"The anthrax contamination in the Hart building was a huge challenge for EPA and the other agencies involved. The clean-up was successful, and no one involved was harmed. However, the report shows the EPA could have done a better job tracking the contractors who spend taxpayers' money. If EPA doesn't track the money well enough, taxpayers will never know whether they got the best deal or not. If inadequate contractor oversight occurs on every EPA clean-up project, unwarranted expenses for taxpayers could be widespread. It's unfortunate that the EPA didn't answer my original questions about contractor oversight sufficiently, forcing this GAO audit a year and half later. But I'm glad to have this analysis. This report sets a useful benchmark for ongoing and future EPA cleanup projects. EPA can learn from the recommendations to ensure the government gets its money's worth out of contractors on these big projects."