Today's GAO Reports - July 22, 2010

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

Reports

1. Life Insurance Settlements: Regulatory Inconsistencies May Pose a Number of Challenges. GAO-10-775, July 9.  Highlights

2. Alien Smuggling: DHS Needs to Better Leverage Investigative Resources and Measure Program Performance along the Southwest Border. GAO-10-328, May 24.  Highlights  Podcast

Testimonies

1. Alien Smuggling: DHS Could Better Address Alien Smuggling along the Southwest Border by Leveraging Investigative Resources and Measuring Program Performance, by Richard M. Stana, director, homeland security and justice, before the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism, House Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-10-919T, July 22.  Podcast

2. Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests: Misleading Test Results Are Further Complicated by Deceptive Marketing and Other Questionable Practices, by Gregory Kutz, managing director, forensic audits and special investigations, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Committee on Energy and Commerce. GAO-10-847T, July 22.  Highlights  Video

3. Oil and Gas Management: Past Work Offers Insights to Consider in Restructuring Interior's Oversight, by Frank Rusco, director, natural resources and environment, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-10-888T, July 22.  Highlights

4. Information Management: Challenges In Federal Agencies' Use of Web 2.0 Technologies, by Gregory Wilshusen, director, information security issues, before the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-10-872T, July 22.  Highlights

5. Maritime Security: DHS Progress and Challenges in Key Areas of Port Security, by Stephen L. Caldwell, director, homeland security and justice issues, before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. GAO-10-940T, July 21.  Highlights

6. Merida Initiative: The United States Needs Better Performance Measures for Its Counternarcotics and Anticrime Support Efforts, by Jess T. Ford, director, international affairs and trade team, before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, House Committee on Foreign Affairs. GAO-10-913T, July 21.  Highlights

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