Today's GAO Reports - August 06, 2009

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports, correspondence and testimony:

Reports

1. Ballistic Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Planning and Information on Construction and Support Costs for Proposed European Sites. GAO-09-771, August 6.  Highlights

2. Biosafety Laboratories: BSL-4 Laboratories Improved Perimeter Security Despite Limited Action by CDC. GAO-09-851, July 7.  Highlights

3. Public Transportation: Better Data Needed to Assess Length of New Starts Process, and Options Exist to Expedite Project Development. GAO-09-784, August 6.  Highlights

Correspondence

1. Unemployment Insurance Measures Included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, as of July 2009. GAO-09-942R, July 27.

Testimony

1. U.S. Postal Service: Restructuring Urgently Needed to Achieve Financial Viability, by Phillip Herr, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. GAO-09-958T, August 6.  Highlights

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