New GAO Reports and Testimonies (PDFs)
Source: Government Accountability Office
19 November 2009
+ Reports
1. Recovery Act: Recipient Reported Jobs Data Provide Insight into Use of Recovery Act Funding, but Data Quality and Reporting Issues Need Attention
2. Credit Cards: Rising Interchange Fees Have Increased Costs for Merchants, but Options for Reducing Fees Pose Challenges
3. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program: Case Studies Show Fraud and Abuse Allowed Ineligible Firms to Obtain Millions of Dollars in Contracts
4. Defense Health Care: Post-Deployment Health Reassessment Documentation Needs Improvement
5. Private Pensions: Sponsors of 10 Underfunded Plans Paid Executives Approximately $350 Million in Compensation Shortly Before Termination
6. Homeland Security: Key US-VISIT Components at Varying Stages of Completion, but Integrated and Reliable Schedule Needed
7. Grant Monitoring: Department of Education Could Improve Its Processes with Greater Focus on Assessing Risks, Acquiring Financial Skills, and Sharing Information
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+ Testimonies
1. Recovery Act: Recipient Reported Jobs Data Provide Some Insight into Use of Recovery Act Funding, but Data Quality and Reporting Issues Need Attention, by Gene L. Dodaro, acting comptroller general, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
2. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program: Case Studies Show Fraud and Abuse Allowed Ineligible Firms to Obtain Millions of Dollars in Contracts, by Gregory D. Kutz, managing director, forensic audits and special investigations, before the House Committee on Small Business
3. Corporate Crime: Prosecutors Have Adhered to Guidance for Selecting Monitors for Deferred Prosecution and Non-Prosecution Agreements, but DOJ Could Better Clarify Its Role in Resolving Conflicts, by Eileen R. Larence, director, homeland security and justice, before the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, House Committee on the Judiciary

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