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   About. GAO, often called the "congressional watchdog,” is an independent, non-partisan agency that works for Congress. GAO examines how taxpayer dollars are spent and provides Congress and federal agencies with objective, non-partisan, fact-based information to help the government save money and work more efficiently.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Government_AccountabilityGovernment Accountability Office - Wikipedia

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   The U.S. Government Accountability Office ( GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan government agency within the legislative branch that provides auditing, evaluative, and investigative services for the United States Congress. [2] It is the supreme audit institution of the federal government of the United States.

   • Annual budget: $637 million (FY2019)
   • Formed: July 1, 1921; 102 years ago

   • Employees: 3,015 FTEs (2018)

3. www.gao.govU.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO)

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   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.

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   • Founded in 1921 as the General Accounting Office, it was renamed the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in 2004. The name change was intended in part to clarify the agency’s functions, among which accounting played, and still plays, only a small part.

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   • Our work is done at the request of congressional committees or subcommittees or is statutorily required by public laws or committee reports, per our Congressional Protocols. In 2021, the U.S. Government Accountability Office celebrated a century of service as a source of objective, non-partisan information on government operations.

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   Who is the Comptroller General of the United States?

   • 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.

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5. www.investopedia.com › terms › gGovernment Accountability Office (GAO): What It is, History

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   Jun 29, 2022 · Government Accountability Office - GAO: The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an agency of the U.S. government that monitors and audits government spending and operations. The GAO tracks ...

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   6 days ago · Founded in 1921 as the General Accounting Office, it was renamed the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in 2004. The name change was intended in part to clarify the agency’s functions, among which accounting played, and still plays, only a small part. The agency is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has 11 other offices in major ...