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GAO investigates *Environmental and Energy Issues*
Remember “Blah Blah Blah, room for improvement” is often an
understatement. Read highlights first, to help decide if you want to
look at the gory details.
Climate Engineering: Technical Status, Future Directions, and Potential
Responses, GAO-11-71, July 28 (135 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-71
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1171high.pdf
Climate Monitoring: NOAA Can Improve Management of the U.S. Historical
Climatology Network, GAO-11-800, August 31 (47 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-800
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11800high.pdf
Department of Energy: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation
Standards for Residential Furnaces and Residential Central Air
Conditioners and Heat Pumps, GAO-11-884R, August 30 (5 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-884R
Disaster Recovery: Federal Contracting in the Aftermath of Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita, GAO-11-942T, September 15 (14 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-942T
Energy Development and Water Use: Impacts of Potential Oil Shale
Development on Water Resources, GAO-11-929T, August 24 (17 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-929T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11929thigh.pdf
Energy Policy Act of 2005: BLM's Use of Section 390 Categorical
Exclusions for Oil and Gas Development, GAO-11-941T, September 9 (17
pages) http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-941T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11941thigh.pdf
Energy Star: Providing Opportunities for Additional Review of EPA's
Decisions Could Strengthen the Program, GAO-11-888, September 30 (48
pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-888
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11888high.pdf
Environmental Health: Action Needed to Sustain Agencies' Collaboration
on Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water, GAO-11-346, August 8 (57 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-346
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11346high.pdf
Environmental Litigation: Cases against EPA and Associated Costs over
Time, GAO-11-650, August 1 (55 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-650
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11650high.pdf
Environmental Protection Agency: Federal Implementation Plans:
Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone and
Correction of SIP Approvals, GAO-11-914R, August 17 (4 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-914R
Environmental Protection Agency: To Better Fulfill Its Mission, EPA
Needs a More Coordinated Approach to Managing Its Laboratories, GAO-11347, July 25 (54 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-347
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11347high.pdf
Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation,
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Greenhouse Gas
Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and
Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles,
GAO-11-955R, September 30 (5 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-955R
Firms Reported in Open Sources as Having Commercial Activity in
*Iran's* Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Sectors, GAO-11-855R, August 3 (26
pages) http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-855R
Forest Service Business Services: Further Actions Needed to Re-examine
Centralization Approach and to Better Document Associated Costs, GAO11-769, August 25 (57 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-769
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11769high.pdf
Green Information Technology: Agencies Have Taken Steps to Implement
Requirements, but Additional Guidance on Measuring Performance Needed,
GAO-11-638, July 28 (31 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-638
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11638high.pdf
Hazardous Waste: Early Goals Have Been Met in EPA's Corrective Action
Program, but Resource and Technical Challenges Will Constrain Future
Progress, GAO-11-514, July 22 (49 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-514
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11514high.pdf
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Temporary Emergency Impact Aid Provided
Education Support for Displaced Students, GAO-11-839, September 7 (47
pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-839
Maritime Security: Progress Made, but Further Actions Needed to Secure
the Maritime Energy Supply, GAO-11-883T, August 24 (28 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-883T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11883thigh.pdf
Polar Satellites: Agencies Need to Address Potential Gaps in Weather
and Climate Data Coverage, GAO-11-945T, September 23 (16 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-945T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11945thigh.pdf
GAO recent investigations of *FDIC* and *Wall Street* related topics
Remember “Blah Blah Blah, room for improvement” is often an
understatement. Read highlights first, to help decide if you want to
look at the gory details.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Swap Data Repositories:
Registration Standards, Duties and Core Principles,
GAO-11-945R, September 16 (5 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-945R
Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Whistleblower Incentives and
Protection, GAO-11-934R, September 9 (4 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-934R
Defined Benefit Pension Plans: Plans Face Challenges When Investing in
Hedge Funds and Private Equity, GAO-11-901SP, August 31 (17 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-901SP
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11901sphigh.pdf
DOD Financial Management: Improved Controls, Processes, and Systems Are
Needed for Accurate and Reliable Financial Information, GAO-11-933T,
September 23 (27 pages) http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-933T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11933thigh.pdf
DOD Financial Management: Improvement Needed in DOD Components'
Implementation of Audit Readiness Effort, GAO-11-851, September 13 (54
pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-851
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11851high.pdf
DOD Financial Management: Marine Corps Statement of Budgetary Resources
Audit Results and Lessons Learned, GAO-11-830, September 15 (75 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-830
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11830high.pdf
DOD Financial Management: Ongoing Challenges in Implementing the
Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan, GAO-11-932T, September
15 (25 pages) http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-932T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11932thigh.pdf
DOD Financial Management: Weaknesses in Controls over the Use of Public
Funds and Related Improper Payments, GAO-11-950T, September 22 (33
pages) http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-950T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11950Thigh.pdf
Federal Reserve System: Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing, GAO11-896R, August 11 (5 pages) http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-896R
Federal Reserve System: Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing, GAO11-895R, August 11 (4 pages) http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-895R
Homeownership Counseling: Although Research Suggests Some Benefits,
Implementation and Evaluation Challenges Exist, GAO-11-925T, September
14 (17 pages) http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-925T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11925thigh.pdf
Information Technology: HUD's Expenditure Plan Satisfies Statutory
Conditions, and Implementation of Management Controls Is Under Way,
GAO-11-762, September 7 (59 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-762
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11762high.pdf
Information Security: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Has Made
Progress, but Further Actions Are Needed to Protect Financial Data,
GAO-11-708, August 12 (33 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-708
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11708high.pdf
Management Report: Opportunities for Improvements in FDIC's Internal
Controls and Accounting Procedures, GAO-11-687R, August 5 (31 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-687R
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Asset Management Needs Better
Stewardship, GAO-11-271, June 30 (105 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-271
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11271high.pdf
Recovery Act Education Programs: Funding Retained Teachers, but
Education Could More Consistently Communicate Stabilization Monitoring
Issues, GAO-11-804, September 22 (82 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-804
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11804high.pdf
Recovery Act Education Programs: Survey of School Districts' Uses of
Funds (GAO-11-885SP, September 2011), an E-supplement to GAO-11-804,
GAO-11-885SP, September 22 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-885SP
Securities and Exchange Commission: Large Trader Reporting, GAO-11912R, August 16 (5 pages) http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-912R
Small Business Contracting: Opportunities to Improve the Effectiveness
of Agency and SBA Advocates and Mentor-Protege Programs,
GAO-11-844T, September 15 (21 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-844T
Small Business Innovation Research: SBA Should Work with Agencies to
Improve the Data Available for Program Evaluation, GAO-11-698, August
15 (44 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-698
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11698high.pdf
Streamlining Government: Key Practices from Select Efficiency
Initiatives Should Be Shared Governmentwide, GAO-11-908, September 30
(77 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-908
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11908high.pdf
Tax Whistleblowers: Incomplete Data Hinders IRS's Ability to Manage
Claim Processing Time and Enhance External Communication,
GAO-11-683, August 10 (39 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-683
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11683high.pdf
Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of GAO Recommendations to
Treasury, GAO-11-906R, September 16 (20 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-906R
U.S. Postal Service: Actions Needed to Stave off Financial Insolvency,
GAO-11-926T, September 6 (22 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-926T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11926thigh.pdf
GAO recent investigations of *Health Care* and related
topics
Antibiotic Resistance: Agencies Have Made Limited Progress Addressing
Antibiotic Use in Animals, GAO-11-801, September 7 (82 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-801
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11801high.pdf
DOD Health Care: Cost Impact of Health Care Reform and the Extension of
Dependent Coverage, GAO-11-837R, September 26 (15 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-837R
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2012; Changes in
Size and Square Footage of Inpatient Rehabilitation Units and Inpatient
Psychiatric Units,
GAO-11-913R, August 18 (4 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-913R
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and
Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities for FY 2012,
GAO-11-916R, August 18 (4 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-916R
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Medicare Advantage and
Prescription Drug Benefit Programs,
GAO-11-947R, September 16 (4 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-947R
Department of Veterans Affairs: Vocational Rehabilitation and
Employment Program--Changes to Subsistence Allowance, GAO-11-911R,
August 16 (4 pages) http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-911R
Drug Pricing: Manufacturer Discounts in the 340B Program Offer
Benefits, but Federal Oversight Needs Improvement, GAO-11-836,
September 23 (54 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-836
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11836high.pdf
Drug Safety: FDA Faces Challenges Overseeing the Foreign Drug
Manufacturing Supply Chain, GAO-11-936T, September 14 (19 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-936T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11936thigh.pdf
Environmental Health: Action Needed to Sustain Agencies' Collaboration
on Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water, GAO-11-346, August 8 (57 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-346
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11346high.pdf
Indian Health Service: Increased Oversight Needed to Ensure Accuracy of
Data Used for Estimating Contract Health Service Need, GAO-11-767,
September 23 (57 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-767
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11767high.pdf
Incapacitated Adults: Oversight of Federal Fiduciaries and CourtAppointed Guardians Needs Improvement, GAO-11-678, July 22 (32 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-678
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11678high.pdf
Long-Term Care Insurance: Carrier Interest in the Federal Program,
Changes to Its Actuarial Assumptions, and OPM Oversight, GAO-11-630,
July 11 (54 pages) http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-630
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11630high.pdf
Medicare Integrity Program: CMS Used Increased Funding for New
Activities but Could Improve Measurement of Program Effectiveness, GAO11-592, July 29 (37 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-592
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11592high.pdf
Medicare Part D Formularies: CMS Conducts Oversight of Mid-Year
Changes; Most Mid-Year Changes Were Enhancements, GAO-11-366R, June 30
(19 pages) http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-366R
Medicare Physician Feedback Program: CMS Faces Challenges with
Methodology and Distribution of Physician Reports, GAO-11-720, August
12 (38 pages) http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-720
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11720high.pdf
Nursing Homes: Private Investment Homes Sometimes Differed from Others
in Deficiencies, Staffing, and Financial Performance, GAO-11-571, July
15 (73 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-571
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11571high.pdf
Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans: Program Features, Early
Enrollment and Spending Trends, and Federal Oversight Activities, GAO11-662, July 27 (44 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-662
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11662high.pdf
Prescription Drug Control: DEA Has Enhanced Efforts to Combat
Diversion, but Could Better Assess and Report Program Results, GAO-11744, August 26 (55 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-744
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11744high.pdf
Private Health Insurance: Early Experiences Implementing New Medical
Loss Ratio Requirements, GAO-11-711, July 29 (28 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-711
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11711high.pdf
Private Health Insurance: State Oversight of Premium Rates, GAO-11-701,
July 29 (50 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-701
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11701high.pdf
Private Health Insurance: State Oversight of Premium Rates and Changes
in Response to Federal Rate Review Grants, GAO-11-878T, August 2 (7
pages) http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-878T
Social Security Disability: Participation in the Ticket to Work Program
Has Increased, but More Oversight Needed, GAO-11-828T, September 23 (19
pages) http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-828T
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Update on Families Served and
Work Participation, GAO-11-880T, September 8 (23 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-880T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11880thigh.pdf
Veterans Disability Benefits: Clearer Information for Veterans and
Additional Performance Measures Could Improve Appeal Process,
GAO-11-812, September 29 (66 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-812
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11812high.pdf
Veterans Health Care: Monitoring Is Needed to Determine the Accuracy of
Veteran Copayment Charges, GAO-11-795, August 29 (41 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-795
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11795high.pdf
World Trade Center Health Program: Potential Effects of Implementation
Options, GAO-11-735R, August 4 (24 pages)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-735R