Today's GAO Reports - April 29, 2009

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following correspondences and testimonies:

Correspondence

1. Recovery Act: Consistent Policies Needed to Ensure Equal Consideration of Grant Applications. GAO-09-590R, April 29.

Testimonies

1. Recovery Act: Initial Results on States' Use of and Accountability for Transportation Activities, by Katherine Siggerud, managing director, physical infrastructure, before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. GAO-09-597T, April 29.  Highlights

2. U.S. Department of Agriculture: Recommendations and Options Available to the New Administration and Congress to Address Long-Standing Civil Rights Issues, by Lisa Shames, director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry, House Committee on Agriculture. GAO-09-650T, April 29.  Highlights

3. VA Health Care: Challenges in Budget Formulation and Issues Surrounding the Proposal for Advance Appropriations, by Susan Irving, director, strategic issues, and Randall Williamson, director, health care, before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. GAO-09-664T, April 29.  Highlights

4. Information Technology: Management and Oversight of Projects Totaling Billions of Dollars Need Attention, by David Powner, director, information technology, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-09-624T, April 28.  Highlights

Reissued Product

1. Bureau of the Public Debt: Areas for Improvement in Information Security Controls. GAO-09-633R, April 28.

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