Special Publications: Computer and Information Technology
- Assessing the Reliability of Computer-Processed Data. (Supplement to the Government Auditing Standards (Yellow Book) -- External Version) GAO-03-273G, October 2002
- Electronic Law Enforcement: Introduction to Investigations in an Electronic Environment GAO-01-121G. February 2001.
- Executive Guide: Information Security Management: Learning From Leading Organizations GAO/AIMD-98-68. May, 1998. [HTML] [PDF]
- Executive Guide: Maximizing the Success of Chief Information Officers: Learning from Leading Organizations GAO-01-376G. February 2001.
- Executive Guide: Measuring Performance and Demonstrating Results of Information Technology Investments. GAO/AIMD-98-89. March 1998. [Available only in PDF version]
- Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual: Volume I Financial Statement Audits. AIMD-12.19.6, June 2001.
- Download appendices 1-4, 10 that allow users to enter data to support the gathering and analysis of audit evidence. [ZIP]
- Human Services Integration: Results of a GAO Cosponsored Conference on Modernizing Information Systems, GAO-02-121, January 2002.
- Information Security Risk Assessment: Practices of Leading Organizations. GAO/AIMD-00-33 November, 1999
- Information Technology: An Audit Guide for Assessing Acquisition Risk IMTEC-8.1.4, December 1992
- Information Technology Investment Evaluation Guide. Assessing Risks and Returns: A Guide for Evaluating Federal Agencies' IT Investment Decision-Making. GAO/AIMD-10.1.13 February, 1997
- Information Technology Investment Management: A Framework for Assessing and Improving Process Maturity (GAO-04-394G, Abstract, March 2004)
- Questionnaire Programming Language (QPL)
QPL Version 4.0, released in April 1996. Includes the capability to setup and monitor a network-based CATI or data-entry project. Two programs, NCOLLECT and MONITOR, allow multiple interviewers to simultaneously share the same data and case control files.