Restatement Database: GAO-06-1053R, August 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 88 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Restatement Database: GAO-06-1079SP, August 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Financial Restatements: Update of Public Company Trends, Market Impacts, and Regulatory Enforcement Activities: GAO-06-678, July 24, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 216 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Services Industry: Overall Trends in Management-Level Diversity and Diversity Initiatives, 1993-2004: GAO-06-843T, July 12, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Services Industry: Overall Trends in Management-Level Diversity and Diversity Initiatives, 1993-2004: GAO-06-617, June 1, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text

Hospital Mortgage Insurance Program: Program and Risk Management Could Be Enhanced: GAO-06-316, February 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 66 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Industrial Loan Corporations: Recent Asset Growth and Commercial Interest Highlight Differences in Regulatory Authority: GAO-06-961T, July 12, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

International Remittances: Different Estimation Methodologies Produce Different Results: GAO-06-210, March 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text

OCC Consumer Assistance: Process Is Similar to That of Other Regulators but Could Be Improved by Enhanced Outreach: GAO-06-293, February 23, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

OCC Preemption Rulemaking: Opportunities Existed to Enhance the Consultative Efforts and Better Document the Rulemaking Process: GAO-06-8, October 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages)

OCC Preemption Rules: OCC Should Further Clarify the Applicability of State Consumer Protection Laws to National Banks: GAO-06-387, April 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 94 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

SEC and CFTC Penalties: Continued Progress Made in Collection Efforts, but Greater SEC Management Attention Is Needed: GAO-05-670, August 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Terrorism Insurance: Measuring and Predicting Losses from Unconventional Weapons Is Difficult, but Some Industry Exposure Exists: GAO-06-1081, September 25, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text

Treasury's Bank Enterprise Award Program: Impact on Investments in Distressed Communities Is Difficult to Determine, but Likely Not Significant: GAO-06-824, July 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Financial Management

Agreed-Upon Procedures: Senate Office of Public Records Revolving Fund Fiscal Years 2003-2005: GAO-06-651R, June 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

American Battle Monuments Commission: New Approach to Forecasting Exchange Rates for its Foreign Currency Fluctuation Account: GAO-06-50R, October 20, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Airport and Airway Trust Fund Excise Taxes: GAO-06-199R, November 4, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Federal Unemployment Taxes: GAO-06-197R, November 4, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text

Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Highway Trust Fund Excise Taxes: GAO-06-198R, November 4, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Army Corps of Engineers: Improved Monitoring and Clear Guidance Would Contribute to More Effective Use of Continuing Contracts: GAO-06-966, September 8, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Business Modernization: Some Progress Made toward Implementing GAO Recommendations Related to NASA's Integrated Financial Management Program: GAO-05-799R, September 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 84 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Business Systems Modernization: DOD Continues to Improve Institutional Approach, but Further Steps Needed: GAO-06-658, May 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 72 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

CFO Act of 1990: Driving the Transformation of Federal Financial Management: GAO-06-242T, November 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Debt Management: Treasury Has Refined Its Use of Cash Management Bills but Should Explore Options That May Reduce Cost Further: GAO-06-269, March 30, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 82 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Working Capital Fund: Military Services Did Not Calculate and Report Carryover Amounts Correctly: GAO-06-530, June 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Defense: Sustained Leadership Is Critical to Effective Financial and Business Management Transformation: GAO-06-1006T, August 3, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Department of Energy, Office of Worker Advocacy: Deficient Controls Led to Millions of Dollars in Improper and Questionable Payments to Contractors: GAO-06-547, May 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 75 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Homeland Security's Use of Special Streamlined Acquisition Authorities in Section 833 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002: GAO-06-783R, June 20, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 5 pages) Accessible Text

Expedited Assistance for Victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: FEMA's Control Weaknesses Exposed the Government to Significant Fraud and Abuse: GAO-06-655, June 16, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Expedited Assistance for Victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: FEMA's Control Weaknesses Exposed the Government to Significant Fraud and Abuse: GAO-06-403T, February 13, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Bureau of Investigation: Weak Controls over Trilogy Project Led to Payment of Questionable Contractor Costs and Missing Assets: GAO-06-698T, May 2, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Emergency Management Agency: Challenges for the National Flood Insurance Program: GAO-06-335T, January 25, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the American Chemical Society for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002: GAO-06-504R, March 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages)

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the American Council of Learned Societies for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002: GAO-06-503R, March 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the American Ex-Prisoners of War for Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-06-685R, May 12, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the American Gold Star Mothers, Incorporated, for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002: GAO-06-505R, March 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the American National Theatre and Academy for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002: GAO-06-506R, March 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Aviation Hall of Fame for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002: GAO-06-507R, March 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Big Brothers-Big Sisters of America for Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-06-508R, March 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Big Brothers-Big Sisters of America for Fiscal Year 2004: GAO-06-923R, July 7, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Blinded Veterans Association for Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-06-509R, March 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Boy Scouts of America for Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-06-510R, March 14, 2006; 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 2004: GAO-06-925R, July 7, 2006; 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 Years 2004 and 2003: GAO-06-924R, July 7, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Former Members of Congress for Fiscal Year 2004: GAO-06-922R, July 7, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Jewish War Veterans, U.S.A., National Memorial, Incorporated, for Fiscal Years 2005 and 2004: GAO-06-927R, July 7, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Incorporated, for Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-06-683R, May 12, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Little League Baseball, Incorporated, for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002: GAO-06-688R, May 12, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements for Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-06-686R, May 12, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002: GAO-06-691R, May 12, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2003: GAO-06-921R, July 7, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the National Fund for Medical Education for Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-06-690R, May 12, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum for Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-06-689R, May 12, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the National Ski Patrol System, Incorporated, for Fiscal Years 2005 and 2004: GAO-06-926R, July 7, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the National Tropical Botanical Garden for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002: GAO-06-687R, May 12, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the National Women's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, Incorporated, for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002: GAO-06-158R, October 7, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Navy Club of the United States of America for Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-06-37R, October 7, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Paralyzed Veterans of America for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2002: GAO-06-684R, May 12, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Report for the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association for Fiscal Year 2003: GAO-06-39R, October 7, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Reports for the National Music Council for Fiscal Years 1993-2001: GAO-06-159R, October 7, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Reports for the Non Commissioned Officers Association of the United States of America, Inc., for Fiscal Years 2000-2003: GAO-06-38R, October 7, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Reports for the Reserve Officers Association of the United States for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2003: GAO-06-40R, October 7, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit Reports for the United States Olympic Committee for Fiscal Years 2001-2003: GAO-06-41R, October 7, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: American Battle Monuments Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2005 and 2004: GAO-06-348, March 1, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Bureau of the Public Debt's Fiscal Years 2005 and 2004 Schedules of Federal Debt: GAO-06-169, November 7, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Congressional Award Foundation's Fiscal Years 2004 and 2003 Financial Statements: GAO-06-168, November 4, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Congressional Award Foundation's Fiscal Years 2005 and 2004 Financial Statements: GAO-06-682, May 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Funds' 2005 and 2004 Financial Statements: GAO-06-146, March 2, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Guidance for Auditing Federal Employee and Veteran Benefit Payable Actuarial Estimates: GAO-06-768R, June 29, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: IRS's Fiscal Years 2005 and 2004 Financial Statements: GAO-06-137, November 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 154 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Independent and Special Counsel Expenditures for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2006: GAO-06-1054, September 29, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Independent and Special Counsel Expenditures for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2005: GAO-06-485, March 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Restatement to the General Services Administration's Fiscal Year 2003 Financial Statements: GAO-06-70R, December 6, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: Restatements to the Department of Agriculture's Fiscal Year 2003 Consolidated Financial Statements: GAO-06-254R, January 25, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: Restatements to the National Science Foundation's Fiscal Year 2003 Financial Statements: GAO-06-229R, December 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Full Report (HTML) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: Restatements to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Fiscal Year 2003 Financial Statements: GAO-06-30R, October 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Audit: Securities and Exchange Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2005 and 2004: GAO-06-239, November 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 82 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Senate Restaurants Revolving Fund for Fiscal Years 2005 and 2004: GAO-06-363, March 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Audit: Significant Internal Control Weaknesses Remain in Preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements of the U.S. Government: GAO-06-415, April 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Management Systems: Additional Efforts Needed to Address Key Causes of Modernization Failures: GAO-06-184, March 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 91 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Management Systems: DHS Has an Opportunity to Incorporate Best Practices in Modernization Efforts: GAO-06-553T, March 29, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management Systems: Lack of Disciplined Process Puts Effective Implementation of Treasury's Governmentwide Financial Report System at Risk: GAO-06-413, April 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Financial Management: Challenges Continue in Meeting Requirements of the Improper Payments Information Act: GAO-06-581T, April 5, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management: Challenges Remain in Meeting Requirements of the Improper Payments Information Act: GAO-06-482T, March 9, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management: Implications of Significant Recent and Potential Changes for the Actuarial Soundness of the Department of Defense Survivor Benefit Plan Program: GAO-06-837R, July 26, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Financial Management: Improvements Under Way but Serious Financial Systems Problems Persist: GAO-06-970, September 26, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text

Fiscal Year 2005 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Improvement in Federal Financial Management Is Crucial to Addressing Our Nation's Financial Condition and Long-term Fiscal Imbalance: GAO-06-406T, March 1, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text

Government Auditing Standards: 2006 Revision (Exposure Draft)(Superseded by GAO-07-162G): GAO-06-729G, June 1, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 216 pages) Accessible Text

Grants Management: Enhancing Performance Accountability Provisions Could Lead to Better Results: GAO-06-1046, September 29, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief: Improper and Potentially Fraudulent Individual Assistance Payments Estimated to Be Between $600 Million and $1.4 Billion: GAO-06-844T, June 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Unprecedented Challenges Exposed the Individuals and Households Program to Fraud and Abuse; Actions Needed to Reduce Such Problems in Future: GAO-06-1013, September 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 110 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Improper Payments: Federal and State Coordination Needed to Report National Improper Payment Estimates on Federal Programs: GAO-06-347, April 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 76 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Improper Payments: Posthearing Questions Related to Agencies Meeting the Requirements of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002: GAO-06-1067R, September 6, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Interagency Contracting: Improved Guidance, Planning, and Oversight Would Enable the Department of Homeland Security to Address Risks: GAO-06-996, September 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Internal Control: Analysis of Joint Study on Estimating the Costs and Benefits of Rendering Opinions on Internal Control over Financial Reporting in the Federal Environment: GAO-06-255R, September 6, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Internal Control: Improvements Needed in SEC's Accounting and Financial Reporting Procedures: GAO-06-459R, April 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

International Remittances: Information on Products, Costs, and Consumer Disclosures: GAO-06-204, November 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text

Investigation: Military Meals, Ready-To-Eat Sold on eBay: GAO-06-410R, February 13, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text

LOCAL Television Act: Status of Spending for Fiscal Year 2005: GAO-06-858R, July 7, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

Management Report: Opportunities for Improvements in FDIC's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures: GAO-06-772R, July 11, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Managerial Cost Accounting Practices: Department of Agriculture and the Department of Housing and Urban Development: GAO-06-1002R, September 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Managerial Cost Accounting Practices: Department of Health and Human Services and Social Security Administration: GAO-06-599R, April 18, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Managerial Cost Accounting Practices: Departments of Education, Transportation, and the Treasury: GAO-06-301R, December 19, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Full Report (HTML) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Purchase Cards: Control Weaknesses Leave DHS Highly Vulnerable to Fraudulent, Improper, and Abusive Activity: GAO-06-1117, September 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Status of Two Authorities Granted to the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration: GAO-06-308R, December 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Full Report (HTML) Accessible Text

Understanding the Primary Components of the Annual Financial Report of the United States Government (Superseded by GAO-09-946SP): GAO-05-958SP, September 1, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text

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Government Operations

2010 Census: Census Bureau Generally Follows Selected Leading Acquisition Planning Practices, but Continued Management Attention Is Needed to Help Ensure Success: GAO-06-277, May 18, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

2010 Census: Census Bureau Needs to Take Prompt Actions to Resolve Long-standing and Emerging Address and Mapping Challenges: GAO-06-272, June 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

2010 Census: Costs and Risks Must be Closely Monitored and Evaluated with Mitigation Plans in Place: GAO-06-822T, June 6, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

2010 Census: Planning and Testing Activities Are Making Progress: GAO-06-465T, March 1, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

2010 Census: Redesigned Approach Holds Promise, but Census Bureau Needs to Annually Develop and Provide a Comprehensive Project Plan to Monitor Costs: GAO-06-1009T, July 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Agency Management of Contractors Responding to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: GAO-06-461R, March 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Alaska Native Corporations: Increased Use of Special 8(a) Provisions Calls for Tailored Oversight: GAO-06-874T, June 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Architect of the Capitol: Addressing Staffing and Training Issues Is Important for Efficient and Safe West Refrigeration Plant Operations: GAO-06-321R, February 10, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Architect of the Capitol: Management Challenges Remain: GAO-06-290, February 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Capitol Visitor Center: Results of Risk-based Analysis of Schedule and Cost: GAO-06-440T, February 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Capitol Visitor Center: Status of Project's Schedule and Cost as of March 15, 2006: GAO-06-528T, March 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Capitol Visitor Center: Status of Schedule, Fire Protection, Cost, and Related Issues: GAO-06-180T, October 18, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Schedule and Cost: GAO-06-251T, November 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status of Project's Schedule and Cost As of August 2, 2006: GAO-06-828T, August 2, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status of Project's Schedule and Cost As of June 28, 2006: GAO-06-827T, June 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status of Project's Schedule and Cost as of April 27, 2006: GAO-06-665T, April 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status of Project's Schedule and Cost as of September 21, 2006: GAO-06-1058T, September 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status of Projects's Schedule and Cost As of May 24, 2006: GAO-06-803T, May 24, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Census Bureau: Important Activities for Improving Management of Key 2010 Decennial Acquisitions Remain to be Done: GAO-06-444T, March 1, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 76 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Congressional Oversight: FAA Case Study Shows How Agency Performance, Budgeting, and Financial Information Could Enhance Oversight: GAO-06-378, March 8, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Contract Management: Increased Use of Alaska Native Corporations' Special 8(a) Provisions Calls for Tailored Oversight: GAO-06-399, April 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 92 pages) Full Report (HTML) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

District of Columbia: Financial and Program Management Improvements Needed for Tuition Assistance Grant Program: GAO-06-14, October 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

E-Government Travel: Participation by Small Businesses and Estimated Program Savings: GAO-06-911, September 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text

Election Reform: Nine States' Experiences Implementing Federal Requirements for Computerized Statewide Voter Registration Lists: GAO-06-247, February 7, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text

Elections: 2005 Survey of Local Election Jurisdictions: GAO-06-452SP, June 6, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Elections: 2005 Survey of State Election Officials: GAO-06-451SP, June 6, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Elections: Absentee Voting Assistance to Military and Overseas Citizens Increased for the 2004 General Election, but Challenges Remain: GAO-06-521, April 7, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text

Elections: DOD Expands Voting Assistance to Military Absentee Voters, but Challenges Remain: GAO-06-1134T, September 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Elections: Federal Efforts to Improve Security and Reliability of Electronic Voting Systems Are Under Way, but Key Activities Need to Be Completed: GAO-05-956, September 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 107 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Elections: The Nation's Evolving Election System as Reflected in the November 2004 General Election: GAO-06-450, June 6, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 534 pages) Accessible Text

Elections: Views of Selected Local Election Officials on Managing Voter Registration and Ensuring Eligible Citizens Can Vote: GAO-05-997, September 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 120 pages) Accessible Text

Electronic Government: Agencies Face Challenges in Implementing New Federal Employee Identification Standard: GAO-06-178, February 1, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Electronic Rulemaking: Progress Made in Developing Centralized E-Rulemaking System: GAO-05-777, September 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Equal Employment Opportunity: Improved Coordination Needed between EEOC and OPM in Leading Federal Workplace EEO: GAO-06-214, June 16, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 96 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Assistance: Illustrative Simulations of Using Statistical Population Estimates for Reallocating Certain Federal Funding: GAO-06-567, June 23, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Compensation Programs: Perspectives on Four Programs: GAO-06-230, November 18, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Contact Centers: Mechanism for Sharing Metrics and Oversight Practices along with Improved Data Needed: GAO-06-270, February 8, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Programs with a Financial Eligibility Component: GAO-06-292R, December 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Real Property: Excess and Underutilized Property Is an Ongoing Problem: GAO-06-248T, February 6, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Real Property: Most Public Benefit Conveyances Used as Intended, but Opportunities Exist to Enhance Federal Oversight: GAO-06-511, June 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 156 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Real Property: Reliance on Costly Leasing to Meet New Space Needs Is an Ongoing Problem: GAO-06-136T, October 6, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Rulemaking: Past Reviews and Emerging Trends Suggest Issues That Merit Congressional Attention: GAO-06-228T, November 1, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Rulemaking: Perspectives on 10 Years of Congressional Review Act Implementation: GAO-06-601T, March 30, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

GAO Performance and Accountability Highlights: Fiscal Year 2005: GAO-06-2SP, January 1, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text

GAO Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2005: GAO-06-1SP, November 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 209 pages) Accessible Text

GAO's High-Risk Program: GAO-06-497T, March 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text

GAO's International Protocols: GAO-06-394SP, January 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Grants Management: Grantees' Concerns with Efforts to Streamline and Simplify Processes: GAO-06-566, July 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Highlights of the Comptroller General's Panel on Federal Oversight and the Inspectors General: GAO-06-931SP, September 11, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Aligning Senior Executives' Performance with Organizational Results Is an Important Step Toward Governmentwide Transformation: GAO-06-1125T, September 26, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Preliminary Observations on the Administration's Draft Proposed "Working for America Act": GAO-06-142T, October 5, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Trends in Executive and Judicial Pay: GAO-06-708, June 22, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: Trends in Executive and Judicial Pay Suggest a Reexamination of the Total Compensation Package: GAO-06-1116T, September 20, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Hurricane Katrina: Comprehensive Policies and Procedures Are Needed to Ensure Appropriate Use of and Accountability for International Assistance: GAO-06-460, April 6, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Hurricane Katrina: GAO's Preliminary Observations Regarding Preparedness, Response, and Recovery: GAO-06-442T, March 8, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text

Hurricane Katrina: Improving Federal Contracting Practices in Disaster Recovery Operations: GAO-06-714T, May 4, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Hurricane Katrina: Planning for and Management of Federal Disaster Recovery Contracts: GAO-06-622T, April 10, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Hurricane Katrina: Policies and Procedures Are Needed to Ensure Appropriate Use of and Accountability for International Assistance: GAO-06-600T, April 6, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Hurricane Katrina: Status of the Health Care System in New Orleans and Difficult Decisions Related to Efforts to Rebuild It Approximately 6 Months After Hurricane Katrina: GAO-06-576R, March 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Contracting for Response and Recovery Efforts: GAO-06-235T, November 2, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Preliminary Observations on Contracting for Response and Recovery Efforts: GAO-06-246T, November 8, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

Indian Issues: Analysis of the Crow Creek Sioux and Lower Brule Sioux Tribes' Additional Compensation Claims: GAO-06-517, May 19, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text

Indian Issues: BIA's Efforts to Impose Time Frames and Collect Better Data Should Improve the Processing of Land in Trust Applications: GAO-06-781, July 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Indians' Additional Compensation Claims: Calculations for the Crow Creek Sioux and Lower Brule Sioux Tribes Differ from Approach Used in Prior GAO Reports: GAO-06-849T, June 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Information Quality Act: Expanded Oversight and Clearer Guidance by the Office of Management and Budget Could Improve Agencies' Implementation of the Act: GAO-06-765, August 23, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Kennedy Center: Progress Made on GAO Recommendations, but Oversight Challenges Still Exist: GAO-06-1025, September 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 78 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Mail Security: Incidents at DOD Mail Facilities Exposed Problems That Require Further Actions: GAO-06-757, September 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Media Contracts: Activities and Financial Obligations for Seven Federal Departments: GAO-06-305, January 13, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 160 pages) Accessible Text

NOAA: Next Steps to Strengthen Its Acquisition Function: GAO-06-594, June 7, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Office of Personnel Management: OPM Is Taking Steps to Strengthen Its Internal Capacity for Leading Human Capital Reform: GAO-06-861T, June 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

Paperwork Reduction Act: New Approaches Can Strengthen Information Collection and Reduce Burden: GAO-06-477T, March 8, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

Personnel Practices: Conversions of Employees from Noncareer to Career Positions May 2001 - April 2005: GAO-06-381, May 1, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 81 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Program Evaluation: OMB's PART Reviews Increased Agencies' Attention to Improving Evidence of Program Results: GAO-06-67, October 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Public Service Announcement Campaigns: Activities and Financial Obligations for Seven Federal Departments: GAO-06-304, January 13, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 73 pages) Accessible Text

Purchase Cards: Control Weaknesses Leave DHS Highly Vulnerable to Fraudulent, Improper, and Abusive Activity: GAO-06-957T, July 19, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text

Questions for the Record Related to DOD's Personnel Security Clearance Program and the Government Plan for Improving the Clearance Process: GAO-06-323R, January 17, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

Regulatory Flexibility Act: Congress Should Revisit and Clarify Elements of the Act to Improve Its Effectiveness: GAO-06-998T, July 20, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Results-Oriented Government: Practices That Can Help Enhance and Sustain Collaboration among Federal Agencies: GAO-06-15, October 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Review of OMB Circular A-76 Health Benefit Cost Factor Needed: GAO-06-87R, November 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Securities and Exchange Commission: Some Progress Made on Strategic Human Capital Management: GAO-06-86, January 10, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text

Telecommunications: Full Adoption of Sound Transition Planning Practices by GSA and Selected Agencies Could Improve Planning Efforts: GAO-06-476, June 6, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

The Federal Workforce: Additional Insights Could Enhance Agency Efforts Related to Hispanic Representation: GAO-06-832, August 17, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Tobacco Settlement: States' Allocations of Fiscal Year 2005 and Expected Fiscal Year 2006 Payments: GAO-06-502, April 11, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 73 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Office of Special Counsel: Selected Contracting and Human Capital Issues: GAO-06-16, November 17, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Postal Service: Delivery Performance Standards, Measurement, and Reporting Need Improvement: GAO-06-733, July 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 124 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Postal Service: Purchasing Changes Seem Promising, but Ombudsman Revisions and Continued Oversight Are Needed: GAO-06-190, December 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Vacancy Act Violation Letter-Department of Commerce, July 12, 2006: B-307351, July 12, 2006; Summary (HTML)

Vacancy Act Violation Letter-Department of Defense, Department of the Army, December 22, 2005: B-305675, December 22, 2005; Summary (HTML)

Vacancy Act Violation Letter-Food and Drug Administration, March 17, 2006: B-305939, March 17, 2006; Summary (HTML)

Vacancy Act Violation Letter-United States Agency for International Development, July 24, 2006: B-307400, July 24, 2006; Summary (HTML)

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Health

Anabolic Steroids Are Easily Purchased Without a Prescription and Present Significant Challenges to Law Enforcement Officials: GAO-06-243R, November 3, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Anthrax: Federal Agencies Have Taken Some Steps to Validate Sampling Methods and to Develop a Next-Generation Anthrax Vaccine: GAO-06-756T, May 9, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Childhood Obesity: Most Experts Identified Physical Activity and the Use of Best Practices as Key to Successful Programs: GAO-06-127R, October 7, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 78 pages) Accessible Text

Clinical Lab Quality: CMS and Survey Organization Oversight Should Be Strengthened: GAO-06-416, June 16, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 99 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Clinical Labs: CMS and Survey Organization Oversight Is Not Sufficient to Ensure Lab Quality: GAO-06-879T, June 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Consumer-Directed Health Plans: Early Enrollee Experiences with Health Savings Accounts and Eligible Health Plans: GAO-06-798, August 9, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text

Consumer-Directed Health Plans: Small but Growing Enrollment Fueled by Rising Cost of Health Care Coverage: GAO-06-514, April 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text

Disaster Preparedness: Limitations in Federal Evacuation Assistance for Health Facilities Should be Addressed: GAO-06-826, July 20, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Disaster Preparedness: Preliminary Observations on the Evacuation of Hospitals and Nursing Homes Due to Hurricanes: GAO-06-443R, February 16, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Drug Safety: Improvement Needed in FDA's Postmarket Decision-making and Oversight Process: GAO-06-402, March 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Autism Activities: Funding for Research Has Increased, but Agencies Need to Resolve Surveillance Challenges: GAO-06-700, July 19, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Differences in Health Care Prices Across Metropolitan Areas Linked to Competition and Other Factors: GAO-06-281T, December 2, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Early Experience with a Consumer-Directed Health Plan: GAO-06-143, November 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: First-Year Experience with High-Deductible Health Plans and Health Savings Accounts: GAO-06-271, January 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Food and Drug Administration: Decision Process to Deny Initial Application for Over-the-Counter Marketing of the Emergency Contraceptive Drug Plan B Was Unusual: GAO-06-109, November 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text

Foreign Physicians: Preliminary Findings on the Use of J-1 Visa Waivers to Practice in Underserved Areas: GAO-06-773T, May 18, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

General Hospitals: Operational and Clinical Changes Largely Unaffected by Presence of Competing Specialty Hospitals: GAO-06-520, April 7, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text

Global Health: Spending Requirement Presents Challenges for Allocating Prevention Funding under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief: GAO-06-1089T, September 6, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Global Health: Spending Requirement Presents Challenges for Allocating Prevention Funding under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief: GAO-06-395, April 4, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 93 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Global Malaria Control: U.S. and Multinational Investments and Implementation Challenges: GAO-06-147R, November 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text

HIV/AIDS: Changes Needed to Improve the Distribution of Ryan White CARE Act and Housing Funds: GAO-06-332, February 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 135 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Health Information Technology: HHS is Continuing Efforts to Define Its National Strategy: GAO-06-1071T, September 1, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Health Information Technology: HHS is Continuing Efforts to Define a National Strategy: GAO-06-346T, March 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Health Professions Education Programs: GAO-06-55, February 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Health Savings Accounts: Early Enrollee Experiences with Accounts and Eligible Health Plans: GAO-06-1133T, September 26, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Hospital Quality Data: CMS Needs More Rigorous Methods to Ensure Reliability of Publicly Released Data: GAO-06-54, January 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Human Health Risk Assessment: EPA Has Taken Steps to Strengthen Its Process, but Improvements Needed in Planning, Data Development, and Training: GAO-06-595, May 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 81 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Human Health Risk Assessment: GAO Survey of EPA Risk Assessment Practices: GAO-06-637SP, May 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Hurricane Katrina: Status of Hospital Inpatient and Emergency Departments in the Greater New Orleans Area: GAO-06-1003, September 29, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text

Influenza Pandemic: Applying Lessons Learned from the 2004-05 Influenza Vaccine Shortage: GAO-06-221T, November 4, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Influenza Vaccine: Shortages in 2004-05 Season Underscore Need for Better Preparation: GAO-05-984, September 30, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Needs to Establish Critical Investment Management Capabilities: GAO-06-12, October 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Long-Term Care Insurance: Federal Program Compared Favorably with Other Products, and Analysis of Claims Trend Could Inform Future Decisions: GAO-06-401, March 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Mammography: Current Nationwide Capacity Is Adequate, but Access Problems May Exist in Certain Locations: GAO-06-724, July 25, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text

Medicaid Financial Management: Steps Taken to Improve Federal Oversight but Other Actions Needed to Sustain Efforts: GAO-06-705, June 22, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicaid Integrity: Implementation of New Program Provides Opportunities for Federal Leadership to Combat Fraud and Abuse: GAO-06-578T, March 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Medicaid: States' Payments for Outpatient Prescription Drugs: GAO-06-69R, October 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text

Medicaid: Transfers of Assets by Elderly Individuals to Obtain Long-Term Care Coverage: GAO-05-968, September 2, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Durable Medical Equipment: Class III Devices Do Not Warrant a Distinct Annual Payment Update: GAO-06-62, March 1, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare Hospital Pharmaceuticals: Survey Shows Price Variation and Highlights Data Collection Lessons and Outpatient Rate-Setting Challenges for CMS: GAO-06-372, April 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare Outpatient Payments: Rates for Certain Radioactive Sources Used in Brachytherapy Could Be Set Prospectively: GAO-06-635, July 24, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare Part B Drugs: CMS Data Source for Setting Payments Is Practical but Concerns Remain: GAO-06-971T, July 13, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Part D: Prescription Drug Plan Sponsor Call Center Responses Were Prompt, but Not Consistently Accurate and Complete: GAO-06-710, June 30, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Payment: CMS Methodology Adequate to Estimate National Error Rate: GAO-06-300, March 24, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Physician Payments: Trends in Service Utilization, Spending, and Fees Prompt Consideration of Alternative Payment Approaches: GAO-06-1008T, July 25, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Physician Services: Use of Services Increasing Nationwide and Relatively Few Beneficiaries Report Major Access Problems: GAO-06-704, July 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 68 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage: Therapies and Supplies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: GAO-06-63, December 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 66 pages) Full Report (HTML) Accessible Text

Medicare: CMS's Beneficiary Education and Outreach Efforts for the Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card and Transitional Assistance Program: GAO-06-139R, November 18, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare: CMS's Implementation and Oversight of the Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card and Transitional Assistance Program: GAO-06-78R, October 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare: CMS's Proposed Approach to Set Hospital Inpatient Payment Appears Promising: GAO-06-880, July 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare: Comments on CMS Proposed 2006 Rates for Specified Covered Outpatient Drugs and Radiopharmaceuticals Used in Hospitals: GAO-06-17R, October 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare: Communications to Beneficiaries on the Prescription Drug Benefit Could Be Improved: GAO-06-654, May 3, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 88 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare: Contingency Plans to Address Potential Problems with the Transition of Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries from Medicaid to Medicare Drug Coverage: GAO-06-278R, December 16, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Full Report (HTML) Accessible Text

Medicare: Little Progress Made in Targeting Outpatient Therapy Payments to Beneficiaries' Needs: GAO-06-59, November 10, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare: More Effective Screening and Stronger Enrollment Standards Needed for Medical Equipment Suppliers: GAO-05-656, September 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicare: Quality of CMS Communications to Beneficiaries on the Prescription Drug Benefit Could Be Improved: GAO-06-715T, May 4, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare: Sponsors' Management of the Prescription Drug Discount Card and Transitional Assistance Benefit: GAO-06-299R, January 13, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Nonprofit Hospital Systems: Survey on Executive Compensation Policies and Practices: GAO-06-907R, June 30, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text

Nursing Homes: Despite Increased Oversight, Challenges Remain in Ensuring High-Quality Care and Resident Safety: GAO-06-117, December 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 81 pages) Accessible Text

Nutrigenetic Testing: Tests Purchased from Four Web Sites Mislead Consumers: GAO-06-977T, July 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Overview of the Long-Term Care Partnership Program: GAO-05-1021R, September 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text

Prescription Drugs: Enhanced Efforts and Better Agency Coordination Needed to Address Illegal Importation: GAO-06-175T, December 13, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text

Prescription Drugs: Strategic Framework Would Promote Accountability and Enhance Efforts to Enforce the Prohibitions on Personal Importation: GAO-05-372, September 8, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 76 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Privacy: Domestic and Offshore Outsourcing of Personal Information in Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE: GAO-06-676, September 5, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Private Health Insurance: Number and Market Share of Carriers in the Small Group Health Insurance Market in 2004: GAO-06-155R, October 13, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text

Ryan White CARE Act: AIDS Drug Assistance Programs, Perinatal HIV Transmission, and Partner Notification: GAO-06-681T, April 26, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Full Report (HTML) Accessible Text

Ryan White CARE Act: Changes Needed to Improve the Distribution of Funding: GAO-06-703T, April 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Ryan White CARE Act: Improved Oversight Needed to Ensure AIDS Drug Assistance Programs Obtain Best Prices for Drugs: GAO-06-646, April 26, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 73 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

September 11: HHS Has Screened Additional Federal Responders for World Trade Center Health Effects, but Plans for Awarding Funds for Treatment Are Incomplete: GAO-06-1092T, September 8, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

September 11: Monitoring of World Trade Center Health Effects Has Progressed, but Program for Federal Responders Lags Behind: GAO-06-481T, February 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Insular Areas: Multiple Factors Affect Federal Health Care Funding: GAO-06-75, October 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text

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Homeland Security

ATF: Thefts of Explosives from State and Local Government Storage Facilities Are Few but May Be Underreported: GAO-06-182T, October 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Security: Further Study of Safety and Effectiveness and Better Management Controls Needed If Air Carriers Resume Interest in Deploying Less-than-Lethal Weapons: GAO-06-475, May 26, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Aviation Security: Management Challenges Remain for the Transportation Security Administration's Secure Flight Program: GAO-06-864T, June 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Security: Significant Management Challenges May Adversely Affect Implementation of the Transportation Security Administration's Secure Flight Program: GAO-06-374T, February 9, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Security: TSA Has Strengthened Efforts to Plan for the Optimal Deployment of Checked Baggage Screening Systems, but Funding Uncertainties Remain: GAO-06-875T, June 29, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Security: TSA Oversight of Checked Baggage Screening Procedures Could Be Strengthened: GAO-06-869, July 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text

Border Security: Continued Weaknesses in Screening Entrants into the United States: GAO-06-976T, August 2, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Border Security: Investigators Successfully Transported Radioactive Sources Across Our Nation's Borders at Selected Locations: GAO-06-545R, March 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Border Security: Investigators Transported Radioactive Sources Across Our Nation's Borders at Two Locations: GAO-06-940T, July 7, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Border Security: Investigators Transported Radioactive Sources Across Our Nation's Borders at Two Locations: GAO-06-939T, July 5, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Border Security: Investigators Transported Radioactive Sources Across Our Nation's Borders at Two Locations: GAO-06-583T, March 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Border Security: Key Unresolved Issues Justify Reevaluation of Border Surveillance Technology Program: GAO-06-295, February 22, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text

Border Security: More Emphasis on State's Consular Safeguards Could Mitigate Visa Malfeasance Risks: GAO-06-115, October 6, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Border Security: Reassessment of Consular Resource Requirements Could Help Address Visa Delays: GAO-06-542T, April 4, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Border Security: Stronger Actions Needed to Assess and Mitigate Risks of the Visa Waiver Program: GAO-06-1090T, September 7, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Border Security: Stronger Actions Needed to Assess and Mitigate Risks of the Visa Waiver Program: GAO-06-854, July 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Cargo Container Inspections: Preliminary Observations on the Status of Efforts to Improve the Automated Targeting System: GAO-06-591T, March 30, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Catastrophic Disasters: Enhanced Leadership, Capabilities, and Accountability Controls Will Improve the Effectiveness of the Nation's Preparedness, Response, and Recovery System: GAO-06-618, September 6, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 147 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Coast Guard: Changes to Deepwater Plan Appear Sound, and Program Management Has Improved, but Continued Monitoring Is Warranted: GAO-06-546, April 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text

Coast Guard: Observations on Agency Performance, Operations and Future Challenges: GAO-06-448T, June 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text

Coast Guard: Observations on the Preparation, Response, and Recovery Missions Related to Hurricane Katrina: GAO-06-903, July 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text

Coast Guard: Status of Deepwater Fast Response Cutter Design Efforts: GAO-06-764, June 23, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Challenges Facing U.S. Efforts to Deploy Radiation Detection Equipment in Other Countries and in the United States: GAO-06-558T, March 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Corruption, Maintenance, and Coordination Problems Challenge U.S. Efforts to Provide Radiation Detection Equipment to Other Countries: GAO-06-311, March 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 80 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS Has Made Progress Deploying Radiation Detection Equipment at U.S. Ports-of-Entry, but Concerns Remain: GAO-06-389, March 22, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Federal Efforts to Respond to Nuclear and Radiological Threats and to Protect Emergency Response Capabilities Could Be Strengthened: GAO-06-1015, September 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Combating Terrorism: Determining and Reporting Federal Funding Data: GAO-06-161, January 17, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 108 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Disaster Relief: Governmentwide Framework Needed to Collect and Consolidate Information to Report on Billions in Federal Funding for the 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes: GAO-06-834, September 6, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Emergency Preparedness and Response: Some Issues and Challenges Associated with Major Emergency Incidents: GAO-06-467T, February 23, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Estimating the Undocumented Population: A "Grouped Answers" Approach to Surveying Foreign-Born Respondents: GAO-06-775, September 29, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 102 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security Assistance for Nonprofits: Department of Homeland Security Delegated Selection of Nonprofits to Selected States and States Used a Variety of Approaches to Determine Awards: GAO-06-663R, May 22, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Assessment of the National Capital Region Strategic Plan: GAO-06-1096T, September 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Better Management Practices Could Enhance DHS's Ability to Allocate Investigative Resources: GAO-06-462T, March 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Challenges in Creating an Effective Acquisition Organization: GAO-06-1012T, July 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Contract Management and Oversight for Visitor and Immigrant Status Program Need to Be Strengthened: GAO-06-404, June 9, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 81 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: DHS Is Addressing Security at Chemical Facilities, but Additional Authority Is Needed: GAO-06-899T, June 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: DHS Is Taking Steps to Enhance Security at Chemical Facilities, but Additional Authority Is Needed: GAO-06-150, January 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 86 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: DHS Needs to Improve Ethics-Related Management Controls for the Science and Technology Directorate: GAO-06-206, December 22, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: Guidance and Standards Are Needed for Measuring the Effectiveness of Agencies' Facility Protection Efforts: GAO-06-612, May 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: Management and Coordination Problems Increase the Vulnerability of U.S. Agriculture to Foreign Pests and Disease: GAO-06-644, May 19, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: Progress Continues, but Challenges Remain on Department's Management of Information Technology: GAO-06-598T, March 29, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Recommendations to Improve Management of Key Border Security Program Need to Be Implemented: GAO-06-296, February 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 88 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Homeland Security: The Status of Strategic Planning in the National Capital Region: GAO-06-559T, March 29, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Homeland Security: Visitor and Immigrant Status Program Operating, but Management Improvements Are Still Needed: GAO-06-318T, January 25, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Coordination between FEMA and the Red Cross Should Be Improved for the 2006 Hurricane Season: GAO-06-712, June 8, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Illegal Immigration: Border-Crossing Deaths Have Doubled Since 1995; Border Patrol's Efforts to Prevent Deaths Have Not Been Fully Evaluated.: GAO-06-770, August 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Immigration Benefits: Circumstances under Which Petitioners' Sex Offenses May Be Disclosed to Beneficiaries: GAO-06-735, June 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Information on Immigration Enforcement and Supervisory Promotions in the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection: GAO-06-751R, June 13, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Maritime Security: Information-Sharing Efforts Are Improving: GAO-06-933T, July 10, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Observations on Efforts to Implement the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative on the U.S. Border with Canada: GAO-06-741R, May 25, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Risk Management: Further Refinements Needed to Assess Risks and Prioritize Protective Measures at Ports and Other Critical Infrastructure: GAO-06-91, December 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 130 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Securing Wastewater Facilities: Utilities Have Made Important Upgrades but Further Improvements to Key System Components May Be Limited by Costs and Other Constraints: GAO-06-390, March 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 68 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Statement by Comptroller General David M. Walker on GAO's Preliminary Observations Regarding Preparedness and Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: GAO-06-365R, February 1, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text

Terrorist Financing: Agencies Can Improve Efforts to Deliver Counter-Terrorism-Financing Training and Technical Assistance Abroad: GAO-06-632T, April 6, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Transportation Security Administration: Oversight of Explosive Detection Systems Maintenance Contracts Can Be Strengthened: GAO-06-795, July 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

United States Coast Guard: Improvements Needed in Management and Oversight of Rescue System Acquisition: GAO-06-623, May 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Housing

Alternative Mortgage Products: Impact on Defaults Remains Unclear, but Disclosure of Risks to Borrowers Could Be Improved: GAO-06-1112T, September 20, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Alternative Mortgage Products: Impact on Defaults Remains Unclear, but Disclosure of Risks to Borrowers Could Be Improved: GAO-06-1021, September 19, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 64 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Fair Housing: Annotated Complainant Survey: GAO-06-81SP, October 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages)

Fair Housing: HUD Needs Better Assurance That Intake and Investigation Processes Are Consistently Thorough: GAO-06-79, October 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 95 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Housing Administration: Proposed Reforms Will Heighten the Need for Continued Improvements in Managing Risks and Estimating Program Costs: GAO-06-868T, June 20, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

HUD Homeownership Programs: Data Limitations Constrain Assessment of the American Dream Downpayment Initiative: GAO-06-677, June 30, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Housing Finance: Ginnie Mae Is Meeting Its Mission but Faces Challenges in a Changing Marketplace: GAO-06-9, October 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages)

Mortgage Financing: Additional Action Needed to Manage Risks of FHA-Insured Loans with Down Payment Assistance: GAO-06-24, November 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 99 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Mortgage Financing: FHA's $7 Billion Reestimate Reflects Higher Claims and Changing Loan and Performance Estimates: GAO-05-875, September 2, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Mortgage Financing: HUD Could Realize Additional Benefits from Its Mortgage Scorecard: GAO-06-435, April 13, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Project-Based Rental Assistance: HUD Should Streamline Its Processes to Ensure Timely Housing Assistance Payments: GAO-06-57, November 15, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Public Housing: Distressed Conditions in Developments for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities and Strategies Used for Improvement: GAO-06-163, December 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text

Public Housing: Information on the Roles of HUD, Public Housing Agencies, Capital Markets, and Service Organizations: GAO-06-419T, February 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Rental Housing Assistance: Policy Decisions and Market Factors Explain Changes in the Costs of the Section 8 Programs: GAO-06-405, April 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text

Rental Housing Programs: Excluding Servicemembers' Housing Allowances from Income Determinations Would Increase Eligibility, but Other Factors May Limit Program Use: GAO-06-784, July 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Residential Care Facilities Mortgage Insurance Program: Opportunities to Improve Program and Risk Management: GAO-06-515, May 24, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 68 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Survey of Public Housing Agencies on Housing for the Elderly and Non-Elderly Persons with Disabilities: GAO-06-205SP, December 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages)

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Income Security

Baby Boom Generation: Retirement of Baby Boomers Is Unlikely to Precipitate Dramatic Decline in Market Returns, but Broader Risks Threaten Retirement Security: GAO-06-718, July 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 70 pages) Accessible Text

Disability Benefits: Benefit Amounts for Military Personnel and Civilian Public Safety Officers Vary by Program Provisions and Individual Circumstances: GAO-06-4, April 7, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 135 pages) Accessible Text

Electronic Disability Claims Processing: SSA Is Proceeding with Its Accelerated Systems Initiative but Needs to Address Operational Issues: GAO-05-97, September 23, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

National Saving: Current Saving Decisions Have Profound Implications for Our Nation's Future Well-Being: GAO-06-628T, April 6, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Private Pensions: Information on Cash Balance Pension Plans: GAO-06-42, November 3, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 73 pages) Accessible Text

Private Pensions: Opportunities Exist to Further Improve the Transparency of PBGC's Financial Disclosures: GAO-06-429, March 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Administration: Additional Actions Needed to Prevent Improper Benefit Payments under Social Security Protection Act: GAO-06-196, April 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Administration: Agency Is Positioning Itself to Implement Its New Disability Determination Process, but Key Facets Are Still in Development: GAO-06-779T, June 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Social Security Administration: Improved Agency Coordination Needed for Social Security Card Enhancement Efforts: GAO-06-303, March 29, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Administration: Procedures for Issuing Numbers and Benefits to the Foreign-Born: GAO-06-253T, March 2, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Social Security Numbers: More Could be Done to Protect SSNs: GAO-06-586T, March 30, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Social Security Reform: Implications of Different Indexing Choices: GAO-06-804, September 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text

Social Security Reform: Other Countries' Experiences Provide Lessons for the United States: GAO-06-126, October 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text

WIC Program: More Detailed Price and Quantity Data Could Enhance Agriculture's Assessment of WIC Program Expenditures: GAO-06-664, July 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Information Management

Bureau of the Public Debt: Areas for Improvement in Information Security Controls: GAO-06-522R, March 16, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Business Systems Modernization: Internal Revenue Service's Fiscal Year 2006 Expenditure Plan: GAO-06-360, February 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Chief Information Officers: Responsibilities and Information Technology Governance at Leading Private-Sector Companies: GAO-05-986, September 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text

Commerce Information Technology Solutions Next Generation Governmentwide Acquisition Contract: GAO-06-791R, June 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Continuity of Operations: Agencies Could Improve Planning for Telework during Disruptions: GAO-06-740T, May 11, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Continuity of Operations: Selected Agencies Could Improve Planning for Use of Alternate Facilities and Telework during Disruptions: GAO-06-713, May 11, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Leadership Needed to Enhance Cybersecurity: GAO-06-1087T, September 13, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Data Quality: Expanded Use of Key Dissemination Practices Would Further Safeguard the Integrity of Federal Statistical Data: GAO-06-607, May 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Electronic Records Archives: The National Archives and Records Administration's Fiscal Year 2006 Expenditure Plan: GAO-06-906, August 18, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Enterprise Architecture: Leadership Remains Key to Establishing and Leveraging Architectures for Organizational Transformation: GAO-06-831, August 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 182 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Freedom of Information Act: Preliminary Analysis of Processing Trends Shows Importance of Improvement Plans: GAO-06-1022T, July 26, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 66 pages) Accessible Text

Information Assurance: National Partnership Offers Benefits, but Faces Considerable Challenges: GAO-06-392, March 24, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Continued Progress Needed to Strengthen Controls at the Internal Revenue Service: GAO-06-328, March 23, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Department of Health and Human Services Needs to Fully Implement Its Program: GAO-06-267, February 24, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Federal Agencies Show Mixed Progress in Implementing Statutory Requirements: GAO-06-527T, March 16, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Information Security: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Needs to Improve Its Program: GAO-06-620, August 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Federal Reserve Needs to Address Treasury Auction Systems: GAO-06-659, August 30, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Leadership Needed to Address Weaknesses and Privacy Issues at Veterans Affairs: GAO-06-897T, June 20, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text

Information Security: Securities and Exchange Commission Needs to Continue to Improve Its Program: GAO-06-408, March 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: The Defense Logistics Agency Needs to Fully Implement Its Security Program: GAO-06-31, October 7, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Sharing: DHS Should Take Steps to Encourage More Widespread Use of Its Program to Protect and Share Critical Infrastructure Information: GAO-06-383, April 17, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Sharing: The Federal Government Needs to Establish Policies and Processes for Sharing Terrorism-Related and Sensitive but Unclassified Information: GAO-06-385, March 17, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 77 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology Management: Observations on the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN's) BSA Direct Retrieval and Sharing (BSA Direct R&S) Project: GAO-06-947R, July 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: Agencies Need to Improve the Accuracy and Reliability of Investment Information: GAO-06-250, January 12, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: Agencies and OMB Should Strengthen Processes for Identifying and Overseeing High Risk Projects: GAO-06-647, June 15, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 76 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: Customs Has Made Progress on Automated Commercial Environment System, but It Faces Long-Standing Management Challenges and New Risks: GAO-06-580, May 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 155 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: HHS Has Several Investment Management Capabilities in Place, but Needs to Address Key Weaknesses: GAO-06-11, October 28, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: Immigration and Customs Enforcement Is Beginning to Address Infrastructure Modernization Program Weaknesses but Key Improvements Still Needed: GAO-06-823, July 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 78 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: Improvements Needed to More Accurately Identify and Better Oversee Risky Projects Totaling Billions of Dollars: GAO-06-1099T, September 7, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: Near-Term Effort to Automate Paper-Based Immigration Files Needs Planning Improvements: GAO-06-375, March 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: Responses to Subcommittee Post-Hearing Questions Regarding the FBI's Management Practices and Acquisition of a New Investigative Case Management System: GAO-06-302R, December 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: VA and DOD Face Challenges in Completing Key Efforts: GAO-06-905T, June 22, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Internet Infrastructure: Challenges in Developing a Public/Private Recovery Plan: GAO-06-1100T, September 13, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Internet Infrastructure: Challenges in Developing a Public/Private Recovery Plan: GAO-06-863T, July 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

Internet Infrastructure: DHS Faces Challenges in Developing a Joint Public/Private Recovery Plan: GAO-06-672, June 16, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 81 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Internet Management: Prevalence of False Contact Information for Registered Domain Names: GAO-06-165, November 4, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text

Internet Protocol Version 6: Federal Government in Early Stages of Transition and Key Challenges Remain: GAO-06-675, June 30, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Managing Sensitive Information: Actions Needed to Ensure Recent Changes in DOE Oversight Do Not Weaken an Effective Classification System: GAO-06-785, June 30, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Managing Sensitive Information: DOD Can More Effectively Reduce the Risk of Classification Errors: GAO-06-706, June 30, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Managing Sensitive Information: DOE and DOD Could Improve Their Policies and Oversight: GAO-06-531T, March 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Managing Sensitive Information: Departments of Energy and Defense Policies and Oversight Could Be Improved: GAO-06-369, March 7, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Paperwork Reduction Act: Increase in Estimated Burden Hours Highlights Need for New Approach: GAO-06-974T, July 18, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

Personal Information: Agencies and Resellers Vary in Providing Privacy Protections: GAO-06-609T, April 4, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

Personal Information: Agency and Reseller Adherence to Key Privacy Principles: GAO-06-421, April 4, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 93 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Personal Information: Key Federal Privacy Laws Do Not Require Information Resellers to Safeguard All Sensitive Data: GAO-06-674, June 26, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 76 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Privacy: Key Challenges Facing Federal Agencies: GAO-06-777T, May 17, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Privacy: Preventing and Responding to Improper Disclosures of Personal Information: GAO-06-833T, June 8, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

Veterans Affairs: Leadership Needed to Address Information Security Weaknesses and Privacy Issues: GAO-06-866T, June 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text

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International Affairs

Analysis of Future Millennium Challenge Corporation Obligations: GAO-06-466R, February 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text

China Trade: U.S. Exports, Investment, Affiliate Sales Rising, but Export Share Falling: GAO-06-162, December 9, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 75 pages) Accessible Text

Compacts of Free Association: Development Prospects Remain Limited for Micronesia and Marshall Islands: GAO-06-590, June 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 81 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Conflict Diamonds: Agency Actions Needed to Enhance Implementation of the Clean Diamond Trade Act: GAO-06-978, September 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 68 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Cooperative Threat Reduction: DOD Needs More Reliable Data to Better Estimate the Cost and Schedule of the Shchuch'ye Facility: GAO-06-692, May 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of State: Staffing and Foreign Language Shortfalls Persist Despite Initiatives to Address Gaps: GAO-06-894, August 4, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Embassy Construction: State Has Made Progress Constructing New Embassies, but Better Planning Is Needed for Operations and Maintenance Requirements: GAO-06-641, June 30, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Export Controls: Improvements to Commerce's Dual-Use System Needed to Ensure Protection of U.S. Interests in the Post-9/11 Environment: GAO-06-638, June 26, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 80 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Export Promotion: Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee's Role Remains Limited: GAO-06-660T, April 26, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Export-Import Bank: Changes Would Improve the Reliability of Reporting on Small Business Financing: GAO-06-351, March 3, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Foreign Affairs: Agencies Have Improved the Intercountry Adoption Process, but Further Enhancements Are Needed: GAO-06-133, October 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 66 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Foreign Assistance: USAID Completed Many Caribbean Disaster Recovery Activities, but Several Challenges Hampered Efforts: GAO-06-645, May 26, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Foreign Assistance: USAID Has Begun Tsunami Reconstruction in Indonesia and Sri Lanka, but Key Projects May Exceed Initial Cost and Schedule Estimates: GAO-06-488, April 14, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

GAO China Antidumping Database: GAO-06-652SP, April 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

International Trade: U.S. and India Data on Offshoring Show Significant Differences: GAO-06-116, October 27, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

International Trade: USTR Would Benefit from Greater Use of Strategic Human Capital Management Principles: GAO-06-167, December 6, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Millennium Challenge Corporation: Compact Implementation Structures Are Being Established; Framework for Measuring Results Needs Improvement: GAO-06-805, July 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 101 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Nonproliferation: IAEA Safeguards and Other Measures to Halt the Spread of Nuclear Weapons and Material: GAO-06-1128T, September 26, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Official U.S. Representation at Government-Sponsored Public Policy Forums: GAO-06-89R, October 21, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Olympic Security: Better Planning Can Enhance U.S. Support to Future Olympic Games: GAO-06-753, June 30, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Overseas Presence: Cost Analyses and Performance Measures Are Needed to Demonstrate the Full Potential of Providing Embassy Support Remotely: GAO-06-479, May 2, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 45 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Overseas Staffing: Rightsizing Approaches Slowly Taking Hold but More Action Needed to Coordinate and Carry Out Efforts: GAO-06-737, June 30, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 72 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Peacekeeping: Cost Comparison of Actual UN and Hypothetical U.S. Operations in Haiti: GAO-06-331, February 21, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

President's Justification of the High Performance Computer Control Threshold Does Not Fully Address National Defense Authorization Act of 1998 Requirements: GAO-06-754R, June 30, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Process for Admitting Additional Countries into the Visa Waiver Program: GAO-06-835R, July 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Rebuilding Iraq: Actions Still Needed to Improve the Use of Private Security Providers: GAO-06-865T, June 13, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Rebuilding Iraq: Continued Progress Requires Overcoming Contract Management Challenges: GAO-06-1130T, September 28, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Rebuilding Iraq: Enhancing Security, Measuring Program Results, and Maintaining Infrastructure Are Necessary to Make Significant and Sustainable Progress: GAO-06-179T, October 18, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text

Rebuilding Iraq: Governance, Security, Reconstruction, and Financing Challenges: GAO-06-697T, April 25, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

Rebuilding Iraq: More Comprehensive National Strategy Needed to Help Achieve U.S. Goals: GAO-06-788, July 11, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Rebuilding Iraq: More Comprehensive National Strategy Needed to Help Achieve U.S. Goals and Overcome Challenges: GAO-06-953T, July 11, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text

Rebuilding Iraq: Stabilization, Reconstruction, and Financing Challenges: GAO-06-428T, February 8, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text

Security Assistance: Efforts to Secure Colombia's Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline Have Reduced Attacks, but Challenges Remain: GAO-05-971, September 6, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Security Assistance: Lapses in Human Rights Screening in North African Countries Indicate Need for Further Oversight: GAO-06-850, July 31, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Security Assistance: State and DOD Need to Assess How the Foreign Military Financing Program for Egypt Achieves U.S. Foreign Policy and Security Goals: GAO-06-437, April 11, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Stabilizing Iraq: An Assessment of the Security Situation: GAO-06-1094T, September 11, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

State Department: Stronger Action Needed to Improve Oversight and Assess Risks of the Summer Work Travel and Trainee Categories of the Exchange Visitor Program: GAO-06-106, October 14, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

State's Centrally Billed Foreign Affairs Travel: Internal Control Breakdowns and Ineffective Oversight Lost Taxpayers Tens of Millions of Dollars: GAO-06-298, March 10, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Terrorist Financing: Better Strategic Planning Needed to Coordinate U.S. Efforts to Deliver Counter-Terrorism Financing Training and Technical Assistance Abroad: GAO-06-19, October 24, 2005; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 80 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Treasury Has Sustained Its Formal Process to Promote U.S. Policies at the International Monetary Fund: GAO-06-876R, June 29, 2006; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. International Broadcasting: Management of Middle East Broadcasting Services Could Be Improved: GAO-06-762, August 4, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 73 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Public Diplomacy: State Department Efforts Lack Certain Communication Elements and Face Persistent Challenges: GAO-06-707T, May 3, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Public Diplomacy: State Department Efforts to Engage Muslim Audiences Lack Certain Communication Elements and Face Significant Challenges: GAO-06-535, May 3, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S.-China Trade: Challenges and Choices to Apply Countervailing Duties to China: GAO-06-608T, April 4, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text

U.S.-China Trade: Eliminating Nonmarket Economy Methodology Would Lower Antidumping Duties for Some Chinese Companies: GAO-06-231, January 10, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text

United Nations: Additional Efforts Needed to Increase U.S. Employment at U.N. Agencies: GAO-06-988, September 6, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

United Nations: Funding Arrangement Impede Independence of Internal Auditors: GAO-06-575, April 25, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Full Report (HTML) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

United Nations: Internal Oversight and Procurement Controls and Processes Need Strengthening: GAO-06-701T, April 27, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Full Report (HTML) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

United Nations: Lessons Learned from Oil for Food Program Indicate the Need to Strengthen UN Internal Controls and Oversight Activities: GAO-06-330, April 25, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 75 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

United Nations: Oil for Food Program Provides Lessons for Future Sanctions and Ongoing Reform: GAO-06-711T, May 2, 2006; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

United Nations: Preliminary Observations on Internal Oversight and Procurement Practices: GAO-06-226T, October 31, 2005; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

United Nations: Procurement Internal Controls Are Weak: GAO-06-577, April 25, 2006