United States Government Accountability Office

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Government_Accountability_Office

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:GAO
gptkbp:analyzes	government spending government performance
gptkbp:auditedBy	federal agencies federal programs
gptkbp:budget	federal appropriations
gptkbp:Comptroller_General_appointed_by	gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:Comptroller_General_confirmed_by	gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:Comptroller_General_term_length	15 years
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director_title	gptkb:Comptroller_General_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:employs	attorneys analysts auditors investigators information technology specialists
gptkbp:established	1921
gptkbp:explores	federal government operations
gptkbp:headquarters_location	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States Government Accountability Office
gptkbp:jurisdiction	gptkb:federal_government_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Gene_Dodaro
gptkbp:logo	Seal of the United States Government Accountability Office.svg
gptkbp:mission	audit, evaluate, and investigate federal government spending and performance
gptkbp:motto	Accountability. Integrity. Reliability.
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Congressional_Watchdog
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees	approximately 3,000
gptkbp:officialWebsite	https://www.gao.gov/
gptkbp:organization	legislative branch agency
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:United_States_General_Accounting_Office
gptkbp:produces	investigative reports fraud investigations testimonies best practices guides cost estimates financial audits legal decisions performance audits policy analyses program evaluations technology assessments
gptkbp:provides_testimony_to	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:publishes	gptkb:GAO_Reports
gptkbp:reportsTo	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:supportedBy	Congressional committees Congressional staff individual members of Congress
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Gene_L._Dodaro
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5