Budget and Spending
- Budget Issues: Electronic Processing of Non-IRS Collections Has Increased but Better Understanding of Cost Structure Is Needed
- GAO-10-11, November 20, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
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Business, Industry, and Consumers
- Credit Cards: Rising Interchange Fees Have Increased Costs for Merchants, but Options for Reducing Fees Pose Challenges
- GAO-10-45, November 19, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text
- Household Goods Moving Industry: Progress Has Been Made in Enforcement, but Increased Focus on Consumer Protection Is Needed
- GAO-10-38, October 30, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 70 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
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Education
- Grant Monitoring: Department of Education Could Improve Its Processes with Greater Focus on Assessing Risks, Acquiring Financial Skills, and Sharing Information
- GAO-10-57, November 19, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Higher Education: Factors Lenders Consider in Making Lending Decisions for Private Education Loans
- GAO-10-86R, November 17, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text
- Student Achievement: Schools Use Multiple Strategies to Help Students Meet Academic Standards, Especially Schools with Higher Proportions of Low-Income and Minority Students
- GAO-10-18, November 16, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text
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Employment
- Workplace Safety and Health: Enhancing OSHA's Records Audit Process Could Improve the Accuracy of Worker Injury and Illness Data
- GAO-10-10, October 15, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 75 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
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Energy
- Nuclear Weapons: National Nuclear Security Administration Needs to Better Manage Risks Associated with Modernization of Its Kansas City Plant
- GAO-10-115, October 23, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
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Financial Institutions
- Troubled Asset Relief Program: Continued Stewardship Needed as Treasury Develops Strategies for Monitoring and Divesting Financial Interests in Chrysler and GM
- GAO-10-151, November 2, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
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Financial Management
- Financial Audit: Bureau of the Public Debt's Fiscal Years 2009 and 2008 Schedules of Federal Debt
- GAO-10-88, November 10, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages)
- Financial Audit: Federal Housing Finance Agency's Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Statements
- GAO-10-218, November 16, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text
- Financial Audit: IRS's Fiscal Years 2009 and 2008 Financial Statements
- GAO-10-176, November 10, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 113 pages) Accessible Text
- Financial Audit: Securities and Exchange Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2009 and 2008
- GAO-10-250, November 16, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 78 pages) Accessible Text
- Millennium Challenge Corporation: MCC Has Addressed a Number of Implementation Challenges, but Needs to Improve Financial Controls and Infrastructure Planning
- GAO-10-52, November 6, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 84 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
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Government Operations
- 2010 Census: Census Bureau Has Made Progress on Schedule and Operational Control Tools, but Needs to Prioritize Remaining System Requirements
- GAO-10-59, November 13, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Elderly Voters: Information on Promising Practices Could Strengthen the Integrity of the Voting Process in Long-term Care Facilities
- GAO-10-6, November 30, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Federal Aviation Administration: Human Capital System Incorporates Many Leading Practices, but Improving Employees' Satisfaction with Their Workplace Remains a Challenge
- GAO-10-89, October 28, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Integrity Committee's Process to Address Allegations of Wrongdoing by Inspectors General
- GAO-10-63R, October 15, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text
- Program Evaluation: A Variety of Rigorous Methods Can Help Identify Effective Interventions
- GAO-10-30, November 23, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text
- Recovery Act: Agencies Are Addressing Broadband Program Challenges, but Actions Are Needed to Improve Implementation
- GAO-10-80, November 16, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Recovery Act: Recipient Reported Jobs Data Provide Some Insight into Use of Recovery Act Funding, but Data Quality and Reporting Issues Need Attention
- GAO-10-223, November 19, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 78 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Recovery Act: Recipient Reported Jobs Data Provide Some Insight into Use of Recovery Act Funding, but Data Quality and Reporting Issues Need Attention
- GAO-10-224T, November 19, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text
- U.S. Postal Service: Financial Challenges Continue, with Relatively Limited Results from Recent Revenue-Generation Efforts
- GAO-10-191T, November 5, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text
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Health
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Deficiencies in Contract Management Internal Control Are Pervasive
- GAO-10-60, October 23, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Indian Health Service: Updated Policies and Procedures and Increased Oversight Needed for Billings and Collections from Private Insurers
- GAO-10-42R, October 22, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
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Homeland Security
- Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Recent Testing Raises Issues About the Potential Effectiveness of Advanced Radiation Detection Portal Monitors
- GAO-10-252T, November 17, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text
- Homeland Security: Greater Attention to Key Practices Would Help Address Security Vulnerabilities at Federal Buildings
- GAO-10-236T, November 18, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages) Accessible Text
- Homeland Security: Greater Attention to Key Practices Would Improve the Federal Protective Service's Approach to Facility Protection
- GAO-10-142, October 23, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 57 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Homeland Security: Key US-VISIT Components at Varying Stages of Completion, but Integrated and Reliable Schedule Needed
- GAO-10-13, November 19, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
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Income Security
- Private Pensions: Sponsors of 10 Underfunded Plans Paid Executives Approximately $350 Million in Compensation Shortly Before Termination
- GAO-10-77, October 21, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text
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Information Management
- Critical Infrastructure Protection: OMB Leadership Needed to Strengthen Agency Planning Efforts to Protect Federal Cyber Assets
- GAO-10-148, October 15, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Cybersecurity: Continued Efforts Are Needed to Protect Information Systems from Evolving Threats
- GAO-10-230T, November 17, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text
- Information Security: Actions Needed to Manage, Protect, and Sustain Improvements to Los Alamos National Laboratory's Classified Computer Network
- GAO-10-28, October 14, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Information Technology: Agencies Need to Improve the Implementation and Use of Earned Value Techniques to Help Manage Major System Acquisitions
- GAO-10-2, October 8, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 85 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Information Technology: U.S. Postal Service Needs to Strengthen System Acquisition and Management Capabilities to Improve Its Intelligent Mail Full Service Program
- GAO-10-145, October 29, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 81 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- National Archives: Progress and Risks in Implementing its Electronic Records Archive Initiative
- GAO-10-222T, November 5, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text
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International Affairs
- Afghanistan's Security Environment
- GAO-10-178R, November 5, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text
- Contingency Contracting: Further Improvements Needed in Agency Tracking of Contractor Personnel and Contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan
- GAO-10-187, November 2, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text
- International Monetary Fund: Lending Programs Allow for Negotiations and Are Consistent with Economic Literature
- GAO-10-44, November 12, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text
- International Trade: Options for Congressional Consideration to Improve U.S. Trade Preference Programs
- GAO-10-262T, November 17, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text
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Justice and Law Enforcement
- Bureau of Prisons: Methods for Cost Estimation Largely Reflect Best Practices, but Quantifying Risks Would Enhance Decision Making
- GAO-10-94, November 10, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Recommendations (HTML)
- Corporate Crime: Prosecutors Adhered to Guidance in Selecting Monitors for Deferred Prosecution and Non-Prosecution Agreements, but DOJ Could Better Communicate Its Role in Resolving Conflicts
- GAO-10-260T, November 19, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- U.S. Marshals: Qualifications and Comparison of Demographic Characteristics to Their Counterparts in Selected Federal Law Enforcement Agencies
- GAO-10-15R, November 13, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text
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National Defense
- Defense Acquisitions: Further Actions Needed to Address Weaknesses in DOD's Management of Professional and Management Support Contracts
- GAO-10-39, November 20, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Defense Acquisitions: Strategic Airlift Gap Has Been Addressed, but Tactical Airlift Plans Are Evolving as Key Issues Have Not Been Resolved
- GAO-10-67, November 12, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Defense Health Care: Post-Deployment Health Reassessment Documentation Needs Improvement
- GAO-10-56, November 19, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 58 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Defense Infrastructure: Guam Needs Timely Information from DOD to Meet Challenges in Planning and Financing Off-Base Projects and Programs to Support a Larger Military Presence
- GAO-10-90R, November 13, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text
- Defense Infrastructure: The Army Needs to Establish Priorities, Goals, and Performance Measures for Its Arsenal Support Program Initiative
- GAO-10-167R, November 5, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Defense Logistics: Department of Defense's Annual Report on the Status of Prepositioned Materiel and Equipment Can Be Further Enhanced to Better Inform Congress
- GAO-10-172R, November 4, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Military Base Realignments and Closures: Estimated Costs Have Increased While Savings Estimates Have Decreased Since Fiscal Year 2009
- GAO-10-98R, November 13, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text
- Operation Iraqi Freedom: Preliminary Observations on DOD Planning for the Drawdown of U.S. Forces from Iraq
- GAO-10-179, November 2, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text
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Natural Resources
- Energy-Water Nexus: Many Uncertainties Remain about National and Regional Effects of Increased Biofuel Production on Water Resources
- GAO-10-116, November 30, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text
- Federal Land Management: Challenges to Implementing the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act
- GAO-10-259T, November 17, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text
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Social Services
- Poverty Determination in U.S. Insular Areas
- GAO-10-240R, November 10, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text
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Transportation
- Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Fiscal Year 2009 Airport and Airway Trust Fund Excise Taxes
- GAO-10-92R, November 5, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text
- Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Fiscal Year 2009 Highway Trust Fund Excise Taxes
- GAO-10-93R, November 5, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text
- Surface Transportation: Efforts to Address Highway Congestion through Real-Time Traffic Information Systems Are Expanding but Face Implementation Challenges
- GAO-10-121R, November 30, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text
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Veterans Affairs
- Department Of Veterans Affairs: Improvements Needed in Corrective Action Plans to Remediate Financial Reporting Material Weaknesses
- GAO-10-65, November 16, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Military and Veterans' Benefits: Analysis of VA Compensation Levels for Survivors of Veterans and Servicemembers
- GAO-10-62, November 13, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program: Case Studies Show Fraud and Abuse Allowed Ineligible Firms to Obtain Millions of Dollars in Contracts
- GAO-10-108, October 23, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program: Case Studies Show Fraud and Abuse Allowed Ineligible Firms to Obtain Millions of Dollars in Contracts
- GAO-10-255T, November 19, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text
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Legal Products: Decisions and Opinions
- ACS Education Solutions, LLC
- B-401531; B-401531.2; B-401531.3, October 5, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 9 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- All Seasons Apparel, Inc.
- B-401805; B-401805.2, November 4, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 4 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Alsalam Aircraft Company--Costs
- B-401298.3, November 5, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 8 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- American Construction Company
- B-401493.2, October 16, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 7 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Armorworks Enterprises, LLC
- B-401671.3, November 6, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 3 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Brian X. Scott
- B-401960, November 9, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 4 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Commissioning Solutions Global, LLC
- B-401553, October 6, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 5 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- DMS-All Star Joint Venture
- B-310932.6; B-310932.7, October 9, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 7 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- District of Columbia Courts--Authority to Pay Settlements and Judgments
- B-318426, November 2, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 6 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Diversified Maintenance Systems, Inc.
- B-401329.4, November 9, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 6 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- EMS Ice, Inc.
- B-401688.3; B-401688.6, October 8, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 5 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Exegistics, Inc.
- B-401690, November 5, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 5 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- General Dynamics--Ordnance & Tactical Systems
- B-401658; B-401658.2, October 26, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 10 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Health Net Federal Services, LLC
- B-401652, October 13, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 6 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Health Net Federal Services, LLC
- B-401652.3; B-401652.5, November 4, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 36 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Humana Military Healthcare Services
- B-401652.2; B-401652.4; B-401652.6, October 28, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 16 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Manthos Engineering, LLC
- B-401751, October 16, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 2 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- PR Newswire Association, LLC
- B-401692, November 5, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 3 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Science Applications International Corporation
- B-401773, November 10, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 3 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Telephonics Corporation
- B-401647; B-401647.2, October 16, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 8 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- The Mangi Environmental Group, Inc.
- B-401775, November 5, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 4 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- The Mangi Environmental Group, Inc.
- B-401783, November 20, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 5 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- TransAtlantic Lines, LLC
- B-401825, November 23, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 5 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Trison Construction, Inc.
- B-401537.2, November 9, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 3 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Trusted Base, LLC
- B-401670, October 27, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 8 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
- Washington-Harris Group
- B-401794; B-401794.2, November 16, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 8 pages) Full Decision (HTML)
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Legal Products: Federal Agency Major Rules
- Department of Education: General and Non-Loan Programmatic Issues
- GAO-10-238R, November 17, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)
- Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Production Incentives for Cellulosic Biofuels; Reverse Auction Procedures and Standards
- GAO-10-214R, November 10, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Medical Examination of Aliens--Removal of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection From Definition of Communicable Disease of Public Health Significance
- GAO-10-239R, November 17, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System; Rate Update for Calendar Year 2010
- GAO-10-261R, November 24, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Inpatient Hospital Deductible and Hospital and Extended Care Services Coinsurance Amounts for Calendar Year 2010
- GAO-10-207R, November 6, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Medicare Part B Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium Rate, and Annual Deductible Beginning January 1, 2010
- GAO-10-208R, November 6, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Part A Premium for Calendar Year 2010 for the Uninsured Aged and for Certain Disabled Individuals Who Have Exhausted Other Entitlement
- GAO-10-209R, November 6, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)
- Environmental Protection Agency: Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases
- GAO-10-228R, November 13, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 5 pages) Full Report (HTML)
- Environmental Protection Agency: Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule--Amendments
- GAO-10-267R, November 24, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 5 pages) Full Report (HTML)
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