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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

July 03, 2008

Defense Acquisitions: A Knowledge-Based Funding Approach Could Improve Major Weapon System Program Outcomes
GAO-08-619,  July 02, 2008

July 02, 2008

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
GAO-08-902R,  July 01, 2008
Internal Revenue Service: Status of GAO Financial Audit and Related Financial Management Report Recommendations
GAO-08-693,  July 02, 2008

July 01, 2008

Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waivers: CMS Should Encourage States to Conduct Mortality Reviews for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
GAO-08-529,  May 23, 2008

June 30, 2008

Medicaid: CMS Needs More Information on the Billions of Dollars Spent on Supplemental Payments
GAO-08-614,  May 30, 2008
Nuclear Waste: DOE Lacks Critical Information Needed to Assess Its Tank Management Strategy at Hanford
GAO-08-793,  June 30, 2008
VA Health Care: Facilities Have Taken Action to Provide Language Access Services and Culturally Appropriate Care to a Diverse Veteran Population
GAO-08-535,  May 28, 2008
Electronic Payments: Many Programs Electronically Disburse Federal Benefits, and More Outreach Could Increase Use
GAO-08-645,  June 23, 2008
Nuclear Safety: NRC's Oversight of Fire Protection at U.S. Commercial Nuclear Reactor Units Could Be Strengthened
GAO-08-747,  June 30, 2008
Highlights of the Joint Forum on Tax Compliance: Options for Improvement and Their Budgetary Potential
GAO-08-703SP,  June 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

July 02, 2008

Corcel Corporation
B-311332, B-311332.2,  June 13, 2008
Barnesville Development Corporation
B-400049,  June 30, 2008

June 30, 2008

DIT-MCO International Corporation
B-311403,  June 18, 2008

June 27, 2008

Integrated Concepts & Research Corporation
B-309803,  October 15, 2007
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
B-311385,  June 19, 2008
Federal Communications Commission: Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Establishes Post-Reconfiguration 800 MHz Band Plan for the U.S.-Canada Border Regions
GAO-08-929R,  June 27, 2008

June 25, 2008

The Boeing Company
B-311344, B-311344.10, B-311344.11, B-311344.3, B-311344.4, B-311344.6, B-311344.7, B-311344.8,  June 18, 2008

June 23, 2008

Professional Performance Development Group, Inc.
B-311273, B-311273.2,  June 02, 2008
Alliance Technical Services, Inc.
B-311329, B-311329.2,  May 30, 2008
Department of Homeland Security: Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: Changes to the Visa Waiver Program to Implement the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) Program
GAO-08-906R,  June 23, 2008
The listing below provides key presentations by the former Comptroller General, David M. Walker, who resigned on March 12, 2008. Upon his departure, Gene L. Dodaro became the Acting Comptroller General and links to his presentations will be added as they become available.

Latest Comptroller General Presentations

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

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

March 14, 2008

Making Tough Budget Choices to Create a Better Future, National Defense University, Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Washington, D.C.
GAO-08-604CG, March 12, 2008

March 11, 2008

Saving Our Future Requires Tough Choices Today, Fiscal Wake-Up Tour, Maddy Institute, California State University, Fresno
Fresno, California
GAO-08-584CG, March 6, 2008
Saving Our Future Requires Tough Choices Today, Fiscal Wake-Up Tour, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
GAO-08-583CG, March 5, 2008

February 21, 2008

Addressing Fiscal Sustainability and Fixing the Social Security System: Two Challenges Facing the Nation, AARP Board of Directors Annual Public Policy Meeting
Washington, D.C.
GAO-08-524CG, February 14, 2008