Today's GAO Reports - May 12, 2009

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

Report

1. Motor Carrier Safety: Commercial Vehicle Registration Program Has Kept Unsafe Carriers from Operating, but Effectiveness Is Difficult to Measure. GAO-09-495, May 12.  Highlights

Testimony

1. Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Issues Regarding the Inclusion of Refined Petroleum Products as Part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, by Franklin Rusco, director, natural resources and environment, before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. GAO-09-695T, May 12.  Highlights

Reissued Product

1. Medicare: Improvements Needed to Address Improper Payments in Home Health. GAO-09-185, February 27. [Product revised to correct references throughout the report related to the percentage growth in the number of home health agencies that billed Medicare and to more clearly describe the report's methodology.]  Highlights

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