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Category Archives: About GAO
GAO’s Defense Capabilities and Management Team
GAO’s workforce is organized largely by subject area, with most employees working in 1 of 14 mission teams. Today we’ll be putting the spotlight on the Defense Capabilities and Management (DCM) team, which supports congressional oversight of the Department of … Continue reading
Navigating the Complexities of the Federal Budget
The President and Congress use the federal budget process to help allocate federal funds among competing demands. The 2015 President’s Budget (which will be released on March 4th), is the President’s principal policy statement; the administration’s plan for funding the … Continue reading
FY 2013 Performance and Accountability Summary Report
As an independent non-partisan agency that serves as the audit and investigative arm of Congress, we examine how taxpayer dollars are spent and advise lawmakers and agency heads on ways to make government work better. We recently issued a summary of … Continue reading
GAO’s Natural Resources and Environment Mission Team
GAO’s workforce is organized largely by subject area, with most employees working in 1 of 14 mission teams. Today we’ll be putting the spotlight on the Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) team, which works on issues such as land and … Continue reading
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February 25, 2014
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An Introduction to GAO’s Key Issues
Each year, we issue hundreds of reports on topics spanning the full breadth and scope of the federal government’s responsibilities. In fiscal year 2013, we issued 709 reports, made 1,430 new recommendations, and testified at 114 congressional hearings. We developed … Continue reading
GAO’s International Affairs and Trade Mission Team
GAO’s workforce is organized largely by subject area, with most employees working in 1 of 14 mission teams. Today we’ll be putting the spotlight on the International Affairs and Trade (IAT) team, which works on a broad range of international … Continue reading
Where Do GAO Reports Come From?
As an independent nonpartisan agency that reports to Congress, our work comes from 3 main sources: Congressional Requests. Congressional committees, subcommittees, or members of Congress can request that we look into a particular subject. In conjunction with members of Congress, … Continue reading
An Introduction to GAO’s High Risk List
As an agency, we focus on improving the operations of a large, complex federal government that is responsible for trillions of dollars. In 1990, we started a program to report on government operations that we identified as “high risk” due … Continue reading
Welcome to the WatchBlog
On behalf of everyone at the Government Accountability Office, I would like to welcome you to GAO’s WatchBlog. Increasingly, our audiences are finding out about our reports and other work online, whether through our Twitter or Facebook accounts, links from … Continue reading
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