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• Decision - Matter of: Office of Management and Budget—Withholding of Ukraine Security Assistance, B-331564, 16 Jan 2020
• Ebola Recovery: USAID Has Initiated or Completed Most Projects, but a Complete Project Inventory Is Still Needed for Evaluating Its Efforts, GAO-18-350, March 28, 2019
• UN Peacekeeping Operations: State Should Take Additional Steps to Work with the UN to Improve Effectiveness and Performance Information, GAO-19-224, March 19, 2019
• Department of State: Integrated Action Plan Could Enhance Efforts to Reduce Persistent Overseas Foreign Service Vacancies, GAO-19-220, March 6, 2019
• Army Corps of Engineers: Budget Requests Included Construction Projects Located in Over 30 States Selected Using a Multi-level Process, GAO-19-99, December 19, 2018
• Central America: USAID Assists Migrants Returning to their Home Countries, but Effectiveness of Reintegration Efforts Remains to Be Determined, GAO-19-62, November 8, 2018
• Embassy Construction: Pace Is Slower Than Projected, and State Could Make Program Improvements, GAO-18-653, September 25, 2018
• Humanitarian Assistance: USAID Should Improve Information Collection and Communication to Help Mitigate Implementers’ Banking Challenges, GAO-18-669, September 20, 2018
• Central American Police Training: State and USAID Should Ensure Human Rights Content Is Included as Appropriate, and State Should Improve Data, GAO-18-618, September 5, 2018
• Foreign Assistance: U.S. Assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, Fiscal Years 2015 and 2016, GAO-18-612, August 8, 2018
• Foreign Assistance: Better Guidance for Strategy Development Could Help Agencies Align Their Efforts, GAO-18-499, July 12, 2018
• State and USAID: Status of GAO Recommendations Made in 2015 and 2016, GAO-18-532R, June 15, 2018
• Counterterrorism: DOD Should Fully Address Security Assistance Planning Elements in Global Train and Equip Project Proposals, GAO-18-449, May 30, 2018
• Compacts of Free Association: Actions Needed to Prepare for the Transition of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands to Trust Fund Income, GAO-18-415, May 17, 2018
• UN Peacekeeping: Cost Estimate for Hypothetical U.S. Operation Exceeds Actual Costs for Comparable UN Operation, GAO-18-243, February 6, 2018
• Inter-American Organizations: U.S. Agencies Support Oversight Mechanisms but Could Enhance Their Monitoring of U.S. Assistance Agreements, GAO-18-219, December 29, 2018
• Democracy Assistance: State Should Improve Accountability Over Funding; USAID Should Assess Whether New Processes Have Improved Award Documentation, GAO-18-136, December 14, 2017
• International Food Assistance: Cargo Preference Increased Food Aid Shipping Cost; Benefits Remain Unclear, GAO-18-193T, October 19, 2017
• Diplomatic Security: Key Oversight Issues, GAO-17-681SP, September 7, 2017
• Conflict Minerals: Information on Artisanal Mined Gold and Efforts to Encourage Responsible Sourcing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, GAO-17-733, August 23, 2017
• International Food Assistance: Agencies Should Ensure Timely Documentation of Required Market Analyses and Assess Local Markets for Program Effects, GAO-17-640, July 13, 2017
• Refugees: State and Its Partners Have Implemented Several Antifraud Measures but Could Further Reduce Staff Fraud Risks, GAO-17-737, July 31, 2017
• U.S. Democracy Assistance in Burma: USAID and State Could Strengthen Oversight of Partners' Due Diligence Procedures, GAO-17-648, July 28, 2017
• Embassy Evacuations: State Department Should Take Steps to Improve Emergency Preparedness, GAO-17-714, July 17, 2017
• U.S. Foreign Assistance: Inventory of Strategies at Selected Agencies, GAO-17-563R, June 13, 2017
• International Food Assistance: USAID Has Controls for Implementation and Support Costs but Should Strengthen Financial Oversight, GAO-17-224, March 9, 2017
• Conflict Minerals: Insights from Company Disclosures and Agency Actions, GAO-17-544T, April 5, 2017
• Department of State: Foreign Language Proficiency Has Improved, but Efforts to Reduce Gaps Need Evaluation, GAO-17-318, March 22, 2017
• Embassy Construction: State Needs to Better Measure Performance of Its New Approach, GAO-17-296, March 16, 2017
• Foreign Assistance: Agencies Can Improve the Quality and Dissemination of Program Evaluations, GAO-17-316, March 3, 2017
• Cuba: U.S. Policy Changes Increased Engagement with Private Sector, but Agency Information Collection Is Limited, GAO-17-201, December 15, 2017
• Diplomatic Security: State Should Enhance Its Management of Transportation-Related Risks to Overseas U.S. Personnel, GAO-17-124, October 4, 2016
• Foreign Assistance: Selected Agencies' Monitoring and Evaluation Policies Generally Address Leading Practices, GAO-16-861R, September 27, 2016
• International Cash-Based Food Assistance: USAID Has Established Processes to Monitor Cash and Voucher Projects, but Data Limitations Impede Evaluation, GAO-16-819, September 20, 2016
• Foreign Assistance: Actions Needed to Improve Transparency and Quality of Data on ForeignAssistance.gov, GAO-16-768, August 24, 2016
• SEC Conflict Minerals Rule: Companies Face Continuing Challenges in Determining Whether Their Conflict Minerals Benefit Armed Groups, GAO-16-805, August 25, 2016
• Foreign Aid: USAID Generally Complied with Its Antiterrorism Policies and Procedures for Program Assistance for West Bank and Gaza, GAO-16-442, April 18, 2016
• Counterterrorism: DOD Should Enhance Management of and Reporting on Its Global Train and Equip Program, GAO-16-368, April 18, 2016
• Foreign Assistance: USAID Venture Capital Approach Relies on Evidence of Results but Could Strengthen Collaboration among Similar Programs, GAO-16-142, December 21, 2015
• Southeast Asia: Trends in U.S. and Chinese Economic Engagement in Indonesia and Vietnam, GAO-16-186, October 29, 2015
• International Food Assistance: Cargo Preference Increases Food Aid Shipping Costs, and Benefits Are Unclear, GAO-15-666, August 26, 2015
• Foreign Aid: U.S. Assistance for the West Bank and Gaza for Fiscal Years 2012-2014, GAO-15-823, September 22, 2015
• International Food Assistance: USAID Should Systematically Assess the Effectiveness of Key Conditional Food Aid Activities, GAO-15-732, September 10, 2015
• Southeast Asia: Trends in U.S. and Chinese Economic Engagement, GAO-15-724, August 13, 2015
• African Growth and Opportunity Act: Insights from Other Countries' Preference Programs and Participation in Trade Negotiations, GAO-15-701, August 5, 2015
• Foreign Aid: USAID Has Taken Steps to Safeguard Government-to-Government Funding but Could Further Strengthen Accountability, GAO-15-377, June 4, 2015
• Haiti Reconstruction: USAID Has Achieved Mixed Results and Should Enhance Sustainability Planning, GAO-15-517, June 3, 2015
• State Department Construction: Basis for Building versus Leasing Decisions Was Insufficiently Documented at Three Embassies, GAO-15-472R, April 24, 2015
• Yemen: DOD Should Improve Accuracy of Its Data on Congressional Clearance of Projects as It Reevaluates Counterterrorism Assistance, GAO-15-493, April 28, 2015
• African Growth and Opportunity Act: Lessons Learned from Other Countries' Trade Arrangements with Sub-Saharan Africa, GAO-15-393R, February 25, 2015
• African Growth and Opportunity Act: Eligibility Process and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa, GAO-15-300, February 12, 2015
• Egypt: U.S. Government Should Examine Options for Using Unobligated Funds and Evaluating Security Assistance Programs, GAO-15-259, February 11, 2015
• African Growth and Opportunity Act: USAID Could Enhance Utilization by Working with More Countries to Develop Export Strategies, GAO-15-218, January 22, 2015
• Iranian Commercial Activities Update: Foreign Firms Reported to Have Engaged in Iran's Energy or Communications Sectors, GAO-15-258R, January 13, 2015
• Central America: U.S. Agencies Considered Various Factors in Funding Security Activities, but Need to Assess Progress in Achieving Interagency Objectives, GAO-13-771, September 25, 2013
• Haiti Reconstruction: USAID Infrastructure Projects Have Had Mixed Results and Face Sustainability Challenges, GAO-13-558, June 18, 2013
• Haiti Reconstruction: USAID Infrastructure Projects Have Had Mixed Results and Face Sustainability Challenges, by David Gootnick, director, international affairs and trade, before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, GAO-14-47T, October 9, 2013
• Human Rights: Additional Guidance, Monitoring, and Training Could Improve Implementation of the Leahy Laws, GAO-13-866, September 25, 2013
• Foreign Assistance: U.S. Programs Involving the Palestine Investment Fund, GAO-13-537, July 25, 2013
• Building Partner Capacity: DOD Is Meeting Most Targets for Colombia's Regional Helicopter Training Center but Should Track Graduates, GAO-13-674, July 24, 2013
• Foreign Affairs Management: State Department Has Strengthened Foreign Service Promotion Process Internal Controls, but Documentation Gaps Remain, GAO-13-654, July 18, 2013
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Building Overhead Costs into Projects and Customers' Views on Information Provided, GAO-13-528, June 19, 2013
• UN Compensation: United Nations Should Clarify the Process and Assumptions Underlying Secretariat Professional Salaries, GAO-13-526, May 29, 2013
• Pakistan: Reporting on Visa Delays That Disrupt U.S. Assistance Could Be Improved, GAO-13-427, May 7, 2013
• U.S. Assistance to Yemen: Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Emergency Food Aid and Assess Security Assistance, GAO-13-310, March 20, 2013
• Sub-Saharan Africa: Trends in U.S. and Chinese Economic Engagement, GAO-13-199, February 7, 2013
• Sub-Saharan Africa: Case Studies of U.S and Chinese Economic Engagement in Angola, Ghana, and Kenya; a Supplement to GAO-13-199, GAO-13-280SP, February 7, 2013
• Cuba Democracy Assistance: USAID's Program Is Improved, but State Could Better Monitor Its Implementing Partners, GAO-13-285, January 25, 2013
• International Food Assistance: Improved Targeting Would Help Enable USAID to Reach Vulnerable Groups, GAO-12-862, September 24, 2012
• Refugee Resettlement: Greater Consultation with Community Stakeholders Could Strengthen Program, GAO-12-729, July 25, 2012
• Foreign Assistance: Actions Needed to Help Ensure Quality and Sustainability of USAID Road in Indonesia, GAO-12-728, July 19, 2012
• Foreign Assistance: U.S. Assistance to the West Bank and Gaza for Fiscal Years 2010 And 2011, GAO-12-817R, July 13, 2012
• Human Rights: State Department Followed an Extensive Process to Prepare Annual Country Reports, GAO-12-561R, May 31, 2012
• Foreign Police Assistance: Defined Roles and Improved Information Sharing Could Enhance Interagency Collaboration, GAO-12-534, May 09, 2012
• Uncertain Political and Security Situation Challenges U.S. Efforts to Implement a Comprehensive Strategy in Yemen, GAO-12-432R, February 29, 2012
• Embassy Management: State Department and Other Agencies Should Further Explore Opportunities to Save Administrative Costs Overseas, GAO-12-317, January 31, 2012
• Humanitarian and Development Assistance: Project Evaluations and Better Information Sharing Needed to Manage the Military's Efforts, GAO-12-359, February 8, 2012
• Actions to Enforce the Iran Sanctions Act and Implement Contractor Certification Requirement, GAO-12-316R, January 24, 2012 (companion report to GAO-12-321R)
• Firms Reported in Open Sources to Have Sold Iran Refined Petroleum Products Declined Since June 30, 2010, GAO-12-321R, January 24, 2012
• Broadcasting Board of Governors Should Provide Additional Information to Congress Regarding Broadcasting to Cuba, GAO-12-243R, December 13, 2011
• Review of U.S. Response to the Honduran Political Crisis of 2009, GAO-12-9R, October 20, 2011
• Haiti Reconstruction: Factors Contributing to Delays in USAID Infrastructure Construction. GAO-12-68, November 16, 2011
• International Military Education and Training: Agencies Should Emphasize Human Rights Training and Improve Evaluations GAO-12-123, October 27, 2011
• Burma: UN and U.S. Agencies Assisted Cyclone Victims in Difficult Environment, but Improved U.S. Monitoring Needed, GAO-11-700, Jul 26, 2011
• Pakistan Assistance: Relatively Little of the $3 Billion in Requested Assistance Is Subject to State's Certification of Pakistan's Progress on Nonproliferation and Counterterrorism Issues, GAO-11-786R, Jul 19, 2011
• The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Information on the Rate of Sexual Violence in War-Torn Eastern DRC and Adjoining Countries, GAO-11-702, Jul 13, 2011
• International Food Assistance: Funding Development Projects through the Purchase, Shipment, and Sale of U.S. Commodities Is Inefficient and Can Cause Adverse Market Impacts, GAO-11-636, Jun 23, 2011
• The Democratic Republic of the Congo: U.S. Agencies Should Take Further Actions to Contribute to the Effective Regulation and Control of the Minerals Trade in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, GAO-10-1030, Sep 30, 2010
• Foreign Assistance: U.S. Assistance to the West Bank and Gaza for Fiscal Years 2008 and 2009, GAO-10-623R, May 14, 2010
• Palestinian Authority: U.S. Assistance Is Training and Equipping Security Forces, but the Program Needs to Measure Progress and Faces Logistical Constraints, GAO-10-505, May 11, 2010
• U.S. Embargo on Cuba: Recent Regulatory Changes and Potential Presidential or Congressional Actions, GAO-09-951R, Sep 17, 2009
• Democracy Assistance: U.S. Agencies Take Steps to Coordinate International Programs but Lack Information on Some U.S.-funded Activities, GAO-09-993, Sep 28, 2009
• Broadcasting to Cuba: Observations Regarding TV Marti's Strategy and Operations, GAO-09-758T, Jun 17, 2009
• Broadcasting to Cuba: Actions Are Needed to Improve Strategy and Operations, GAO-09-127, Jan 22, 2009
• United Nations Peacekeeping: Challenges Obtaining Needed Resources Could Limit Further Large Deployments and Should Be Addressed in U.S. Reports to Congress, GAO-09-142, Dec 18, 2008
• United Nations Peacekeeping: Lines of Authority for Field Procurement Remain Unclear, but Reforms Have Addressed Some Issues, GAO-08-1094, Sep 18, 2008
• Broadcasting to Cuba: Weaknesses in Contracting Practices Reduced Visibility into Selected Award Decisions, GAO-08-764, Jul 11, 2008
• Peacekeeping: Thousands Trained but United States Is Unlikely to Complete All Activities by 2010 and Some Improvements Are Needed, GAO-08-754, Jun 26, 2008
• Defense Management: Assessment of the Reorganization of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy GAO-08-830R May 30, 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 GAO-08-820T May 20, 2008
• Preliminary Observations on the Use and Oversight of U.S. Coalition Support Funds Provided to Pakistan GAO-08-735R May 6, 2008
• Combating Terrorism: The United States Lacks Comprehensive Plan to Destroy the Terrorist Threat and Close the Safe Haven in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas GAO-08-622 April 17, 2008
• The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Major Challenges Impede Efforts to Achieve U.S. Policy Objectives; Systematic Assessment of Progress Is Needed GAO-08-562T March 6, 2008
• Somalia: Several Challenges Limit U.S. and International Stabilization, Humanitarian, and Development Efforts GAO-08-351 February 19, 2008
• The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Systematic Assessment Is Needed to Determine Agencies' Progress toward U.S. Policy Objectives GAO-08-188 December 14, 2007
• Economic Sanctions: Agencies Face Competing Priorities in Enforcing the U.S. Embargo on Cuba GAO-08-80 November 30, 2007
• Defense Transportation: Opportunities Exist to Enhance the Credibility of the Current and Future Mobility Capabilities Studies. GAO-05-659R, September 14, 2005.
• Defense Management: Assessment Should Be Done to Clarify Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office Personnel and Funding Needs. GAO-05-756R, August 25, 2005.
• Foreign Assistance: Middle East Partnership Initiative Offers Tools for Supporting Reform, but Project Management Needs Improvement. GAO-05-711, August 8, 2005. [PDF 1.5MB]
• Video News Releases: Unattributed Prepackaged News Stories Violate Publicity or Propaganda Prohibition, by Susan A. Poling, managing associate general counsel, before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. GAO-05-643T, May 12, 2005.
• DOD High Risk Areas: Successful Reform Requires Sound Strategic Planning and Sustained Leadership, by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Senate Committee on Armed Services. GAO-05-520T, April 13, 2005.
• U.S. Public Diplomacy: Interagency Coordination Effort Hampered by Lack of National Communication Strategy. GAO-05-323, April 4, 2005.
• Force Structure: Preliminary Observations on Implementing and Funding Modularity, by Sharon Pickup and Janet St. Laurent, Directors of Defense Capabilities and Management Issues, before the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, House Committee on Armed Services. GAO-05-443T, March 16, 2005.
• Informing Our Nation: Improving How to Understand and Assess the USA's Position and Progress. GAO-05-1, November 10, 2004. [PDF 3.5MB]
• Foreign Regimes' Assets: The United States Faces Challenges in Recovering Assets, but Has Mechanisms That Could Guide Future Efforts. GAO-04-1006, September 14, 2004.
• U.S. Public Diplomacy: State Department and Broadcasting Board of Governors Expand Post-9/11 Efforts but Challenges Remain, by Jess T. Ford, director, international affairs and trade, before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, House Committee on Government Reform. GAO-04-1061T, August 23, 2004.
• Defense Management: Opportunities Exist to Improve Implementation of DOD's Long-Term Corrosion Strategy. GAO-04-640, June 23, 2004.
• Environmental Compliance: Better DOD Guidance Needed to Ensure That the Most Important Activities Are Funded, June 17, 2003 (GAO-03-639) [PDF 253 Kb]
• Corps of Engineers: Effects of Restrictions on Corps' Hopper Dredges Should Be Comprehensively Analyzed, March 31, 2003 (GAO-03-382) [PDF 2.63 Mb]
• Foreign Assistance: U.S. Democracy Programs in Six Latin American Countries Have Yielded Modest Results, March 18, 2003 (GAO-03-358) [PDF 16.9 Mb]
• DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS Assessments of Major Weapon Programs (GAO-04-248) March 2004 [PDF 9.1 MB]
• Electronic Combat: Services Should Consider Greater Use of New Test Equipment for Their Aircraft, (30-AUG-01, GAO-01-843). [PDF 151 Kb]
• ELECTRONIC WARFARE: The Army Can Reduce Its Risks in Developing New Radar Countermeasures System, April 2001 (GAO-01-448) [PDF 633 Kb]
• Electronic Combat: Consolidation Master Plan Does Not Appear to Be Cost-Effective GAO/NSIAD-97-10, July 10. [PDF Version]
• Defense Communications: Federal Frequency Spectrum Sale Could Impair Military Operations GAO/NSIAD-97-131, June 1997. [PDF Version]
• NATO Enlargement: U.S. and International Efforts to Assist Potential New Members NSIAD-97-164. June 1, 1997. [PDF Version]
• Defense Transportation: Streamlining of the U.S. Transportation Command Is Needed, (Chapter Report, 02/22/96, GAO/NSIAD-96-60). [PDF Version]
• Promoting Democracy: Progress Report on U.S. Democratic Development Assistance to Russia (Letter Report, 02/29/96, GAO/NSIAD-96-40). [PDF Version]