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	U.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO)
		The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is known as "the investigative arm of Congress" and "the congressional watchdog." GAO supports the Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities and helps improve the performance and accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people.
		GAO was ranked one of the best places to work in the Federal Government in 2007.
		These decisions are prepared by GAO's Office of General Counsel, and are identified by a numbering system beginning with B-(number); each decision carries its own B-number and date.
	www.gao.gov (645 words)

	Government Accountability Office - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the non-partisan audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of Congress, and an agency in the Legislative Branch of the United States Government.
		The GAO's activities are designed to ensure the executive branch's accountability to the Congress under the Constitution and the government's accountability to the American people.
		GAO is a United States government electronic data provider, as all of its reports are available on its website (www.gao.gov), except for certain reports whose distibution is limited to official use in order to protect national and homeland security.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Government_Accountability_Office (869 words)

	t r u t h o u t - GAO Report Finds Flaws in Electronic Voting
		In October 2005, the Government Accountability Office released a comprehensive analysis of the concerns raised by the increasing use of electronic voting machines.
		Example of problems reported by GAO included locks that could be easily picked or were all controlled by the same keys, and unprotected switches used to turn machines on and off that could easily be used to disrupt the voting process (p.
		Experts contacted by GAO reported a number of concerns about the practices of voting machine vendors, including the failure to conduct background checks on programmers and system developers, the lack of internal security protocols during software development, and the failure to establish clear chain of custody procedures for handling and transporting software (p.
	www.truthout.org /docs_2005/102105Q.shtml (976 words)

	Government Accountability Office (GAO) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		GAO’s view is that users of federal agencies' financial statements and the related audit reports need to be provided at least a basic understanding of why a restatement was necessary and its effect on the agencies' previously issued financial statements and related audit reports.
		GAO was asked to determine (1) the status of federal agencies' efforts to transition to IPv6; (2) what emerging applications are being planned or implemented that take advantage of IPv6 features; and (3) key challenges industry and government agencies face as they transition to the new protocol.
		GAO was asked to examine (1) financial institutions' use of resellers; (2) federal privacy and security laws applicable to resellers; (3) federal regulators' oversight of resellers; and (4) regulators' oversight of financial institution compliance with privacy and data security laws.
	www.bankinfosecurity.com /html/rb_gov-acc-off.html (2828 words)

	GAO (Government Accountability Office) Information, UM Libraries
		The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is a nonpartisan agency of Congress.
		The reviews are performed by GAO staff whose expertise covers a variety of disciplines--accounting, law, public and business administration, economics, social, medical and physical sciences, and other areas.
		An annual report is issued by the GAO based upon its audit activities for that fiscal year.
	www.lib.umd.edu /GOV/gaoinfo.html (463 words)

	Government Accountability Office - Free Talk Live (Site not responding. Last check: )
		GAO is the Government Accountability Office, the only government agency whose mission is criticizing other government agencies.
		GAO is an office of Congress, and was formerly known as the General Accounting Office.
		It investigates government programs at the request of individual members of Congress or Congressional committees and presents its reports to Congress.
	freetalklive.com /wiki/index.php?title=GAO (126 words)

	The Free Press -- Independent News Media - Election Issues
		The government's lead investigative agency is known for its general incorruptibility and its thorough, in-depth analyses.
		The GAO findings are particularly damning when set in the context of an election run in Ohio by a Secretary of State simultaneously working as co-chair of the Bush-Cheney campaign.
		But the GAO report now confirms that electronic voting machines as deployed in 2004 were in fact perfectly engineered to allow a very small number of partisans with minimal computer skills and equipment to shift enough votes to put George W. Bush back in the White House.
	www.freepress.org /departments/display/19/2005/1529 (2298 words)

	U.S. Government Accountability Office - SourceWatch
		The U.S. Government Accountability Office, frequently called and better known by its acronym GAO, was previously named the General Accounting Office.
		Walker is the nation's chief accountability officer and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), a legislative branch agency founded in 1921.
		GAO's mission is to help improve the performance and assure the accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Government_Accountability_Office (209 words)

	UCB Libraries \| GovPubs \| GAO
		GAO, commonly called the investigative arm of Congress or the congressional watchdog, is independent and nonpartisan.
		GAO advises Congress and the heads of executive agencies (such as Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Department of Defense, DOD, and Health and Human Services, HHS) about ways to make government more effective and responsive.
		Government Accountability Office provides information about its activities and electronic versions of its reports, testimony, and publications.
	ucblibraries.colorado.edu /govpubs/us/gao.htm (275 words)

	U.S. Government Accountability Office: News & Videos about U.S. Government Accountability Office - CNN.com
		Government watchdogs have found that thousands of people who shouldn't have been admitted to the United States were mistakenly allowed in last year because of security lapses at legal border crossings.
		Government investigators smuggled radioactive materials into U.S. Two teams of government investigators using fake documents were able to enter the United States with enough radioactive sources to make two dirty bombs, according to a federal report made available Monday.
		The Government Accountability Office plans to investigate payments from the Bush administration to syndicated columnist Maggie Gallagher, a GAO spokeswoman confirmed Monday.
	topics.cnn.com /topics/u_s_government_accountability_office (3618 words)

	Audit Assails the White House for Public Relations Spending - New York Times
		In a blistering report, the investigators, from the Government Accountability Office, said the administration had disseminated "covert propaganda" inside the United States, in violation of a longstanding, explicit statutory ban.
		The investigation by the Government Accountability Office was requested by Senators Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey and Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, both Democrats.
		Williams to "convey a message to the public on behalf of the government, without disclosing to the public that the messengers were acting on the government's behalf and in return for the payment of public funds," the G.A.O. said.
	www.nytimes.com /2005/09/30/politics/30cnd-educ.html?ex=1285732800&en=bd87c1608d1556a7&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (1075 words)

	Government Accountability Office News - The New York Times
		A new report by the Government Accountability Office says that the American plan for a stable Iraq is falling out of touch with the realities on the ground.
		The Government Accountability Office recognized the institution’s progress in improving governance during the past year, but said in a report that there is still some distance to go.
		The Government Accountability Office ruled that the Bush administration violated federal law last year by restricting states’ ability to provide health insurance to children of middle-income families.
	topics.nytimes.com /top/reference/timestopics/organizations/g/government_accountability_office/index.html (915 words)

	Government Accountability Office issues CPE guidance CPA Letter - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This document is a follow-up to a June 2003 revision the GAO made to Government Auditing Standards (also known as the "Yellow Book") that modified, among other things, its continuing professional education requirements.
		Concurrently with issuance of this document, the GAO issued a technical amendment to paragraph 3.45 and related footnotes of the CPE requirements contained in the Competence standard of the 2003 revision of Government Auditing Standards.
		The technical amendment and the GAO guidance document are effective for CPE measurement periods beginning on or after June 30, 2005.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0HYW/is_6_85/ai_n14814097 (231 words)

	U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE, Washington, DC (Site not responding. Last check: )
		GAO anticipates several openings for entry-level and senior-level economists in 2006.
		GAO provides the U.S. Congress with non-partisan, fact-based, objective analyses on a wide range of government programs and policy issues.
		The Chief Economist (1) serves as the principal advisor to the Comptroller General on economic policy issues; (2) contributes to major GAO initiatives; (3) consults with GAO program areas on topics requiring economic models and methods; and (4) represents GAO to agencies and organizations in the economics community.
	www.aeaweb.org /joe/0510d/html/joe339.html (337 words)

	Government Accountability Office - LexisNexis InfoPro - Zimmerman's Research Guide
		The GAO "is the investigative arm of Congress.
		Charged with examining matters relating to the receipt and disbursement of public funds, GAO performs audits and evaluations of Government programs and activities." The GAO was called the "General Accounting Office" until July 7, 2004 when the name was changed to the "Government Accountability Office."
		The GAO Web site posts GAO reports, testimony, rules, selected publications and information about the GAO - plus some surprising extras, such as indexes and a way to request assistance researching GAO materials (www.gao.gov).
	www.lexisnexis.com /infopro/zimmerman/disp.aspx?z=1507 (286 words)

	Oil-for-Food: Facts
		The trade protocols involved Iraq’s sale of oil in return for goods and for cash.” The value of oil smuggled outside of the OFFP is estimated to be $10.99 billion, as opposed to an estimated $1.8 billion of revenues that came from Hussein’s specific manipulation of the OFFP.
		Other sources, such as the Iraq Survey Group and the Government Accountability Office also found that the Hussein regime obtained more illicit revenue from oil smuggling that from any manipulation of OFFP (View graphs of their findings).
		The UN Office of the Iraq Program (OIP), which administered OFFP, had neither the authority nor the resources to prevent smuggling.
	www.oilforfoodfacts.org /faq.aspx (3345 words)

	GAO report targets data breach guidelines - Network World
		A U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report issued Monday in response to a May 2006 data breach at the Department of Veterans Affairs says federal agencies should have uniform guidelines governing when to offer credit monitoring to individuals whose personal information is exposed.
		Today’s report urges the Office of Management and Budget, which oversees security and privacy for the federal government, to develop guidance agencies can use when determining whether to offer credit monitoring and other services that may reduce the risk of identity theft.
		The Office of Management and Budget addressed many of the concerns raised by the data breach in guidance it issued last year, but so far has not assisted agency officials “in making consistent risk-based determinations about when to offer credit monitoring or other protection services,” the GAO says.
	www.networkworld.com /news/2007/043007-gao-data-breach-guidelines.html (692 words)

	Chemical & Engineering News: Latest News - Unmet Goals In Climate Change
		Many companies participating in voluntary federal programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions linked to climate change have not made satisfactory progress, and the government lacks policies to sanction firms that have not met their goals, congressional auditors say.
		In a report released on May 25, the Government Accountability Office examined two programs that encourage corporations to set their own emissions reduction goals: the Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Leaders Program and the Department of Energy’s Climate VISION (Voluntary Innovative Sector Initiatives: Opportunities Now) program.
		GAO found that, as of November 2005, only 38 of the 74 companies participating in EPA’s program have set an emissions reduction goal.
	pubs.acs.org /cen/news/84/i22/8422climate.html (572 words)

	LawMoose Minnesota - Government Accountability Office (Site not responding. Last check: )
		GAO Comptroller General Decisions (U.S. Government Printing Office)
		GAO advises Congress and the heads of executive agencies...
		Until July 7, 2004, the Government Accountability Office was known as the General Accounting Office.
	www.lawmoose.com /index.cfm?Action=Library.&Topic=MN146787 (411 words)

	Senator Feinstein Asks Government Accountability Office To Investigate Sarasota County Electronic Voting Systems
		Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today asked the Government Accountability Office to launch an investigation of the electronic-voting system used in Sarasota County, Florida, in last year’s midterm election.
		I am writing to request that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) undertake an investigation of certain models of Direct Recording Electronic voting systems that are used in federal elections, but do not produce voter-verified paper ballots.
		Should the GAO become aware of any systems that are prone to software malfunctions, are susceptible to fraud, or use hardware design that would lead to voting system problems, I would request that you also inspect those systems.
	feinstein.senate.gov /07releases/r-e-voting-fl.htm (619 words)

	Wired News: House Dems Seek Election Inquiry
		Doty said, however, that if the GAO does find a lot more problems that haven't yet been reported, then people will at least know about them and be able to decide what to do about them.
		No one was available at the office of the GAO to respond to questions.
		But a GAO representative told Wired News in September that the agency was planning to produce a report on e-voting after the election anyway.
	www.wired.com /news/evote/0,2645,65623,00.html?tw=rss.TOP (601 words)

	Administration News \| VA Accounting of Health Care Savings Flawed, GAO Report Says - Kaisernetwork.org
		According to the GAO report, President Bush's budget requests for fiscal years 2003 through 2006 assumed that VA would implement "management efficiency initiatives that would save money without reducing the quality" of health care services.
		In addition, the VA claimed savings of more than $3 million from "efficiencies" that reduced overtime and delayed hiring at VA offices but did not explain how the savings were achieved without a reduction in the quality of service, according to the
		A GAO letter about the report is available online.
	www.kaisernetwork.org /daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=35192 (365 words)

	GLOBAL: Government Accountability Office Criticizes Bush's AIDS Plan
		Of the 20 percent of PEPFAR funds that the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) demands target prevention, half must be spent to prevent sexual transmission.
		The office also applies the abstinence target to overall PEPFAR spending on prevention, rather than applying it to every country, allowing for 10 nations to be exempt.
		OGAC Director Dr. Mark Dybul said the trade-offs that GAO documented would not have been necessary had the administration's funding requests, $527 million over the last three budgets, been fulfilled.
	www.aegis.com /news/ads/2006/AD060602.html (648 words)

	Report Finds Little Progress On Iraq Goals - washingtonpost.com
		The strikingly negative GAO draft, which will be delivered to Congress in final form on Tuesday, comes as the White House prepares to deliver its own new benchmark report in the second week of September, along with congressional testimony from Army Gen.
		Congress requested the GAO report, along with an assessment of the Iraqi security forces by an independent commission headed by retired Marine Gen. James L. Jones, to provide a basis for comparison with the administration's scorecard.
		The GAO draft also says that the number of Iraqi army units capable of operating independently declined from 10 in March to six last month.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/29/AR2007082902434.html (1302 words)

	SAS Success Story: Government Accountability Office
		Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, many government agencies have been refocusing their resources to improve homeland security.
		While this work primarily involves intelligence, defense and law enforcement agencies, a new team within the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has formed to address the overall context of national preparedness.
		Feldesman is assistant director of the GAO's Office of Applied Research and Methods, and Palincsar is a computer specialist within the GAO's Office of Information Systems and Technology Services.
	www.sas.com /success/gao.html (563 words)

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