High risk longevity: A graphic look

What programs have been on GAO's High-Risk List the longest? The farther from the center a program is on this diagram, the longer its tenure. (FCW graphic.)

A: DOD Weapon Systems Acquisition

B: NASA Acquisition Management

C: DOD Contract Management

D: DOD Financial Management

E: DOD Business Systems Modernization

F: Protecting the Federal Government's Information Systems and the Nation's Cyber Critical Infrastructure

G: DOD Support Infrastructure Management

H: Strategic Human Capital Management

I: Strengthening Department of Homeland Security Management Functions

J:Establishing Effective Mechanisms for Sharing and Managing Terrorism-Related Information to Protect the Homeland

K: DOD Approach to Business Transformation

L: Ensuring the Effective Protection of Technologies Critical to U.S. National Security Interests

M: Mitigating Gaps in Weather Satellite Data