Today's GAO Reports - July 31, 2009

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports and testimony:

Reports

1. Contingency Contract Management: DOD Needs to Develop and Finalize Background Screening and Other Standards for Private Security Contractors. GAO-09-351, July 31.  Highlights

2. Home Mortgages: Provisions in a 2007 Mortgage Reform Bill (H.R. 3915) Would Strengthen Borrower Protections, but Views on Their Long-term Impact Differ. GAO-09-741, July 31.  Highlights

3. Information Technology: HUD Needs to Strengthen Its Capacity to Manage and Modernize Its Environment. GAO-09-675, July 31.  Highlights

Testimony

1. Recovery Act: States' Use of Highway Infrastructure Funds and Compliance with the Act's Requirements, By Katherine A. Siggerud, managing director, physical infrastructure issues, before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. GAO-09-926T, July 31.  Highlights

Reposted Product

1. Biological Research: Observations on DHS's Analyses Concerning Whether FMD Research Can Be Done as Safely on the Mainland as on Plum Island. GAO-09-747, July 30. [Reissued to correct errors in table 6.]

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