Articles from General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony (August 1, 2008)

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2010 Census: Census Bureau Should Take Action to Improve the Credibility and Accuracy of Its Cost Estimate for the Decennial Census.			593
2010 Census: Plans for Decennial Census Operations and Technology Have Progressed, But Much Uncertainty Remains.			694
Afghanistan Reconstruction: Progress Made in Constructing Roads, but Assessments for Determining Impact and a Sustainable Maintenance Program Are Needed.			524
Afghanistan Security: Further Congressional Action May Be Needed to Ensure Completion of a Detailed Plan to Develop and Sustain Capable Afghan National Security Forces.			707
Afghanistan Security: U.S. Efforts to Develop Capable Afghan Police Forces Face Challenges and Need a Coordinated, Detailed Plan to Help Ensure Accountability.			615
African American Children in Foster Care: HHS and Congressional Actions Could Help Reduce Proportion in Care.			481
Air Force Procurement: Aerial Refueling Tanker Protest.			271
Air Traffic Control: FAA Uses Earned Value Techniques to Help Manage Information Technology Acquisitions, but Needs to Clarify Policy and Strengthen Oversight.			564
Airline Industry: Potential Mergers and Acquisitions Driven by Financial and Competitive Pressures.			745
Alien Detention Standards: Observations on the Adherence to ICE's Medical Standards in Detention Facilities.			686
American Samoa: Issues Associated with Potential Changes to the Current System for Adjudicating Matters of Federal Law.			544
Architect of the Capitol: Progress in Improving Energy Efficiency and Options for Decreasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions.			642
Army Working Capital Fund: Actions Needed to Reduce Carryover at Army Depots.			544
Aviation Security: Transportation Security Administration Has Strengthened Planning to Guide Investments in Key Aviation Security Programs, but More Work Remains.			558
Aviation Security: Transportation Security Administration May Face Resource and Other Challenges in Developing a System to Screen All Cargo Transported on Passenger Aircraft.			698
Ballistic Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Process for Identifying and Addressing Combatant Command Priorities.			574
Bankruptcy Reform: Dollar Costs Associated with the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005.			653
Biosurveillance: Preliminary Observations on Department of Homeland Security's Biosurveillance Initiatives.			730
Border Security: State Department Expects to Meet Projected Surge in Demand for Visas and Passports in Mexico.			622
Border Security: State Department Is Taking Steps to Meet Projected Surge in Demand for Visas and Passports in Mexico.			566
Border Security: State Department Should Plan for Potentially Significant Staffing and Facilities Shortfalls Caused by Changes in the Visa Waiver Program.			763
Border Security: Summary of Covert Tests and Security Assessments for the Senate Committee on Finance, 2003-2007.			803
Broadcasting to Cuba: Weaknesses in Contracting Practices Reduced Visibility into Selected Award Decisions.			519
Bureau of Indian Education Schools: Improving Interior's Assistance Would Help Some Tribal Groups Implement Academic Accountability Systems.			484
Bureau of Justice Statistics Funding to States to Improve Criminal Records.			488
Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status of Project's Schedule and Cost as of June 27, 2008.			449
Cayman Islands: Business Advantages and Tax Minimization Attract U.S. Persons and Enforcement Challenges Exist.			514
Cayman Islands: Business and Tax Advantages Attract U.S. Persons and Enforcement Challenges Exist.			528
Cayman Islands: Review of Cayman Islands and U.S. Laws Applicable to U.S. Persons' Financial Activity in the Cayman Islands, (GAO-08-1028SP), an E-supplement to GAO-08-778, July 2008.			272
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Human Capital Planning Has Improved, but Strategic View of Contractor Workforce Is Needed.			676
Chesapeake Bay Program: Recent Actions Are Positive Steps Toward More Effectively Guiding the Restoration Effort.			677
Climate Change: Expert Opinion on the Economics of Policy Options to Address Climate Change.			773
Coast Guard: Change in Course Improves Deepwater Management and Oversight, but Outcome Still Uncertain.			635
Coast Guard: Strategies for Mitigating the Loss of Patrol Boats Are Achieving Results in the Near Term, but They Come at a Cost and Longer Term Sustainability Is Unknown.			626
Combating Terrorism: Actions Needed to Enhance Implementation of Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership.			511
Combating Terrorism: Guidance for State Department's Antiterrorism Assistance Program Is Limited and State Does Not Systematically Assess Outcomes.			480
Combating Terrorism: Increased Oversight and Accountability Needed over Pakistan Reimbursement Claims for Coalition Support Funds.			689
Combating Terrorism: U.S. Oversight of Pakistan Reimbursement Claims for Coalition Support Funds.			686
Commercial Drivers: Certification Process for Drivers with Serious Medical Conditions.			557
Commercial Drivers: Certification Process for Drivers with Serious Medical Conditions.			536
Compact of Free Association: Micronesia Faces Challenges to Achieving Compact Goals.			854
Compact of Free Association: Palau's Use of and Accountability for U.S. Assistance and Prospects for Economic Self-Sufficiency.			711
Compact of Free Association: U.S. Assistance to Palau, Accountability Over Assistance Provided, and Palau's Prospects For Economic Self-Sufficiency.			943
Critical Infrastructure Protection: Further Efforts Needed to Integrate Planning for and Response to Disruptions on Converged Voice and Data Networks.			591
DCAA Audits: Allegations That Certain Audits at Three Locations Did Not Meet Professional Standards Were Substantiated.			433
Defense Acquisitions: A Knowledge-Based Funding Approach Could Improve Major Weapon System Program Outcomes.			501
Defense Acquisitions: Better Weapon Program Outcomes Require Discipline, Accountability, and Fundamental Changes in the Acquisition Environment.			654
Defense Acquisitions: Cost to Deliver Zumwalt-Class Destroyers Likely to Exceed Budget.			613
Defense Acquisitions: Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Program Emblematic of Challenges Facing Navy Shipbuilding.			592
Defense Infrastructure: High-Level Leadership Needed to Help Communities Address Challenges Caused by DOD-Related Growth.			675
Defense Infrastructure: Services' Use of Land Use Planning Authorities.			605
Defense Production Act: Agencies Lack Policies and Guidance for Use of Key Authorities.			537
Defense Space Activities: DOD Needs to Further Clarify the Operationally Responsive Space Concept and Plan to Integrate and Support Future Satellites.			648
Defined Benefit Pensions: Plan Freezes Affect Millions of Participants and May Pose Retirement Income Challenges.			671
Defined Benefit Pensions: Survey of Sponsors of Large Defined Benefit Pension Plans (GAO-08-818SP, July 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-817.			231
Department of Energy: Implementation and Use of Other Transactions Authority Provided in the Energy Policy Act of 2005.			858
Department of Energy: Information on Its Management of Costs and Liabilities for Contractors' Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans.			1082
Department of Energy: New Loan Guarantee Program Should Complete Activities Necessary for Effective and Accountable Program Management.			675
Department of Energy: Office of Science Has Kept Majority of Projects within Budget and on Schedule, but Funding and Other Challenges May Grow.			625
Department of Labor: Case Studies from Ongoing Work Show Examples in Which Wage and Hour Division Did Not Adequately Pursue Labor Violations.			438
Depot Maintenance: DOD's Report to Congress on Its Public-Private Partnerships at Its Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITEs) Is Not Complete and Additional Information Would Be Useful.			977
Developing Countries: U.S. Financing for Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative Currently Experiencing a Shortfall.			1040
Digital Television Transition: Broadcasters' Transition Status, Low-Power Station Issues, and Information on Consumer Awareness of the DTV Transition.			753
DOD Business Systems Modernization: Key Marine Corps System Acquisition Needs to Be Better Justified, Defined, and Managed.			627
DOD Financial Management: Adjudication of Butterbaugh Claims for the Restoration of Annual Leave or Pay.			200
Drug Control: Cooperation with Many Major Drug Transit Countries Has Improved, but Better Performance Reporting and Sustainability Plans Are Needed.			427
Electronic Health Records: DOD and VA Have Increased Their Sharing of Health Information, but More Work Remains.			675
Electronic Payments: Many Programs Electronically Disburse Federal Benefits, and More Outreach Could Increase Use.			529
Emergency Management: GAO Responses to Post-hearing Questions for the Record.			129
Emergency Management: Observations on DHS's Preparedness for Catastrophic Disasters.			638
Emergency Preparedness: States Are Planning for Medical Surge, but Could Benefit from Shared Guidance for Allocating Scarce Medical Resources.			691
Employment Verification: Challenges Exist in Implementing a Mandatory Electronic Employment Verification System.			691
Environmental Satellites: Polar-orbiting Satellite Acquisition Faces Delays; Decisions Needed on Whether and How to Ensure Climate Data Continuity.			620
Environmental Satellites: Polar-orbiting Satellite Acquisition Faces Delays; Decisions Needed on Whether and How to Ensure Climate Data Continuity.			667
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Sharing Promising Practices and Fully Implementing Strategic Human Capital Planning Can Improve Management of Growing Workload.			719
Examples of Job Hopping by Commercial Drivers After Failing Drug Tests.			731
Export-Import Bank: Performance Standards for Small Business Assistance Are in Place but Ex-Im Is in the Early Stages of Measuring Their Effectiveness.			550
Fair Labor Standards Act: Better Use of Available Resources and Consistent Reporting Could Improve Compliance.			583
Fair Lending: Race and Gender Data Are Limited for Nonmortgage Lending.			801
Fair Lending: Race and Gender Data Are Limited for Nonmortgage Lending.			797
Federal Aviation Administration: Efforts to Hire, Staff, and Train Air Traffic Controllers Are Generally on Track, but Challenges Remain.			752
Federal Disability Programs: Coordination Could Facilitate Better Data Collection to Assess the Status of People with Disabilities.			520
Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM): Exposure Draft.			282
Federal Oversight of Food Safety: FDA Has Provided Few Details on the Resources and Strategies Needed to Implement its Food Protection Plan.			746
Federal Real Property: Property Conveyances between the District of Columbia and the Federal Government Await Completion, and Development Will Take Many Years.			715
Federal Records: National Archives and Selected Agencies Need to Strengthen E-Mail Management.			634
Federal Reserve Banks: Areas for Improvement in Information Security Controls.			625
Financial Audit Manual: Volume 1, July 2008.			74
Financial Audit Manual: Volume 2, July 2008.			70
Financial Audit: Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over the Processes Used to Prepare the Consolidated Financial Statements of the U.S. Government.			509
Financial Management: DOD's Ability to Prevent, Identify, Investigate, and Report on Antideficiency Act Violations.		Report	115
Financial Management: FBI Has Designed and Implemented Stronger Internal Controls over Sentinel Contractor Invoice Review and Equipment Purchases, but Additional Actions Are Needed.			813
Fiscal Year 2007 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Improvement in Financial Management Is Crucial to Improving Accountability and Addressing the Long-Term Fiscal Challenge.			656
Fiscal Year 2007 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Improvement in Financial Management Is Crucial to Improving Accountability and Addressing the Long-Term Fiscal Challenges.			641
Food Safety: Selected Countries' Systems Can Offer Insights into Ensuring Import Safety and Responding to Foodborne Illness.			749
Food Stamp Program: Options for Delivering Financial Incentives to Participants for Purchasing Targeted Foods.			682
Force Structure: Preliminary Observations on the Progress and Challenges Associated with Establishing the U.S. Africa Command.			597
Global War on Terrorism: Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense.			814
Government Performance: 2007 Federal Managers Survey on Performance and Management Issues: (GAO-08-1036SP, July 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-1026T.			457
Government Performance: Lessons Learned for the Next Administration on Using Performance Information to Improve Results.			428