UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE: Supporting the Congress through Oversight, Insight, and Foresight

Abstract

The Committee sought GAOs views on the role GAO has played in assisting congressional oversight and the authorities and resources GAO needs to further improve its assistance to the Congress. Todays testimony discusses some of the ways that GAO has helped set the table for this Committee, the Congress, the executive branch, and the nation to engage in a constructive and informed dialogue about the challenges and opportunities our nation is facing in the 21st century. It also discusses the authority and resources GAO will need to address the critical oversight and other needs of the Congress.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 21, 2007
Accession Number
AD1106095

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Federal Budgets
  • Financial Management
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • President (United States)
  • Procurement
  • Public Policy
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Strategic Security Studies