GAO Reports this week

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This week they investigated a variety of issues, such as federal student aid, lending, and international trade. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.

Reports

• Federal Student Aid Formula: Cost-of-Living Adjustment Could Increase Aid to a Small Percentage of Students in High-Cost Areas but Could Also Further Complicate Aid Process. GAO-09-825, August 14.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-825
• Consumer Safety: Better Information and Planning Would Strengthen CPSC's Oversight of Imported Products. GAO-09-803, August 14.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-803
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09803high.pdf
• Superfund: Litigation Has Decreased and EPA Needs Better Information on Site Cleanup and Cost Issues to Estimate Future Program Funding Requirements. GAO-09-656, July 15.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-656
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09656high.pdf
• Fair Lending: Data Limitations and the Fragmented U.S. Financial Regulatory Structure Challenge Federal Oversight and Enforcement Efforts. GAO-09-704, July 15.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-704
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09704high.pdf
• Equal Employment Opportunity: Pilot Projects Could Help Test Solutions to Long-standing Concerns with the EEO Complaint Process. GAO-09-712, August 12.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-712
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09712high.pdf
• U.S.-Africa Trade: Options for Congressional Consideration to Improve Textile and Apparel Sector Competitiveness under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. GAO-09-916, August 12.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-916
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09916high.pdf
• International Trade: Four Free Trade Agreements GAO Reviewed Have Resulted in Commercial Benefits, but Challenges on Labor and Environment Remain. GAO-09-439, July 10.
  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-439
  Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09439high.pdf