Government Accountability Office (USA)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Government_Accountability_Office_(USA)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:GAO
gptkbp:auditedBy federal agencies
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:employs attorneys
analysts
auditors
investigators
gptkbp:established 1921
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Government Accountability Office (USA)
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:federal_government_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Gene_L._Dodaro
gptkbp:logo GAO logo.svg
gptkbp:mission audit, evaluate, and investigate federal government spending and performance
gptkbp:nickname congressional watchdog
gptkbp:oversees federal government spending
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Accounting_Office
gptkbp:produces reports
testimonies
legal decisions
gptkbp:provides recommendations to Congress
gptkbp:renamed 2004
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:title gptkb:Comptroller_General_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:type legislative branch agency
gptkbp:website https://www.gao.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Supreme_Audit_Institutions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7