“The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released the biennial update to its list of federal programs, policies, and operations that are at “high risk” for waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement or in need of broad-based transformation. Gene L. Dodaro, Acting Comptroller General of the U.S. and head of the GAO, announced that the regulatory system governing U.S. financial institutions and markets, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) oversight of medical products, and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) assessment and control of toxic chemicals have all been added to the High-Risk List. At the same time Dodaro announced enough progress had been made to remove one item from the list: the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) air traffic control modernization. These changes result in 30 programs and operations on GAO’s 2009 High-Risk List.”