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The federal government continues to respond to and recover from significant public health and economic challenges while battling the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic. While the size and scope of these efforts demand strong accountability and continued agility, opportunities also exist for achieving billions of dollars in financial savings and
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For GAO's centennial celebration, we were honored to be able to interview the three most recent Comptrollers General of the United States and heads of the GAO. Their first-hand accounts of GAO's last 40 years are a piece of agency history. The full interviews are available below for you to watch.
The Budget and Accounting Act created GAO in 1921 when Congress realized the need to control growing government expenditures and debt after World War I. Until the end of World War II, GAO primarily checked the legality and adequacy of government expenditures. After World War II, as government responsibilities and programs grew, so did GAO. The focu...
Read more in these in-depth articles. 1. GAO Past and Present, 1921 through the 1990s(PDF, 3 pages) 2. GAO: Reporting the Facts, 1981-1996, The Charles A. Bowsher Years(PDF, 186 pages) 3. GAO: Working for Good Government since 1921(PDF, 26 pages) 4. How GAO Built Its Dream House(PDF, 28 pages) 5. Presentations by Former Comptroller General David Wa...
Gene L. Dodaro is the eighth Comptroller General of the United States and head of GAO. As Comptroller General, Mr. Dodaro leads GAO and helps oversee the hundreds of reports and testimonies that GAO provides each year to various committees and individual Members of Congress. The U.S. Comptroller General is appointed to a 15-year term.
4 days ago · In 2021, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) celebrated its 100th anniversary, and its mission has never been more critical. This study documents the 100-year history of GAO, examining how Congressional law changes and leadership influences of the Comptroller General of the United States have shaped GAO’s role, services, and products.
Oct 21, 2021 · In this testimony, GAO describes the wide range of services it provides to Congress, how these services have evolved to meet congressional needs, and how it is positioned to meet future needs and challenges. View GAO-22-900369. For more information, contact A. Nicole Clowers at (202) 512-4400 or clowersa@gao.gov. October 21, 2021.
Jan 26, 2023 · Abstract. The Government Accountability Office (GAO—originally the General Accounting Offices) was created in the same statute as OMB in 1921. It has undergone major transformations over its history. In the second half of the twentieth century, it transitioned from an accounting agency to one that focuses on program evaluation.
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the book traces the historical development of the general accounting office (gao) and analyzes its current roles, relationships, and problems. Abstract BRITISH AND EARLY AMERICAN EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH SYSTEMS FOR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES ARE DESCRIBED, AS IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GAO BY THE BUDGET AND ...
