High Risk Series:
An Update
GAO-01-263: Published: Jan 1, 2001. Publicly Released: Jan 1, 2001.
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This report updates GAO's list of federal programs and operations at high risk for waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement. Several high-risk areas have improved enough to be removed from GAO's list. They include the year 2000 computer challenge, the 2000 census, Department of Agriculture's farm loan programs, the Superfund program, and the National Weather Service's information technology modernization. At the same time, GAO added one new area of concern to the 2001 high-risk list--human capital management. GAO is also continuing to monitor 21 other areas previously designated as high risk.
Below are the reports in this series:
High Risk Series: An Update GAO-01-263, Jan 1, 2001
Performance and Accountability Series:
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: A Governmentwide Perspective GAO-01-241, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Agriculture GAO-01-242, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Commerce GAO-01-243, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Defense GAO-01-244, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Education GAO-01-245, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Energy GAO-01-246, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Health and Human Services GAO-01-247, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Housing and Urban Development GAO-01-248, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of the Interior GAO-01-249, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Justice GAO-01-250, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Labor GAO-01-251, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of State GAO-01-252, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Transportation GAO-01-253, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of the Treasury GAO-01-254, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Veterans Affairs GAO-01-255, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: U.S. Agency for International Development GAO-01-256, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Environmental Protection Agency GAO-01-257, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: National Aeronautics and Space Administration GAO-01-258, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Nuclear Regulatory Commission GAO-01-259, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Small Business Administration GAO-01-260, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Social Security Administration GAO-01-261, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: U.S. Postal Service GAO-01-262, Jan 1, 2001
Jun 13, 2018
High Risk:
Agencies Need to Continue Efforts to Address Management Weaknesses of Federal Programs Serving Indian TribesGAO-18-616T: Published: Jun 13, 2018. Publicly Released: Jun 13, 2018.
May 31, 2018
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2016 Presidential Campaign:
Actions Needed to Address U.S. Secret Service Overpayments for Travel CostsGAO-18-419: Published: May 30, 2018. Publicly Released: May 31, 2018.
May 23, 2018
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Government Efficiency and Effectiveness:
Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Financial BenefitsGAO-18-571T: Published: May 23, 2018. Publicly Released: May 23, 2018.
May 22, 2018
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Federal Buildings:
More Consideration of Operations and Maintenance Costs Could Better Inform the Design Excellence ProgramGAO-18-420: Published: May 22, 2018. Publicly Released: May 22, 2018.
May 17, 2018
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Compacts of Free Association:
Actions Needed to Prepare for the Transition of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands to Trust Fund IncomeGAO-18-415: Published: May 17, 2018. Publicly Released: May 17, 2018.
May 9, 2018
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Puerto Rico:
Factors Contributing to the Debt Crisis and Potential Federal Actions to Address ThemGAO-18-387: Published: May 9, 2018. Publicly Released: May 9, 2018.
May 8, 2018
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2020 Census:
Actions Needed to Mitigate Key Risks Jeopardizing a Cost-Effective and Secure EnumerationGAO-18-543T: Published: May 8, 2018. Publicly Released: May 8, 2018.
May 7, 2018
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing:
Options for and Costs of a Future Currency Production FacilityGAO-18-338: Published: Apr 5, 2018. Publicly Released: May 7, 2018.
Apr 26, 2018
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2018 Annual Report:
Additional Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Financial BenefitsGAO-18-371SP: Published: Apr 26, 2018. Publicly Released: Apr 26, 2018. -
Government Efficiency and Effectiveness:
Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Financial BenefitsGAO-18-498T: Published: Apr 26, 2018. Publicly Released: Apr 26, 2018.
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