The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports and testimony:
Reports 1. Reverse Mortgages: Product Complexity and Consumer Protection Issues Underscore Need for Improved Controls over Counseling for Borrowers. GAO-09-606, June 29. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-606 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09606high.pdf 2. Insurance Sales to Military Personnel: Additional Actions Needed to Prevent Improper Life Insurance Sales and Pay Allotment Transactions. GAO-09-452, May 29. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-452 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09452high.pdf 3. Federal Contracting: Guidance on Award Fees Has Led to Better Practices but Is Not Consistently Applied. GAO-09-630, May 29. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-630 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09630high.pdf 4. Clean Water Infrastructure: A Variety of Issues Need to Be Considered When Designing a Clean Water Trust Fund. GAO-09-657, May 29. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-657 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09657high.pdf Testimony 1. Reverse Mortgages: Product Complexity and Consumer Protection Issues Underscore Need for Improved Controls over Counseling for Borrowers, by Mathew J. Scire, director, financial markets and community investment, before the Senate Special Committee on Aging, in University City, Missouri. GAO-09-812T, June 29. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-812T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09812thigh.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
