GAO Stands By Its 2010 Report on DTC Genomics Firms; Lead Investigator Assigned to New Position
March 16, 2011
GAO Stands By Its 2010 Report on DTC Genomics Firms; Lead Investigator Assigned to New Position
The Government Accountability Office squelched a rumor that has been circulating about the firing of an agency investigator due to errors in a report on for-profit colleges. Additionally, the agency said it has not "identified any problems" with a report on the DTC genomics industry that was led by the same investigator.
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