GAO's High Risk List
Every two years, GAO provides Congress with an update on its High-Risk Program, which highlights major problems that are at high risk for waste, fraud, abuse mismanagement or in need of broad reform. As of November 2009, there are 31 areas on GAO's High-Risk list. Pages in this section discuss each of these high-risk areas, including information from GAO's January 2009 high-risk update as well as the results of work completed since then.
- High-Risk Series: An Update
- GAO-09-271, January 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 99 pages) Accessible Text
GAO's High Risk List
Strengthening the Foundation for Efficiency and Effectiveness Overview
- Modernizing the Outdated U.S. Financial Regulatory System
- Restructuring the U.S. Postal Service to Achieve Sustainable Financial Viability
- Funding the Nation's Surface Transportation System
- 2010 Census
- Strategic Human Capital Management
- Managing Federal Real Property
Transforming DOD Program Management Overview
- DOD Approach to Business Transformation
- Business Systems Modernization
- Personnel Security Clearance Program
- Support Infrastructure Management
- Financial Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Weapon Systems Acquisition
Ensuring Public Safety and Security Overview
- Implementing and Transforming the Department of Homeland Security
- Establishing Effective Mechanisms for Sharing Terrorism-Related Information to Protect the Homeland
- Protecting the Federal Government's Information Systems and the Nation's Critical Infrastructures
- Ensuring the Effective Protection of Technologies Critical to U.S. National Security Interests
- Revamping Federal Oversight of Food Safety
- Protecting Public Health through Enhanced Oversight of Medical Products
- Transforming EPA's Process for Assessing and Controlling Toxic Chemicals
Managing Federal Contracting More Effectively Overview
- DOD Contract Management
- DOE's Contract Management for the National Nuclear Security Administration and Office of Environmental Management
- NASA Acquisition Management
- Management of Interagency Contracting
