U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, Washington, D.C., 2009
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2009
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U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, Washington, D.C., 2009
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U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
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Washington, D.C.
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Incoming Resources
- Defense infrastructure, DOD needs to provide updated labor requirements to help Guam adequately develop its labor force for the military buildup : report to the Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives
- Combating illicit financing, Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence could manage more effectively to achieve Its mission : report to the Committee on Finance, United States Senate
- Electronic health records, program office improvements needed to strengthen management of VA and DOD efforts to achieve full interoperability : testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Veterans' Affairs Committee, statement of Valerie C. Melvin
- VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, better incentives, workforce planning, and performance reporting could improve program : report to congressional requesters
- Federal energy and fleet management, plug-in vehicles offer potential benefits, but high costs and limited information could hinder integration into the federal fleet : report to congressional requesters
- Teacher quality, sustained coordination among key federal education programs could enhance state efforts to improve teacher quality : report to the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness, Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives
- Border patrol, checkpoints contribute to Border Patrol's mission, but more consistent data collection and performance measurement could improve effectiveness : report to congressional requesters
- Ryan White Care Act, implementation of the new Minority AIDS Initiative provisions : report to congressional committees
- Medicare and Medicaid participating facilities, CMS needs to reexamine its approach for funding state oversight of health care facilities : report to congressional requesters
- Climate change science, high quality greenhouse gas emissions data are a cornerstone of programs to address climate change : testimony before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives, statement of John B. Stephenson
- Developing countries, the United States has not fully funded its share of debt relief, and the impact of debt relief on countries' poverty-reducing spending is unknown : report to congressional requesters
- Highway Trust Fund, options for improving sustainability and mechanisms to manage solvency : testimony before the Subcommittees on Oversight and Select Revenue Measures, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, statement of Philip R. Herr
- Homeland security, actions needed to improve security practices at national icons and parks : report to the Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives
- Career and technical education, states have broad flexibility in implementing Perkins IV : report to congressional requesters
- Softwood Lumber Act of 2008, Customs and Border Protection established required procedures, but agencies report little benefit from new requirements : report to congressional committees
- Tax administration, IRS should evaluate penalties and develop a plan to focus its efforts : report to the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate
- Hardrock mining, information on types of state royalties, number of abandoned mines, and financial assurances on BLM land : testimony before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives
- Global War on Terrorism, DOD needs to more accurately capture and report the costs of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom : report to congressional committees
- FCC management, improvements needed in communication, decision-making processes, and workforce planning : report to congressional requesters
- Sovereign wealth funds, laws limiting foreign investment affect certain U.S. assets and agencies have various enforcement processes : report to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate
- Contingency contracting, further improvements needed in agency tracking of contractor personnel and contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan : statement before the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan, statement of John P. Hutton
- Transportation Security Administration, TSA executive attrition has declined, but better information is needed on reasons for leaving and executive hiring process : report to congressional committees
- Federal land management, additional documentation of agency experiences with Good Neighbor authority could enhance its future use : report to the Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate
- Emergency preparedness, results of survey on state and local emergency alert and notification capabilities (GAO-09-880SP, September 2009), an e-supplement to GAO-09-834
- Climate change adaptation, information on selected federal efforts to adapt to a changing climate (GAO-10-114SP, October 7, 2009), an e-supplement to GAO-10-113, U.S. Government Accountability Office
- The Troubled Asset Relief Program, March 2009 status of efforts to address transparency and accountability issues : report to congressional committees, United States Government Accountability Office
- Nuclear security, better oversight needed to ensure that security improvements at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are fully implemented and sustained : report to congressional committees
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program, case studies show fraud and abuse allowed ineligible firms to obtain millions of dollars in contracts : testimony before the Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives, statement of Gregory D. Kutz
- Wildland fire management, actions by federal agencies and Congress could mitigate rising fire costs and their effects on other agency programs : testimony before the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, statement of Robin M. Nazzaro
- Department of Energy, contract and project management concerns at the National Nuclear Security Administration and Office of Environmental Management : testimony before the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, statement of Gene Aloise
- Disaster recovery, past experiences offer recovery lessons for Hurricanes Ike and Gustav and future disasters : testimony before the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, statement of Stanley J. Czerwinski
- Iraqi refugee assistance, improvements needed in measuring progress, assessing needs, tracking funds, and developing an international strategic plan : report to congressional committees
- U.S. public diplomacy, key issues for congressional oversight : report to congressional committees
- Disaster recovery, experiences from past disasters offer insights for effective collaboration after catastrophic events : report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate
- U.S. Postal Service, financial challenges continue, with relatively limited results from recent revenue-generation efforts : testimony before the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, statement of Phillip Herr
- Government performance, strategies for building a results-oriented and collaborative culture in the federal government : testimony before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate, statement of Bernice Steinhardt
- Food and Drug Administration, FDA faces challenges meeting its growing medical product responsibilities and should develop complete estimates of its resource needs : report to congressional requesters
- Continuing resolutions, uncertainty limited management options and increased workload in selected agencies : report to the Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate
- Access to arts education, inclusion of additional questions in Education's planned research would help explain why instruction time has decreased for some students : report to congressional requesters
- Information technology, Census Bureau testing of 2010 decennial systems can be strengthened : testimony before the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives, statement of David A. Powner, Robert Goldenkoff
- 2010 census, Census Bureau has made progress on schedule and operational control tools, but needs to prioritize remaining system requirements : report to congressional requesters
- Operation Iraqi Freedom, preliminary observations on DOD planning for the drawdown of U.S. forces from Iraq : statement before the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan, statement of William M. Solis
- Aviation and climate change, aircraft emissions expected to grow, but technological and operational improvements and government policies can help control emissions : report to congressional committees
- Financial regulation, review of regulator's oversight of risk management systems at a limited number of large, complex financial institutions : testimony before the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investments, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, statement of Orice M. Williams
- Hurricanes Gustav and Ike disaster assistance, FEMA strengthened its fraud prevention controls, but customer service needs improvement : report to Congressional committees
- High-risk series, an update : report to the Congress
- Key fiscal challenges facing the accountability community, before the 2009 AGA Southeast Region Professional Development Conference, Nashville, TN, April 2, 2009, by Gene L. Dodaro
- Results-oriented cultures, Office of Personnel Management should review administrative law judge program to improve hiring and performance management : report to congressional addressees
- Energy and water, preliminary observations on the links between water and biofuels and electricity production : testimony before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives, statement of Anu Mittal
- Job Corps, better targeted career training and improved preenrollment information could enhance female residential student recruitment and retention : report to congressional committees
Outgoing Resources
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