The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports, correspondences and testimonies:
Reports 1. High Speed Passenger Rail: Future Development Will Depend on Addressing Financial and Other Challenges and Establishing a Clear Federal Role. GAO-09-317, March 19. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-317 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09317high.pdf 2. Medicare and Medicaid Participating Facilities: CMS Needs to Reexamine Its Approach for Funding State Oversight of Health Care Facilities. GAO-09-64, February 13. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-64 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0964high.pdf Correspondences 1. Federal Real Property: Authorities and Actions Regarding Enhanced Use Leases and Sale of Unneeded Real Property. GAO-09-283R, February 17 http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-283R 2. Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting with Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. GAO-09-391R, March 19. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-391R Testimonies 1. Financial Regulation: Review of Regulators' Oversight of Risk Management Systems at a Limited Number of Large, Complex Financial Institutions, by Orice M. Williams, director, financial markets and community investment, before the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investments, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. GAO-09-499T, March 18. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-499T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09499thigh.pdf 2. Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of Efforts to Address Transparency and Accountability Issues, by Gene L. Dodaro, acting comptroller general of the United States, before the Subcommittee on Oversight, House Committee on Ways and Means. GAO-09-484T, March 19. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-484T 3. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: GAO's Role in Helping to Ensure Accountability and Transparency for Science Funding, by Patricia Dalton, managing director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, House Committee on Science and Technology. GAO-09-515T, March 19. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-515T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09515thigh.pdf 4. Health-Care-Associated Infections in Hospitals: Continuing Leadership Needed from HHS to Prioritize Prevention Practices and Improve Data on These Infections, by Dr. Marjorie Kanof, managing director, health care, before the Subcommittee on Health, Senate Committee on Finance. GAO-09-516T, March 18. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-516T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09516thigh.pdf Help with viewing PDF files is available from the "Help" section of http://www.gao.gov. Check the information in the section titled, "Help with Reading Portable Document Format Files" if you have difficulty. Subscribe to this or other E-mail updates about GAO products at the "E-mail Updates" section of http://www.gao.gov. Remove yourself from this mailing list by sending an E-mail message to: [email protected] with the message: unsubscribe daybook in the message body. Information on ordering printed copies at: http://www.gao.gov/ordering.htm Members of the press may request copies from the Office of Public Affairs, 202-512-4800. =========================================================== This list is produced by the Government Accountability Office to provide daily information about GAO Reports and Testimonies. Visit GAO on the web at http://www.gao.gov
