Today's GAO Reports - July 17, 2008

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

Reports

1. Fair Lending: Race and Gender Data Are Limited for Nonmortgage Lending. GAO-08-698, June 27.  Highlights

2. Small Business Administration: Additional Actions Are Needed to Certify and Monitor HUBZone Businesses and Assess Program Results. GAO-08-643, June 17.  Highlights

3. Export-Import Bank: Performance Standards for Small Business Assistance Are in Place but Ex-Im Is in the Early Stages of Measuring Their Effectiveness. GAO-08-915, July 17.  Highlights

Testimonies

1. Small Business Administration: Additional Actions Are Needed to Certify and Monitor HUBZone Businesses and Assess Program Results, by William B. Shear, director, financial markets and community investment, before the House Committee on Small Business. GAO-08-975T, July 17.  Highlights

2. HUBZone Program: SBA's Control Weaknesses Exposed the Government to Fraud and Abuse, by Gregory D. Kutz, managing director, forensic audits and special investigations and Bruce A. Causseaux, senior level specialist, forensic audits and special investigations, , before the House Committee on Small Business. GAO-08-964T, July 17.  Highlights

3. Fair Lending: Race and Gender Data Are Limited for Nonmortgage Lending, by Orice M. Williams, director, financial markets and community investment, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Committee on Financial Services. GAO-08-1023T, July 17.  Highlights

4. Highway Safety: Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Implement Changes in the Highway Safety Improvement Program Since SAFETEA-LU, by Katherine A. Siggerud, managing director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. GAO-08-1015T, July 17.  Highlights

5. Nuclear Weapons: Views on NNSA's Proposal to Transform the Nuclear Weapons Complex, by Gene Aloise, director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, House Committee on Armed Services. GAO-08-1032T, July 17.  Highlights

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