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Recently Issued Products

  • Latest Reports & Testimonies
  • Latest Legal Decisions & Opinions
  • Latest Comptroller General Presentations

Recently released reports and testimonies are listed below. Our congressional requesters may hold reports up to 30 days before making them publicly available, so some may have earlier issue dates.

Reports & Testimonies

November 17, 2008

Federal Real Property: Government's Fiscal Exposure from Repair and Maintenance Backlogs Is Unclear
GAO-09-10,  October 16, 2008
Financial Audit: Securities and Exchange Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2008 and 2007
GAO-09-173,  November 14, 2008

November 14, 2008

Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Management and Integration of DOD Efforts to Support Warfighter Needs
GAO-09-175,  November 14, 2008
U.S. Government Accountability Office: Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2008
GAO-09-1SP,  November 14, 2008
Force Structure: The Army Needs a Results-Oriented Plan to Equip and Staff Modular Forces and a Thorough Assessment of Their Capabilities
GAO-09-131,  November 14, 2008

November 13, 2008

Highlights of a Forum: Ensuring Opportunities for Disadvantaged Children and Families
GAO-09-18SP,  November 13, 2008
Public Health and Border Security: HHS and DHS Should Further Strengthen Their Ability to Respond to TB Incidents
GAO-09-58,  October 14, 2008
Federal Land Management: Use of Stewardship Contracting Is Increasing, but Agencies Could Benefit from Better Data and Contracting Strategies
GAO-09-23,  November 13, 2008

November 12, 2008

Financial Audit: IRS's Fiscal Years 2008 and 2007 Financial Statements
GAO-09-119,  November 10, 2008

November 10, 2008

Bureau of Land Management: Effective Long-Term Options Needed to Manage Unadoptable Wild Horses
GAO-09-77,  October 09, 2008
Aviation and the Environment: Initial Voluntary Airport Low Emissions Program Projects Reduce Emissions, and FAA Plans to Assess the Program's Overall Performance as Participation Increases
GAO-09-37,  November 07, 2008
Energy Efficiency: Potential Fuel Savings Generated by a National Speed Limit Would Be Influenced by Many Other Factors
GAO-09-153R,  November 07, 2008
Nonproliferation: U.S. Agencies Have Taken Some Steps, but More Effort Is Needed to Strengthen and Expand the Proliferation Security Initiative
GAO-09-43,  November 10, 2008

November 07, 2008

Financial Audit: Bureau of the Public Debt's Fiscal Years 2008 and 2007 Schedules of Federal Debt
GAO-09-44,  November 07, 2008
Federal Research: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Management and Oversight of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers
GAO-09-15,  October 08, 2008
The Nation's Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: September 2008 Update
GAO-09-94R,  November 06, 2008

November 06, 2008

National Applications Office Certification Review
GAO-09-105R,  November 06, 2008
Energy Markets: Refinery Outages Can Impact Petroleum Product Prices, but No Federal Requirements to Report Outages Exist
GAO-09-87,  October 07, 2008

November 05, 2008

Plan Colombia: Drug Reduction Goals Were Not Fully Met, but Security Has Improved; U.S. Agencies Need More Detailed Plans for Reducing Assistance
GAO-09-71,  October 06, 2008

November 04, 2008

Oil and Gas Leasing: Interior Could Do More to Encourage Diligent Development
GAO-09-74,  October 03, 2008

November 03, 2008

Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Fiscal Year 2008 Airport and Airway Trust Fund Excise Taxes
GAO-09-90R,  November 03, 2008
Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Fiscal Year 2008 Highway Trust Fund Excise Taxes
GAO-09-91R,  November 03, 2008

October 31, 2008

Defense Health Care: Additional Efforts Needed to Ensure Compliance with Personality Disorder Separation Requirements
GAO-09-31,  October 31, 2008
Status of GSA's Implementation of Selected Green Building Provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
GAO-09-111R,  October 31, 2008

October 30, 2008

USA Patriot Act: Better Interagency Coordination and Implementing Guidance for Section 311 Could Improve U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Efforts
GAO-08-1058,  September 30, 2008
The Comptroller General, the head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), issues decisions in various areas of federal law. These decisions are prepared by GAO's Office of General Counsel, and are identified by a numbering system beginning with B-(number); each decision carries its own B-number and date.

Latest Legal Decisions & Opinions

November 14, 2008

Exec Plaza, LLC--Costs
B-400107.3,  October 24, 2008
ASRC Research & Technology Solutions, LLC
B-400217, B-400217.2,  August 21, 2008
Morris Corporation
B-400336,  October 15, 2008
Advant-EDGE Solutions, Inc.
B-400367.2,  November 12, 2008

November 13, 2008

Vox Optima, LLC
B-400451,  November 12, 2008
Coffman Specialties, Inc.
B-400706.2,  November 12, 2008

November 10, 2008

Triple Canopy, Inc.
B-310566.4,  October 30, 2008

November 06, 2008

Asia Resource Partners K.K.
B-400552,  November 05, 2008

November 05, 2008

Delegation of Authorities to the Director of Foreign Assistance
B-316655,  October 29, 2008

November 04, 2008

Bruce Bancroft--Agency Tender Official; Sam Rodriguez--Designated Employee Agent
B-400404.2, B-400404.3, B-400404.5,  October 31, 2008
Presentations and Testimonies from Acting Comptroller General Gene L. Dodaro
 

Latest Comptroller General Presentations

November 13, 2008

Highlights of a Forum: Ensuring Opportunities for Disadvantaged Children and Families
GAO-09-18SP, November 13, 2008

November 3, 2008

Transforming DOD Business Operations, Defense Finance 2008 Conference

GAO-09-160CG, October 27, 2008

The Upcoming Transition: GAO's Efforts to Assist the 111th Congress and the Next Administration, Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service, City College of New York
GAO-09-159CG, October 23, 2008

Upcoming Transition Includes Key Information Technology Challenges, INPUT Fed Focus 2009 Conference

GAO-09-158CG, October 21, 2008

September 24, 2008

The Upcoming Transition: GAO's Efforts to Assist the 111th Congress and the Next Administration, before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
GAO-08-1174T  September 24, 2008

September 19, 2008

The Role of the U.S. Government Accountability Office, House Democracy Assistance Commission, Members of Parliament from Afghanistan, Liberia & Timor-Leste
Washington, D.C.
GAO-08-1171CG, September 18, 2008

September 11, 2008

The Upcoming Transition: GAO's Efforts to Assist the 111th Congress and the Next Administration, before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Work Force, and the District of Columbia, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
GAO-08-1153T, September 10, 2008

August 7, 2008

The Role of the U.S. Government Accountability Office, House Democracy Assistance Commission, Members of Parliament from Indonesia, Kenya, Macedonia & Ukraine
Washington, DC
GAO-08-1089CG, July 31, 2008

July 31, 2008

Highlights of a Forum Convened by the Comptroller General of the United States: Enhancing U.S. Partnerships in Countering Transnational Terrorism
GAO-08-887SP, July 31, 2008

July 23, 2008

Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: Progress Report: Some Gains Made, Updated Strategy Needed, before the House Committee on Armed Services
GAO-08-1021T  July 23, 2008

July 11, 2008

Preparing the Accountability Profession for 21st Century Challenges, Institute of Internal Auditors’ 2008 International Conference
San Francisco, CA
GAO-08-1017CG, July 8, 2008

June 30, 2008

Highlights of the Joint Forum on Tax Compliance: Options for Improvement and Their Budgetary Potential
GAO-08-703SP, June 30, 2008

June 26, 2008

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, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
GAO-08-926T  June 26, 2008

June 17, 2008

Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: Long-Term Federal Fiscal Challenge Driven Primarily by Health Care, before the Senate Committee on Finance
GAO-08-912T  June 17, 2008

June 5, 2008

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, before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
GAO-08-847T  June 5, 2008

May 22, 2008

Auditing and Advising in a Time of Transition, 17th Biennial Forum of Government Auditors
Philadelphia, PA
GAO-08-842CG, May 21, 2008

May 21, 2008

Combating Terrorism: U.S. Efforts to Address the Terrorist Threat in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas Require a Comprehensive Plan and Continued Oversight, before the Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
GAO-08-820T, May 20, 2008

April 30, 2008

Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office, before the Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Senate Committee on Appropriations
GAO-08-707T, April 30, 2008

April 18, 2008

Working to Improve Accountability in an Evolving Environment, Maryland Association of CPAs' Government and Not-for-Profit Conference
College Park, MD
GAO-08-720CG, April 18, 2008

April 17, 2008

Highlights of a Forum Convened by the Comptroller General of the United States: Improving the Federal Government's Financial Management Systems
GAO-08-447SP, April 16, 2008

April 15, 2008

Highlights of a Forum Convened by the Comptroller General of the United States: Strengthening the Use of Risk Management Principles in Homeland Security
GAO-08-627SP, April 15, 2008

April 10, 2008

Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office, before the Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, House Committee on Appropriations
GAO-08-616T, April 10, 2008