A daily roundup of just-released investigative reports, drawn from oversight agencies, congressional committees, and government offices across Washington.

MILITARY: “Warfighter Support: Independent Expert Assessment of Army Body Armor Test Results and Procedures Needed Before Fielding” (Government Accountability Office). Found that in preliminary testing of new body armor plate designs, “the Army did not always follow established testing protocols and, as a result, did not achieve its intended test objective of determining as a basis for awarding contracts which designs met performance requirements.”

ENERGY: “Energy-Water Nexus: Improvements to Federal Water Use Data Would Increase Understanding of Trends in Power Plant Water Use” (Government Accountability Office).

“TAX ADMINISTRATION: Opportunities Exist for IRS to Enhance Taxpayer Service and Enforcement for the 2010 Filing Season” (Government Accountability Office).

TAX ADMINISTRATION: “Future Tax Revenues Are at Risk Because Certain Tax-Exempt Bonds May Exceed Annual Dollar Limits Without Detection” (Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration).

“INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Social Security Administration’s Data Exchanges Support Current Programs, but Better Planning Is Needed to Meet Future Demands” (Government Accountability Office).

“NASA: Briefing on National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Programs and Associated Activities” (Government Accountability Office).

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