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

LAW ENFORCEMENT: “The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Foreign Language Translation Program” (Justice Department’s Inspector General). Finds that the FBI continues to have significant backlogs of audio and electronic files collected for counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and criminal investigations but not translated into English and reviewed for important information.

MILITARY PROCUREMENT: “Many Analyses of Alternatives Have Not Provided a Robust Assessment of Weapon System Options” (Government Accountability Office).

DRUG SAFETY: “FDA Needs to Enhance Its Oversight of Drugs Approved on the Basis of Surrogate Endpoints” (Government Accountability Office).

DISASTER RESPONSE: “Influenza Pandemic: Key Securities Market Participants Are Making Progress, but Agencies Could Do More to Address Potential Internet Congestion and Encourage Readiness” (Government Accountability Office).

“RETIREMENT SAVINGS: Automatic Enrollment Shows Promise for Some Workers, but Proposals to Broaden Retirement Savings for Other Workers Could Face Challenges” (Government Accountability Office).

RECOVERY ACT: “The Department of Energy’s Quality Assurance Process for Prime Recipients’ Reporting for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009” (Energy Department’s Inspector General).

HEALTH CARE: “Medicare: Per Capita Method Can Be Used to Profile Physicians and Provide Feedback on Resource Use” (Government Accountability Office).

HEALTH CARE: “Pharmaceutical R&D and the Evolving Market for Prescription Drugs” (Congressional Budget Office).

TAX POLICY: “Subsidizing Infrastructure Investment with Tax-Preferred Bonds” (Congressional Budget Office).

EDUCATION: “Issues Related to Law School Cost and Access” (Government Accountability Office).

TERRORISM: “Combating Illicit Financing: Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Could Manage More Effectively to Achieve Its Mission” (Government Accountability Office).

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